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Air China's competitors and similar companies include Korean Air Lines, AirAsia, Copa Airlines, International Airlines Group, Cathay Pacific Airways, SkyWest, Singapore Airlines and Emirates.
 Korean Air Lines Korean Air Lines (대한항공) is a company that provides passenger and cargo transportation services. |  Copa Airlines Copa Airlines (also known as Compañía Panameña de Aviación) is a provider of airline passenger and cargo service. |  International Airlines Group International Airlines Group (IAG) is a multinational airline holding company. |  Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific is an international airline, offering scheduled passenger and cargo services. |  SkyWest SkyWest is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company. |  Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines is a global company dedicated to providing air transportation services of the highest quality and to maximising returns for the benefit of its shareholders and employees. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1988 | Founding Date 1969 | Founding Date 2001 | Founding Date 1947 | Founding Date 2011 | Founding Date 1946 | Founding Date 1972 | Founding Date 1972 | Founding Date 1985 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
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Locations | Locations Beijing, CN HQ | Locations Seoul, KR HQ | Locations KLIA, MY HQ | Locations Panamá, PA HQ Bogotá, CO Guatemala, GT | Locations Harmondsworth, GB HQ Madrid, ES | Locations Hong Kong, HK HQ Neuilly Sur Seine, FR | Locations St. George, US HQ | Locations Singapore, SG HQ | Locations Dubai, AE HQ |
Employees | Employees 104,909 | Employees 18,2147% increase | Employees 13,766 | Employees 6,7151% increase | Employees 72,783 | Employees 30,100 | Employees 13,70014% decrease | Employees 22,819 | Employees 66,3261% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 116.2 m | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 3.8 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A |
Financial | |||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) ¥168.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) ₩25.2t (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) €33.2b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $116.8b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $4.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $20.5b (FY, 2026) | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods ¥162.6b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods ₩18.7t (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods €7.1b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $5b (FY, 2026) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit ¥8.4b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit ₩8t (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €26.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $116.8b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $15.5b (FY, 2026) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income (¥3.5b) (FY, 2025) | Net income ₩647.3b (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income €3.3b (FY, 2025) | Net income $10.8b (FY, 2025) | Net income $428.3m (FY, 2025) | Net income $1.2b (FY, 2026) | Net income N/A |
Operating ⚠ | |||||||||
Aircraft Fleet | Aircraft Fleet N/A | Aircraft Fleet N/A | Aircraft Fleet N/A | Aircraft Fleet N/A | Aircraft Fleet 558 (FY, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet 188 (Y, 2015) | Aircraft Fleet 649 (Q2, 2017) | Aircraft Fleet 173 (FY, 2016) | Aircraft Fleet N/A |
Available Seat Kilometers | Available Seat Kilometers N/A | Available Seat Kilometers N/A | Available Seat Kilometers N/A | Available Seat Kilometers N/A | Available Seat Kilometers 71.7 b (Q1, 2023) | Available Seat Kilometers 142.7 b (Y, 2015) | Available Seat Kilometers N/A | Available Seat Kilometers 149.2 b (FY, 2016) | Available Seat Kilometers N/A |
Block Hours | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours 1.8 m (FY, 2022) | Block Hours 823 k (Y, 2015) | Block Hours 467.1 k (Q2, 2017) | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A |
Destinations | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations 180 (Y, 2016) | Destinations N/A | Destinations 60 (FY, 2016) | Destinations N/A |
Passenger Load Factor | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor 0.7 (Q3, 2021) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Y, 2016) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q2, 2017) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (FY, 2016) | Passenger Load Factor N/A |
Passengers | Passengers N/A | Passengers N/A | Passengers N/A | Passengers N/A | Passengers 24.3 m (Q1, 2023) | Passengers 34.1 m (Y, 2015) | Passengers 13.4 m (Q2, 2017) | Passengers 30.4 m (FY, 2016) | Passengers N/A |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres | Revenue Passenger Kilometres N/A | Revenue Passenger Kilometres N/A | Revenue Passenger Kilometres N/A | Revenue Passenger Kilometres N/A | Revenue Passenger Kilometres 58.4 b (Q1, 2023) | Revenue Passenger Kilometres N/A | Revenue Passenger Kilometres N/A | Revenue Passenger Kilometres 119 b (FY, 2016) | Revenue Passenger Kilometres N/A |
Funding | |||||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 82m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 1.5b | Total funding raised N/A |
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Korean Air Lines
HQ
Seoul, KR
Employees
18,214↑ 7% increase
Korean Air Lines (대한항공) is a company that provides passenger and cargo transportation services.
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HQ
Panamá, PA
Copa Airlines (also known as Compañía Panameña de Aviación) is a provider of airline passenger and cargo service.
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HQ
Harmondsworth, GB
Employees
72,783
International Airlines Group (IAG) is a multinational airline holding company.
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