Airlines / China

Airline

Air China

From

China

Since

1988

Status

Flying

ICAO

CCA

Callsign

AIR CHINA

IATA

CA

Air China is an airline from China, founded in 1988. Its codes are CA (IATA) and CCA (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “AIR CHINA”.

Lifeline

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1. Air China 1988–today

Fleet

Aircraft families in Air China’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in January 2026, cargo aircraft included:

• Airbus A350e.g. A350-1000, 73.8 m
• Airbus A330e.g. A330-900, 63.7 m
• Airbus A320 familye.g. A321neo, 44.5 m

Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.

Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.

What the codes mean

The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (CA 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as CCA123 is called “AIR CHINA one two three”.

Airports in China

More airlines from China

• China Eastern Airlines
• China Southern Airlines
• Hainan Airlines
• Shanghai Airlines
• Shenzhen Airlines
• Sichuan Airlines
• XiamenAir
• Air China Cargo
• Beijing Capital Airlines
• Chengdu Airlines
• China United Airlines
• Juneyao Air

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata. A fact is shown only when both agree, or a third source settles it (linked next to the fact). Spotted something wrong? Tell us.