China Cargo Airlines

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China Cargo Airlines is a subsidiary cargo airline of China Eastern Airlines based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It is China's first all-cargo airline operating dedicated freight services using China Eastern Airlines route structure. Its main base is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, with a hub at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Services 4 Fleet 5 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: CK
• ICAO Code: CKK
• Callsign: CHINA KING ^[1]

[edit] History

The airline was established on 30 July 1998 and started operations in October 1998. It was founded as a joint venture between China Eastern Airlines (70%) and China Ocean Shipping (30%).

[edit] Services

China Cargo Airlines operates the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Beijing and Shanghai.

• International scheduled destinations: Anchorage, Chicago (O'Hare), Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, New York (JFK), San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the China Cargo Airlines fleet includes ^[2] :

• 6 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
• On order: 2 Boeing 747-400ERF

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006