Air China Limited is abbreviated as "Air China" and its predecessor, the old Air China, was founded in 1988. On September 30th, 2004, Air China Limited was founded in Beijing, with 19,972 employees, total registered assets of 6.5 billion RMB and the paid-up capital of 9.433 billion RMB. On December 15th, 2004, Air China had successfully made its listed stocks appear in Hong Kong (stock code 0753) and London (trading code AIRC).
The enterprise logo of Air China is an artistic Phoenix, the Chinese version of Air China written by Mr. Deng Xiaoping and the English translation "AIR CHINA". The enterprise mission is "meet the requirements of customers, create mutual values".
Air China is the only airline company which flies with the national flag. The headquarter of Air China is located in Beijing, and it also has several branch companies such as Southwest, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Inner Mongolia, Tianjin, Guizhou, Tibet and a Shanghai and Huanan base. Air China owns 220 Boeing and Airbus planes and flies to 27 countries and districts, among which there are 36 international cities and 70 domestic cities. There are 4,160 scheduled flights per week.
Air China has a strong domestic and international route and sales network. In recent years it has strengthened several regional hubs such as the Southwest with the centre of Chengdu, Eastern China with the centre of Shanghai, Southern China with the centre of Guangzhou. In order to strengthen the market sales and make the sales channel more flexible, at present Air China has made electronic tickets and online sales businesses available in many domestic cities, which can offer customers convenient and fast ticket purchasing service.
Air China owns an extensive client group with a high quality. Over 71% of the guests who take Air China flights are business and commercial passengers. The Frequent Passengers Club of Air China has active and faithful members who have reached 3.01 million people as of the end of 2005. In August 2004, Air China became the sole and formal airline partner of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Facts & Figures
- Number of aircraft: 220
- Aircraft types: B747, B777, B767, B737, A340, A330, A320, A319
- Hubs: Beijing, Chengdu,Shanghai
- Number of employees: 19,972
- Passengers per year: 34.84 million
- Sales revenue(CNY): US$ 7.3 billion
- Frequent flyer programme: PhoenixMiles (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Basic)
- Number of destinations: 121 (43 international & 71 domestic)
- Network strengths: China
- Date of entry: December 2007
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