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This article is about the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China. For the flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), see China Airlines. For the parent company of Air China, see China National Aviation Holding. Air China 中国国际航空公司 Air China logo.png IATA ICAO Callsign CA CCA AIR CHINA Founded 1 July 1988; 34 years ago Hubs Beijing–Capital Beijing–Daxing Chengdu–Shuangliu Secondary hubs Shanghai–Pudong Focus cities Chongqing Dalian Hangzhou Hohhot Kunming Shenzhen Tianjin Wuhan Frequent-flyer program PhoenixMiles Alliance Star Alliance Subsidiaries Air China Cargo (51%) Air China Inner Mongolia (80%)[1] Air Macau (66.9%) AMECO (75%) Beijing Airlines Cathay Pacific (22.8%) Dalian Airlines (80%) Shandong Airlines (22.8%) Shenzhen Airlines (51%) Tibet Airlines Fleet size 476 Destinations 201 Parent company Air China Group (53.46%) Traded as SSE: 601111 (A share) SEHK: 753 (H share) LSE: AIRC Headquarters Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China Key people Cai Jianjiang (President and CEO) Song Zhiyong (Chairman) Employees 50,000 (April 2016) Website airchina.com airchina.com.cn airchina.hk airchina.us airchina.co.uk airchina.ca Air China Limited Simplified Chinese 中国国际航空股份有限公司 Traditional Chinese 中國國際航空股份有限公司 Literal meaning China International Airlines, Company Limited by Shares Transcriptions Alternative Chinese name Simplified Chinese 中国国际航空公司 Traditional Chinese 中國國際航空公司 Literal meaning China International Airlines Company Transcriptions Air China Simplified Chinese 国航 Traditional Chinese 國航 Literal meaning National Airline Transcriptions Air China Limited (Chinese: 中国国际航空公司) is the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China[2] and one of the "Big Three" mainland Chinese airlines (alongside China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines). Air China's headquarters are in Shunyi District, Beijing. Air China's flight operations are based primarily at Beijing Capital International Airport. In 2017, the airline carried 102 million domestic and international passengers with an average load factor of 81%.[3] The airline joined Star Alliance in 2007.