History
The airline was established on 12 December 2003 and started operations in 2003. It is owned by Air China (51%), CITIC Pacific (25%) and Beijing Capital International (24%) and has 1,818 employees (at March 2007).
May 2011: Air China and Cathay Pacific have announced the consolidation of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.
Read more about this topic: Air China Cargo
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