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IATA Code:CA
Base:Beijing - China
Corporate Address :Xidan Civil Aviation Building: No.15 Chang'an West Street, Beijing
PRC China
Website:www.airchina.com
Launch:1988
Key People:Kong Dong - Chairman
Pax 2009:39.8 m
Pax 2008:34.2 m
Global Alliance:Star Alliance
Ownership:China National Aviation Holding Company (40.4%), Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (18.1), HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED (17%), China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited (11.81%)--Nov-09
Major Subsidiaries:Cathay Pacific (17.5%), Shandong Airlines (22.8%), Shenzhen Airlines (25%), Air Macau (51%), China National Aviation Co. Ltd (69%), Air China Cargo (51%), Ameco Beijing (40%)
Code Share:Air Canada
Air Macau
Air New Zealand
Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A
All Nippon Airways
Asiana Airlines
Augsburg Airways
Austrian Airlines AG
Cathay Pacific Airways
Dragonair
Eurowings
Finnair
Lufthansa Cityline GMBH
Lufthansa German Airlines
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Shandong Airlines
Shanghai Airlines
TAM Linhas Aereas
Turkish Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Average Fleet Age:7.5 years
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Recently announced route changes

FromToNewTotalEffective
BeijingMelbourne222-Dec-10
BeijingShanghai Pudong-Melbourne1531-Oct-10
BeijingSydney3731-Oct-10
BeijingDubai1531-Oct-10
ChengduHefei-Seoul Incheon1524-Sep-10
BeijingSydney1416-Sep-10
BeijingUrumqi-Kashi441-Sep-10
ChengduKuerle771-Sep-10
HefeiIncheon1422-Aug-10
BeijingUrumqi-Hetian4421-Aug-10
BeijingChitose1318-Jul-10
HangzhouXi’an-Urumqi775-Jul-10
BeijingOrdos7211-Jul-10
ChengduLhasa-Ngari221-Jul-10
Shanghai HongqiaoTaipei Songshan4425-Jun-10

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Air China's fleet

Air China's fleet

Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation & Ascend
Current as at March 2010

Air China’s top 10 one-way city pairs by weekly seats from Beijing

Air China’s top 10 one-way city pairs by weekly seats from Beijing

Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation & OAG
Current as at April 2010

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State-owned Air China is the flag carrier of China, China's second largest airline after China Southern, with main bases at Beijing Capital and Shanghai Pudong airports. Air China operates a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft, offering over 6,000 weekly services on 243 routes throughout Asia, North America, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia. Air China maintains close strategic relationships with Cathay Pacific and Shenzhen Airlines, as part of its strategy to increase its reach in the southern Chinese market. Additionally, Air China and Cathay have cross-equity interests and have signed a JV agreement to establish a Shanghai-based cargo airline.

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