1. Air China
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2. 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%.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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 aircraft, but because of increasing demands, the service has been advanced to the Airbus A

6. 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

7. Codeshare agreements (CONT.)
El Al
Ethiopian Airlines
EVA Air
Finnair
Hawaiian Airlines
LOT Polish Airlines
Lufthansa
Scandinavian Airlines
Shandong Airlines
Shenzhen Airlines
South African Airways
TAP Portugal
Tibet Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Uni Air
United Airlines
Virgin Atlantic

8. Air china Boeing 777-300ER in star alliance livery

9. 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

10. 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
Air China and Cathay Pacific announced the merging of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.

11. The End The End Air China Airbus A330-200 YouTube links:
China Airlines Safety Video:
Air China: Be our guests commercial (2010):
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