中國國際航空股份有限公司簡稱“國航”，英文名稱為“Air China Limited”，簡稱“Air China”，其前身中國國際航空公司成立於1988年。根據國務院批准通過的《民航體制改革方案》，2002年10月，中國國際航空公司聯合中國航空總公司和中國西南航空公司，成立了中國航空集團公司，並以聯合三方的航空運輸資源為基礎，組建新的中國國際航空公司。 2004年9月30日，經國務院國有資產監督管理委員會批准，作為中國航空集團控股的航空運輸主業公司，國航在北京正式成立。 2004年12月15日，中國國際航空股份有限公司在香港(股票代碼0753)和倫敦(交易代碼AIRC)成功上市。

Air China Limited is referred to as "Air China", the English name of "Air China Limited, referred to as" Air China ", its predecessor, Air China was founded in 1988. According to the State Council for approval by the Civil Aviation System Reform Program ", October 2002, China Airlines China National Aviation Company and China Southwest Airlines, the establishment of the China National Aviation Holding Company, and air transportation resources to the joint tripartite formation of a new international airline. September 30, 2004, approved by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the air transport industry companies as China Aviation Holdings, Air China in Beijing was formally established. December 15, 2004, Air China Limited in Hong Kong (stock code 0753) and London (trading code AIRC) successfully listed.

國航是中國唯一載國旗飛行的民用航空公司以及世界最大的航空聯盟——星空聯盟成員、2008年北京奧運會航空客運合作夥伴，具有國內航空公司第一的品牌價值(世界品牌實驗室2010年評測為406.29億元)，在航空客運、貨運及相關服務諸方面，均處於國內領先地位。

Air China is China's only national flag carrier of civilian airlines as well as the world's largest airline alliance - Star Alliance member, partner of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games air passenger, with a brand value of the domestic airlines (World Brand Lab in 2010 evaluation 40.629 billion yuan), aspects of the air passenger, cargo and related services in the domestic leading position.

國航致力於為旅客提供放心、順心、舒心、動心的“四心”服務，擁有中國歷史最長的常旅客計劃——“國航知音”。國航在中國民航業內首家推出了以“平躺式座椅”和“全流程尊貴服務”為核心內容的中遠程國際航線兩艙服務，為旅客提供尊貴、舒適、便捷的出行空間和全程服務。國航具有很強的國內國際聯程運輸能力和銷售網絡，擁有廣泛的高品質客戶群體，已經成為眾多中國政府機構及公司商務客戶首選的航空公司。

Air China is committed to provide visitors rest assured, your heart, comfortable, inviting "heart", has the longest history of China's frequent flyer program - "Air China Companion". Air China, China's civil aviation industry's first long-range international routes, a two-class service, launched a "lie-flat seats" and "the whole process of distinguished service as the core content and provide passengers with a distinguished, comfortable and convenient travel space and full service . Air China has a strong domestic and international joint-way transport capacity and sales network, with a wide range of high-quality customer base, has become many Chinese government agencies and corporate business customers preferred airlines.