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According to "Civil Aviation System Reform Program" issued by CAAC, China National Aviation Holding Company came into being on October 11, 2002. The airline corporation takes old Air China as the principal part, and combines China National Aviation Company and China Southwest Airlines. The name and logo of old Air China will be retained by the new group. The old China Southwest Airlines is renamed as Air China Southwest Company, and the old China Zhejiang Airlines is renamed as Air China Zhejiang Company. The new Air China is still the only airlines that fly China's national flag on every aircraft and provide special planes for state leaders. The new Air China has total assets of RMB 51.74 billion, 23000 employees and handling capacity of 5.17 billion tons. The fleet includes 42 large aircraft: Boeing 747s, 767s, 777s and Airbus 340. The new airline carried 18.174 million passengers and anticipated business volume of RMB 23.19 billion in 2002. It has 322 air routes (including 56 domestic routes and 266 overseas routes) and more than 2,472 scheduled flights weekly. It has branch companies in Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Tianjin and Inner Mongolia. It also has business offices in more than 29 domestic cities and representative offices in 48 overseas cities. The new Air China has an unapproachable strength in civil aviation of China. Wetsite: http://www.airchina.com.cn |
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