China Postal Airlines

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]

China Postal Airlines
中国货运邮政航空公司
IATA ICAO Callsign
CF CYZ CHINA POST
Founded25 November 1996
Commenced operations27 February 1997
HubsNanjing Lukou Int'l Airport
Fleet size29
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Websitecnpostair.com

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.

In a December 16 2022 a Department of Transportation (DOT) filing, the airline said it intends to use two new B777Fs on flights between Nanjing and Chicago O'Hare and Nanjing and Los Angeles International starting from mid 2023. The DOT filing identifies the two B777Fs to be used on the China - US country pair as new-build jets B-221X (msn 67763) and B-221Y (msn 67764). China Postal Airlines has already acquired both aircraft, with the first due to arrive at the airline on January 15, 2023, and the second on April 15. The carrier states that it wants to start its Chicago O'Hare flights in August 2023 and the Los Angeles flights in March 2024. Both services will have a technical stop in Anchorage Ted Stevens. [3]

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

Current fleet
China Postal Airlines Boeing 737-300F
China Postal Airlines Boeing 737-800BCF

As of April 2023, China Postal Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]

China Postal Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service On order
Boeing 737-300SF 7 —
Boeing 737-400SF 4 —
Boeing 737-400BDSF 4 —
Boeing 737-800BCF 7 1
Boeing 757-200PCF 7 —
Boeing 777F 1 1
Total 30 2

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of April 2023):[4]

  • 9 Boeing 737-300F

See also

References
  1. "联系我们." China Postal Airlines. Retrieved on November 18, 2012. "北京海淀区增光路55号紫玉写字楼11-14层"
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 65.
  3. "China Postal Airlines targets US using B777-Fs". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. "Planespotters.net". Planespotters.
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