Air China Key Facts

  • As of 2026-09-17, 412 Air China airframes were observed flying in the previous 30 days.
  • 0 airframes were unobserved for 7 to 29 days, and 0 airframes are classified as stored or unobserved for 30 or more days.
  • Air China is a historic carrier with no active commercial flights observed in the current window.
Active Airframes 412 Observed in last 30 days (84% utilization)
Fleet Financing Structure 20.9% Owned · 79.1% Leased 86 owned · 326 leased tails
Modernity & Carbon Rating Grade B (-12% Fuel) 47.1% Next-Gen (neo/MAX/A350/787)

Fleet Ownership & Lessor Financing Exposure

Analysis of institutional aircraft operating lessors financing Air China's fleet portfolio.

Balance Sheet vs Leased Fleet Split

Carrier Owned: 20.9% (86 aircraft) Operating Leases: 79.1% (326 aircraft)

Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed airframes by age bracket as of 2026-09-17.

AIRFRAME COUNT 0 25 50 75 100 0 0-4 yrs 100 5-9 yrs 0 10-14 yrs 0 15-19 yrs 0 20+ yrs
Air China Fleet Age Distribution
Age BracketAirframe Count
0-4 yrs0
5-9 yrs100
10-14 yrs0
15-19 yrs0
20+ yrs0

Observed Fleet Locations

Global distribution of last-observed airport locations for Air China aircraft.

45°N 0° (Equator) 45°S 90°W 0° (Prime) 90°E YBAS YBAS - Alice Springs Airport: 51 airframes observed KGWO KGWO - Greenwood–Leflore Airport: 51 airframes observed KAFW KAFW - Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport: 51 airframes observed KGYR KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport: 51 airframes observed KMZJ KMZJ - Pinal Airpark: 51 airframes observed KAMA KAMA - Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport: 51 airframes observed KROW KROW - Roswell Air Center Airport: 51 airframes observed KVCV KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport: 51 airframes observed

Observed Airframes

Registration / Tail Aircraft Type Mode S Hex Lessor / Owner Status Last Observed Airport Estimated Age
B-6091 Airbus A330-200 780005 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-2443 Boeing 747-400 78000e Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-2445 Boeing 747-400 78000f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-2447 Boeing 747-400 780010 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6092 Airbus A330-200 780019 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5167 Boeing 737-800 780020 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-2089 Boeing 777-300ER 780022 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-2404 Airbus A319ceo 78005f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-2364 Airbus A319ceo 780063 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6004 Airbus A319ceo 780065 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6014 Airbus A319ceo 780066 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6044 Airbus A319ceo 780067 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6046 Airbus A319ceo 780068 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6047 Airbus A319ceo 780069 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6090 Airbus A330-200 780092 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5793 Boeing 737-800 780099 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-1878 Airbus A321ceo 78009b Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6607 Airbus A320ceo 7800a1 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6606 Airbus A320ceo 7800a6 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5211 Boeing 737-700 7800b9 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5213 Boeing 737-700 7800ba Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5214 Boeing 737-700 7800bb Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5217 Boeing 737-700 7800bc Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6048 Airbus A319ceo 7800c8 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5201 Boeing 737-700 7800db Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5202 Boeing 737-700 7800dc Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5203 Boeing 737-700 7800dd Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5220 Boeing 737-700 7800de Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6213 Airbus A319ceo 7800df Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6216 Airbus A319ceo 7800e0 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6848 Airbus A321ceo 7800e4 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6523 Airbus A330-300 780101 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5227 Boeing 737-700 780253 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5228 Boeing 737-700 780254 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5229 Boeing 737-700 780255 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6070 Airbus A330-200 78026e Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6073 Airbus A330-200 780274 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6075 Airbus A330-200 780275 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6076 Airbus A330-200 780276 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6223 Airbus A319ceo 780277 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6225 Airbus A319ceo 780278 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6226 Airbus A319ceo 780279 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6227 Airbus A319ceo 78027a Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6228 Airbus A319ceo 78027b Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6711 Airbus A321ceo 78027c Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6071 Airbus A330-200 78028b Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6072 Airbus A330-200 78028c Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5170 Boeing 737-800 78028f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-1416 Boeing 737-800 780292 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5175 Boeing 737-800 780298 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5176 Boeing 737-800 780299 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5177 Boeing 737-800 78029a Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5178 Boeing 737-800 78029b Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5179 Boeing 737-800 78029c Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6079 Airbus A330-200 7802d2 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6080 Airbus A330-200 7802d3 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6081 Airbus A330-200 7802d4 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5312 Boeing 737-800 780314 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5325 Boeing 737-800 78031c Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5326 Boeing 737-800 78031d Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5327 Boeing 737-800 78031e Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5328 Boeing 737-800 78031f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5329 Boeing 737-800 780320 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6235 Airbus A319ceo 780350 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6236 Airbus A319ceo 780351 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6237 Airbus A319ceo 780352 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6238 Airbus A319ceo 780356 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6093 Airbus A330-200 78037b Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6512 Airbus A330-300 7803ae Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5477 Boeing 737-800 7803af Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-1686 Airbus A320ceo 7803c3 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6326 Airbus A321ceo 7803f4 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6327 Airbus A321ceo 7803f5 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5341 Boeing 737-800 7803f6 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5342 Boeing 737-800 7803f7 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5343 Boeing 737-800 7803f8 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6609 Airbus A320ceo 780409 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6610 Airbus A320ceo 78040a Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-7180 Boeing 737-800 780425 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-7181 Boeing 737-800 780426 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6115 Airbus A330-200 78044e Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6117 Airbus A330-200 78044f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6113 Airbus A330-200 780450 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6130 Airbus A330-200 78048c Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6131 Airbus A330-200 78048e Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6361 Airbus A321ceo 78048f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5390 Boeing 737-800 780490 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5391 Boeing 737-800 780491 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5392 Boeing 737-800 780492 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6132 Airbus A330-200 7804ba Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5398 Boeing 737-800 7804bb Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6362 Airbus A321ceo 7804bc Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6363 Airbus A321ceo 7804bd Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6365 Airbus A321ceo 7804be Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5397 Boeing 737-800 7804bf Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6505 Airbus A330-200 7804ca Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5387 Boeing 737-800 7804cb Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-5198 Boeing 737-800 7804cc Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6382 Airbus A321ceo 7804e7 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
B-6383 Airbus A321ceo 7804e8 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years

Weekly Active vs Stored Airframes

Active Operations Stored / Boneyard Idle MOVEMENTS / WK 0 100 200 300 400 500 408 410 411 412 W34 W35 W36 W37
Weekly Active Trends for Air China
WeekActiveIdleStored
W3440822
W3541011
W3641110
W3741200

Inferred Route Network

Observed airport pair connections during the 8-week rolling observation window.

Origin Airport Destination Airport Observed Weekly Flights Status
No specific route pairs recorded in the current window.

Historical Incidents

No major fatal incidents recorded in the safety directory for Air China.

Latest News Mentions

No recent news headlines tagged for this airline.

See Also

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