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 Central Airlines Boeing 737-300SF | |||||||
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| Founded | 2016 (asHomeland Airlines) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2020 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Haikou Meilan International Airport | ||||||
| Hubs | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Tianjin, Xiamen, Paris, Dubai, Riyadh, Leipzig, and Brussels | ||||||
| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Destinations | 50+ | ||||||
| Employees | 770 | ||||||
| Website | http://www.zzairlines.com/cn/ | ||||||
China Central Airlines, also known asZhongzhou Airlines (Chinese:中州航空), is a Chinesecargo airline based atHaikou Meilan International Airport.
Central Airlines was originally founded asHomeland Airlines. It was established in 2016. It received itsAir Operator's Certificate in April 2020 and started operations the next month. It operates both domestic and international flights with a fleet of threeBoeing 737 freighters. One of Central's Boeing 777F aircraft was operated to Paris CDG in August 2024.[1][2]
Central Airlines was first approved to operate Zhengzhou-Wuxi-Quanzhou/Shenzhen/Haikou flights in 2020. It has expressed interest in operating toHong Kong,Macau, andTaiwan as well.[3][4]
As of October 2025[update], Central Airlines operates the following aircraft:[5][6]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-300SF | 2 | — | |
| Boeing 737-800BCF | 4 | — | |
| Boeing 777F | 6 | — | Two are operated forDHL. |
| Total | 12 | — |
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