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Background Background Logo Flag carrier and one of the major airlines of the People’s Republic of China; is headquartered in Shunyi District, Beijing. Its main hub is Beijing Capital International Airport. Its enterprise logo is made up of an artistic phoenix pattern, with its name written in lettering by former national leader Deng Xiaoping and AIR CHINA in English. The phoenix logo is additionally the artistic transformation of the word VIP. Member of Star Alliance since December 2007. Carried 51 million passengers, both domestic and international, in 2013, with a normal load factor of 81%.

Hubs and focus cities Hubs Focus cities Beijing Capital International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport Hanggszhou Xiaoshan International Airport Hohhot Baita International Airport Lhasa Gonggar Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

Corporate affairs Corporate Affairs Air China Headquarters Building The entity Air China Limited was registered in 2003; on December 15, 2004, its shares started trading in Hong Kong and London. The airline company entity initially was Air China International, founded in 2002. Air China International merged with China Southwest Airlines and the air transport services of the China National Aviation Company, and became a new entity. The Air China Headquarters Building, the company headquarters, is located in Zone A of the Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone in Shunyi District, Beijing. The airline’s registered office is located on the ninth floor of the Blue Sky Mansion, also in Zone A of the Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone.

Destinations Destinations Destinations Map The route network of Air China extends all over Asia to the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America via its biggest hub at Beijing Capital International Airport; additionally, the airline currently reaches a considerable number of Asian, Australian, and European destinations via Shanghai. Some international routes operate via Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Hangzhou, Kunming, and Xiamen. Air China started serving its first destination in South America, São Paulo (from Madrid) on 10 December 2006; this was the airline’s longest direct flight. The service was launched with Boeing 737-300 aircraft, but because of increasing demands, the service has been advanced to the Airbus A330-200.

Codeshare agreements Codeshare Agreements Star Alliance logo As of April 2014, Air China has codeshare agreements with these airlines: Air Canada Air Macau Air New Zealand ANA Asiana Airlines Austrian Airlines Cathay Pacific Dragonair EgyptAir

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Air china Boeing 777-300ER in star alliance livery

Phoenix Miles Air China’s frequent flyer program is Phoenix Miles; it is the first frequent flyer program started in China. It was created to reward frequent flyers traveling (either internationally or domestically) with Air China and its partners. Members receive mileages for traveling on Air China, its affiliated partners, and partner airlines; the companion card may be promoted to VIP status. There are unique redemption rates for VIP members (Gold card members and Platinum card members): Silver card members (Star Alliance Silver): receive 25% mileage bonus on eligible flights Gold card members (Star Alliance Gold): receive 30% mileage bonus on eligible flights Platinum card members (Star Alliance Gold): receive 50% mileage bonus on eligible flights

Air china cargo Air China Cargo Air China Cargo Boeing 747-400F Air China Cargo is an airline headquartered in Shunyi District, Beijing District, China. It is an all-cargo subsidiary of Air China, operating scheduled freighter services to twenty cities in ten countries worldwide. Its largest hub, as with Air China, is Beijing Capital International Airport. It was founded on 12 December 2003 and began operations shortly afterward. It is owned by Air China, its parent company (51%), CITIC Pacific (25%), and Beijing Capital International (24%), and has almost 4,000 employees as of March 2013. Air China and Cathay Pacific announced the merging of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.

The End The End Air China Airbus A330-200 YouTube links: China Airlines Safety Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaV8-8f4ro8 Air China: Be our guests commercial (2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWCdxrwDQKI I love to fly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUDDB_iHRqI