Air China

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Air China
中国国际航空公司

IATA ICAO Call sign CA CCA AIR CHINA / 国航
Founded	1 July 1988; 36 years ago (1988-07-01)
Hubs	Beijing–Capital Beijing–Daxing Chengdu–Shuangliu Chengdu–Tianfu
Secondary hubs	Shanghai–Pudong
Focus cities	Chongqing Dalian Hangzhou Hohhot Hong Kong Kunming Shenzhen Tianjin Wuhan
Frequent-flyer program	PhoenixMiles
Alliance	Star Alliance
Subsidiaries	Air China Cargo (51%) Air China Inner Mongolia (80%)[1] Air Macau (66.9%) AMECO (75%) Beijing Airlines Cathay Pacific (29.9%) Dalian Airlines (80%) Shandong Airlines (51%) Shenzhen Airlines (51%) Tibet Airlines (31%)
Fleet size	507
Destinations	203[2]
Parent company	Air China Group (53.46%) Cathay Pacific (18.13%)
Traded as	SSE: 601111 (A share) SEHK: 753 (H share) LSE: AIRC
Headquarters	Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Key people	Wa Mingyuan (President, Vice Chairman & Director) Ma Chongxian (Chairman)
Employees	65,000 (2023)
Website	www.airchina.com

Air China, officially Air China Limited, (中国国际航空公司) is a major Chinese airline and is the flag carrier airline of the People's Republic of China. It is headquartered in Shunyi, Beijing. The airline offers both domestic and international flights to different destinations around China and the world.

The airline was established in 1988 after the former Chinese flag carrier CAAC was split into six airlines, one of them being Air China. The airline is one of the largest airlines in China. It is 53.46% owned by the state-owned China National Aviation Holding.

Air China's hub airports are based in Beijing and Chengdu. In 2017, the airline carried 102 million domestic and international passengers with an average load factor of 81%.^[3] The airline joined Star Alliance in 2007.