- CEO
- Simeng Yan
- Full Time Employees
- 104,909
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Airlines, Airports & Air Services
- Address
- Building 1 Beijing People's Republic of China 101312
- IPO Date
- Jan 10, 2007
- Business
- Air China Limited (AICAF) operates as China's flag carrier and a leading provider of passenger and cargo air transportation services; it offers scheduled domestic and international flights, air cargo and mail transport via its Air China Cargo subsidiary, and related services including aircraft maintenance, ground handling, catering, hotel bookings, and car rentals. The company serves over 1,100 destinations in more than 190 countries and regions through its membership in Star Alliance, with primary hubs at Beijing Capital International Airport and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, and additional operations from Shanghai, Chongqing, Dalian, Hangzhou, Kunming, Shenzhen, and other locations across Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, South America, and Africa. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Shunyi District, Beijing, Air China functions as a subsidiary of China National Aviation Holding Corporation, which holds a majority stake, and maintains interests in associates such as Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Tibet Airlines Co., Ltd., as well as joint ventures including Sichuan Services Aero-Engine Maintenance Co., Ltd. Its fleet comprises over 930 aircraft, including Airbus A320 family, A330, A350, Boeing 737, 777, 787, Comac C919, and freighters like Boeing 777F. In recent developments, Air China announces plans in October 2025 to raise up to RMB20 billion through a private placement of A-shares to its controlling shareholder China National Aviation Holding Corporation and China National Aviation Capital Holding Co., Ltd., primarily for debt repayment and working capital to optimize its balance sheet amid a gearing ratio of approximately 88 percent; the company reports 2025 interim operating revenue of RMB80.757 billion, up 1.56 percent year-on-year, with passenger traffic rising 2.87 percent to 77.11 million and international capacity expanding 16.7 percent, alongside introductions of nine new aircraft including C919 and C909 models. It re-integrates its regional subsidiary Air China Inner Mongolia as a branch in October 2025, launches new routes such as Beijing-Abu Dhabi from January 2026 and Brussels services from March 2026, and advances digital initiatives like AI-powered customer service, smart maintenance, and expanded in-flight catering reservations across all domestic flights.