Air China Cargo
Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. 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.
History
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations shortly thereafter. It is owned by Air China, CITIC Pacific and Beijing Capital International and has around 4,000 employees.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.
Destinations
Air China Cargo serves the following airports as of June 2025:[Asia]
'- * Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport - hub
- * Chengdu - Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- * Chongqing - Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- * Shanghai
- ** Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- ** Shanghai Pudong International Airport - hub
- * Tianjin - Tianjin Binhai International Airport
- * Zhengzhou - Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
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Europe
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- * Liège - Liège Airport
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- * Copenhagen - Copenhagen Airport'
- * Paris - Charles de Gaulle Airport
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- * Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport
- * Munich - Munich Airport'
- * Amsterdam - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
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- * Novosibirsk - Tolmachevo Airport'
- * Zaragoza - Zaragoza Airport
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- * Stockholm - Arlanda Airport'
- * Prestwick - Glasgow Prestwick Airport
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- *Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
[America]
- * Anchorage - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
- * Chicago - O'Hare International Airport
- * Dallas - Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- * Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport
- * New York City - John F. Kennedy International Airport
Fleet
Current fleet
, Air China Cargo operates the following aircraft:| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
| Airbus A330-200/P2F | 5 | 3 | Deliveries from 2023. Converted from Air China passenger aircraft. |
| Airbus A350F | — | 6 | Deliveries from 2029 until 2031. Order with 4 options. |
| Boeing 747-400F | 3 | — | |
| Boeing 777F | 12 | — | |
| Total | 20 | 9 |
Retired fleet
The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| Boeing 747-200F | 1 | 1990 | 2011 | Sold to Uni-Top Airlines. |
| Boeing 747-200SF | 3 | 1997 | 2010 | Sold to MK Airlines and Uni-Top Airlines. |
| Boeing 747-400BCF | 6 | 2009 | 2014 | |
| Boeing 747-400BDSF | 2 | 2006 | 2014 | Sold to ACT Airlines. |
| Boeing 757-200PCF | 4 | 2013 | 2023 | |
| Tupolev Tu-204-120CE | 1 | 2008 | 2011 | Converted to a tanker. |