Private company

Air China Cargo

Chinese cargo airline

Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 中国国际货运航空公司) is a cargo airline of the People's Republic of China with its headquarters in Shunyi District in Beijing. It is an all-cargo subsidiary of Air China and operates scheduled freighter services to over 20 cities in 12 countries around the world. Its main base is Beijing Capital International Airport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1

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Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 中国国际货运航空公司) is a cargo airline of the People's Republic of China with its headquarters in Shunyi District in Beijing. It is an all-cargo subsidiary of Air China and operates scheduled freighter services to over 20 cities in 12 countries around the world. Its main base is Beijing Capital International Airport.2

Corporate structure

Air China Cargo is part of a group headed by China National Aviation Fuel. 14 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations shortly thereafter. It is owned by Air China (51%), CITIC Pacific (25%) and Beijing Capital International (24%) and has around 4,000 employees (as of March 2013).

In May 2011, Air China and Cathay Pacific announced the consolidation of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.

On 30 December 2024, Air China Cargo went public through an initial public offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which became the biggest IPO of Chinese A-share market in 2024.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air China Cargo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Destinations

Air China Cargo serves the following airports as of June 2025:

Fleet

Current fleet

As of October 2025, Air China Cargo operates the following aircraft:

It is reported Air China Cargo is selling its oldest 747-400 freighter.

Retired fleet

The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on Air China Cargo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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Sources

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