China Cargo Airlines (), sometimes abbreviated as CCA (), is a

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with its head office on

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. It is China's first all-cargo airline operating dedicated freight services using

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route structure. Its headquarters is near

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, with a sole hub at

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History

The airline was established on 30 July 1998 and started operations in October 1998. It was founded as, and remains, a joint venture between

(70%) and China Ocean Shipping (30%). It briefly adopted the title China Eastern Airlines Cargo, and reverted to its original name again after becoming an independent subsidiary in 2004. Its parent company China Eastern Airlines reached agreement to inject more capital into the cargo airline. Its stake fell from 70 percent to just over 51 percent. China Ocean Shipping's share reduced to 17 percent. This allowed

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to invest up to 16 percent of the cargo airline.

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also purchased a 16 percent share of the airline. In 2011, China Cargo Airlines merged operations with Great Wall Airlines and Shanghai Airlines Cargo. The two airlines were rebranded as China Cargo Airlines progressively.

Fleet

Current fleet

, China Cargo Airlines operates an all- Boeing 777F fleet composed of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

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