DevelopinggoalsThenewAirChina'sguidelinesin2003andalongperiodinfutureare:takethespiritsofthe16thPartyCongressastheguidelines;takethesafetyandsecurityasthefoundation;takethemarketastheguide;complementthedevelopingstrategy;marchwiththetimes;blazenewtrailsactively;strivetobecomestrongerinternallyandsetagoodvisageexternally;createanewsituationofsustaineddevelopmentinOpening.Itisastate-ownedairtransportenterprise,andwillbegraduallytransformedinto"diversifiedshare-holding"limitedcompanyorjoint-stockcompany.ThenewAirChinawillachievethefollowinggoalsstepbystep:by2005,itwillbecomeacompanywithtop-qualityairroutenetworkandadvancedaviationproductsandbeapprovedbymostofthepassengers;by2010,itcancomparewithfamousglobalairlines.ThenewAirChinaisstrivingtoachievethegoaltobecomingahighlycompetitiveaviationenterprisewithefficientsafetyandsecurity,innovativeservice,professionalmanagementandsolidfinance.
ComprehensivestrengthThenewAirChinahastotalassetsofRMB51.74billion,23000employeesandhandlingcapacityof5.17billiontons.Thefleetincludes42largeaircraft:Boeing747s,767s,777sandAirbus340.Thenewairlinecarried18.174millionpassengersandanticipatedbusinessvolumeofRMB23.19billionin2002.Ithas322airroutes(including56domesticroutesand266overseasroutes)andmorethan2,472scheduledflightsweekly.IthasbranchcompaniesinChengdu,Hangzhou,Chongqing,TianjinandInnerMongolia.Italsohasbusinessofficesinmorethan29domesticcitiesandrepresentativeofficesin48overseascities.ThenewAirChinahasanunapproachablestrengthincivilaviationofChina.
AviationtransportintegrationSincethenewAirChina'sworkofaviationtransportintegrationgoesintooperationin2002,AirChinahasbroughtforthanewsetofaircraftidentificationanduniformbeforeJanuary2003.Itisbusypromotingtheunificationofoperation,legalperson,informationsystem,service,aircraftlinemaintenancemanagement,establishmentofenterprisecultureand"pledgedrespectivelysupplyfortransportationagreement"management.Basingontheadvantagesofeveryaspect,customerswillhaveapleasurableexperience.
Bran-newserviceThenewAirChinawillpromotethefoundationofairlinenetwork.BasedonBeijing,relyonYangtzeDelta,ZhujiangDeltaandChengdu-ChongqingEconomicZone,connectinghubandregionalaviation,supportingoverseaslines,theglobalaviationtransportnetworkingiscomingintobeing.Meanwhile,itsignedcoldshareagreement,SPAandexclusiveseatsaleagreementwithDeutscheLufthansaandothermorethan60foreignairlines.Onehand,itbasesoncodesharewithShanghaiAirlinesandotherdomesticairlines,ontheotherhand,itshouldstrengthenthecooperationwithforeignairlines.Onthebasisofmutualbenefitofairlinesandotherresources,AirChinakeepsenhancingtheairlinequality,andisdeterminetocreatethebiggestairlinenetworkinChina.
AirChinawillkeeponthespiritof"safetyfirstandcustomershighest",concentrateonsatisfyingthecustomersandmakingthemfeel"relieved,satisfactory,comfortableandmoved"andcreatingabran-newsituationoftopgroundhandlingandairserviceofAirChina.
TheregionalandoverseascooperationbetweenAirChinaandotherfamousglobalairlinesgreatlyaddstoAirChina'sservicestationsandhelpmembersofAirChinaCompaniongainmoremileagepointsbysharingcodesallovertheworld.IfyourflightnumberofAirChinaisoneofthefollowinglists,youwillbeservedbyAirChina'spartner(actually,thisflightisoperatedbyAirChina'spartner).PleasecheckinatthecounterofAirChina'spartners(executivecarrier)
AirChinaSouthwestCompany
ChengduShuangliuInternationalAirportisthebasisofAirChinaSouthwestCompany.
Thefleetincludes39aircrafts:Boeing757-200,737-800,737-600andAirbus340-300.Itopens120airrouteswithmorethan50citiesdomesticandoverseas.Thepassengertransportvolumereached5.3555million;thecargo&mailtransportvolumereached130thousandtonsandthebusinessvolumereachedRMB5.547billionin2001.
AirChinaSouthwestCompanyhasaskillfulanduprightpilotteam,whichhaswontheAviationSafetyBadgeofspecialandfirstclassawardedbyCAACmorethan300times.TakingontheresponsibilitiesofflyingontheChengdu-Lhasaroute,theflyingdepartmentinChengdupioneeredthenewroutefromChengdutoTibetBangdaAirport(whichisthehighestcivilianairportintheworld),andhavekeptarecordofsafetyflyingsincethenewroutewasopenedin1965,forwhich,theygainahighreputationintheaviationindustryintheworld.
AirChinaZhejiangCompany
HangzhouisthebasisofAirChinaZhejiangCompany.
Itreliesmainlyontheaviationtransportationwhilemakingcorrelativeservicesubsidiary,whosecatchmentareaspansthemainlandandHangKang,MacaoandTaiwanandbecomesatrans-regionalgroupthatincorporatescapitaloperationandproduction.Ithasafleetincluding5Airbus320sand3DH-8sand75domesticairroutes.Thepassengertransportvolumereached955.7thousandandthebusinessvolumereachedRMB3.752billionin2001.
AirChinaChongqingCompany
BasedinChongqing,AirChinaChongqingCompanyisanaviationtransportationcompany,whichmainlyrunsthebusinessofpassengerandcargotransport.Thefleetincludes3B737-300sand6B737-800s.Ithasabove30domesticandoverseasairroutes.Itreaches112millioninannualpassengerstransport,24thousandtonsincargo&mailtransportand0.15billionton/kminhandlingcapacity,makingupthe50%ofChongqingJiangbeiAirport'shandlingvolume.
Ithasformed"safetyfirst,normalflyingandknightservice"asitsleadingpolicy.ToJuly2002,ithascontinuouslykeptamarvelousrecordofsafetyflyingfor27years,andhasbeenawardedseveraltimes"theSafetyFlyingAdvancedUnit"byCAACandChongqingGovernment.
InChongqingandaround,thecompanyhassetupanintegratedpassenger&cargomarketingsystemandformedanincorporatedservicenetworkofpassengerinquiring,ticketbooking,check-in,backupandwaiting.Thepassenger&cargotransportofAirChinaChongqingCompanyranksfirstamongotherairlinesinChongqingJiangbeiAirport.Whenthegreathawktakesoff,itriseshighintheworldonthewingsofthewinds.Forexpansionofthefleet,thecompanywillorderBoing757sandBoing737s.Theexploitationofmarketandtheoptimizationofservicewillmake"theGreatHawkofChongqing"flybriskly,widelyandhighly.