Back CAAC (Fluggesellschaft) German CAAC איירליינס HE CAAC Airlines Malay ซีเอเอซีแอร์ไลน์ Thai 中国民航 (运营时期) Chinese
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| Founded | 17 July 1952 (as the People's Aviation Company of China) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 9 June 1953 (as CAAC) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1 July 1988 (split into six airlines) | ||||||
| Hubs | Beijing–Capital Chengdu–Shuangliu Guangzhou–Baiyun Shanghai–Hongqiao Shenyang–Dongta Xi'an–Xiguan | ||||||
| Fleet size | 273 | ||||||
| Destinations | 85 cities in 25 countries (1987) | ||||||
| Parent company | China's State Council | ||||||
| Headquarters | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Key people | Director of the General Office | ||||||
CAAC (中国民航), formerly the People's Aviation Company of China (中国人民航空公司), was the airline division of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the monopoly civil airline in the People's Republic of China. It was founded on 17 July 1952, and merged into CAAC on 9 June 1953.
In 1988, the monopoly was broken up and CAAC was split into six regional airlines, which later consolidated into China's Big Three airlines: Beijing-based Air China, Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines, and Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines.