China Postal Airlines

China Postal Airlines
中国货运邮政航空公司

IATA ICAO Callsign CF CYZ CHINA POST
Founded	25 November 1996
Commenced operations	27 February 1997
Hubs	Nanjing Lukou Int'l Airport
Fleet size	24
Headquarters	Beijing, China
Website	cnpostair.com

China Postal Airlines (Chinese: 中国邮政航空, T: 中國郵政航空, P: Zhōngguó Yóuzhèng Hángkōng) is a cargo airline based on the 11th through 14th floors of the Ziyu Office Building (S: 紫玉写字楼, T: 紫玉 寫字樓, P: Zǐyù Xiězìlóu) in Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.^[1] Its main base is Nanjing Lukou International Airport.^[2]

History

The airline was established on 25 November 1996 and started to operate on 27 February 1997. It is owned by Chinese Postal Bureau (51%) and China Southern Airlines (49%). It was originally set up to operate domestic postal services, but in 2006 introduced international scheduled services to South Korea and Japan. From January 2007 international cargo charter services were introduced.^[2]

In December 2015 it was announced that a total of 7 used Boeing 757 and 10 used Boeing 737 would be acquired from Boeing, being converted to freighters via Boeing's Converted Freighter (BCF) program, to be delivered in 2016 and 2017 to expand the existing fleet.

Destinations

China Postal Airlines operates express mail and cargo transport services mainly for China Post to over 300 domestic destinations, as well as international scheduled and charter services.

Fleet

China Postal Airlines Boeing 737-400F

The China Postal Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):^[3]

The airline previously operated a further two Boeing 757-200F aircraft.

See also

• China Post
• China Southern Airlines

References

External links

Media related to China Postal Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• China Postal Airlines

Postal service of China
Post codes State Post Bureau China Post Group Corp. Postal Airlines Post Mart Postal Savings Bank Philatelic Corp. Hongkong Post Macau Post
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