Air China Cargo

Air China Cargo
中国国际货运航空公司

Air China Cargo 747-4FTF in standard livery
IATA ICAO Call sign CA CAO AIR CHINA FREIGHT
Founded	2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Hubs	Beijing–Capital Guangzhou Shanghai–Pudong
Fleet size	20
Destinations	26
Parent company	Air China (51%) Cathay Pacific (49%)
Traded as	SZSE: 001391
Headquarters	Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Website	www.airchinacargo.com/en

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.^[1] 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]

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).^[2]

In May 2011, Air China and Cathay Pacific announced the consolidation of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.^[3]

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.^[4]

Air China Cargo serves the following airports as of June 2025:^[5]

As of October 2025^[update], Air China Cargo operates the following aircraft:^{[10][needs update]}

It is reported Air China Cargo is selling its oldest 747-400 freighter.^[14]

The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:^{[citation needed]}

• Air China
• Cathay Pacific
• China Postal Airlines

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Air China Cargo.

• Air China Cargo Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Air China Cargo Archived 2018-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)