Overview
Founded in 1988, Air China has definitely come a long way from its humble beginnings. Situated in Beijing, with the Beijing Capital International Airport as its main base, Air China is the 2nd-largest commercial airline owned by the People’s Republic of China. To date, Air China is the flag airline of the republic – the only airline to boast of bearing the PRC national flag on its whole fleet.
Company Profile
Air China is the 4th biggest airline in the whole of Asia. It is the 5th biggest all over the world when it comes to domestic cargo traffic. In terms of fleet size, Air China is the 17th biggest in the world. Air China has major hubs situated in the Beijing Capital International Airport, the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, and the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Bearing strong affiliations with Star Alliance, Air China has a fleet size of 212 with approximately 185 flight destinations all over the world.
Air China’s Codeshare Agreements
Air China has established various codeshare agreements with fellow airline companies. These codeshare agreements are with Air Macau, Asiana Airlines, Dragonair, United Airlines, ANA or All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Korean Air, Austrian Airlines, Alitalia, Finnair, Shandong Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Shanghai Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, SAS or Scandinavian Airlines System, and Turkish Airlines.
Air China’s Aircraft Types
Air China has both the Airbus and the Boeing. The Airbus models include the A319, the A320, the A321, the A330, and the A340. The Boeing models include the 737, the 747, the 757, the 767, and the 777.
Products and Services
Air China boasts of providing ground service of premier quality to 35 foreign airlines, as well as 3 domestic airlines and aviation groups situated at the Beijing Capital International Airport. Air China’s ground services are inclusive of passengers’ entry, transit and departure services, passenger luggage services, special passenger services, irregular flight passenger services, tarmac loading and unloading services, as well as cabin cleaning services. Air China also provides a wide supply of different sorts of ground equipment as well as special vehicles.
At present, Air China is the main loading distribution of 26 domestic airports, securing close to 170 flights every day. This easily makes Air China the first ever domestic airline to become the main loading distribution.
Contact Information
Air China’s Global Sales Hotline is (0086) 4008-100-999. For contact numbers of Air China’s many branches all over the world, visit the official website, www.airchina.com.cn, to access the list of contact numbers.
