Central Airlines (China)

Central Airlines
	Central Airlines Boeing 737-300SF
Founded	2016 (as Homeland Airlines)
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	11
Destinations	50+
Employees	770
Website	http://www.zzairlines.com/cn/

China Central Airlines, also known as Zhongzhou Airlines (Chinese: 中州航空), is a Chinese cargo airline based at Haikou Meilan International Airport.

History

Central Airlines was originally founded as Homeland Airlines. It was established in 2016. It received its Air Operator's Certificate in April 2020 and started operations the next month. It operates both domestic and international flights with a fleet of three Boeing 737 Freighters. One of Central's B777F 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 to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan as well.^[3]^[4]

Fleet

As of August 2025, Central Airlines operates the following aircraft:^[5]

Central Airlines fleet
Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 737-300SF	2	—
Boeing 737-800BCF	4	—
Boeing 777F	5	1	Two are operated for DHL.
Total	11	1

References

^ "Central Airlines". ch-aviation.
^ "Central Airlines nears Chinese AOC". cargofacts.com.
^ "China Central Airlines Airline Profile". centreforaviation.com.
^ "China's Central Airlines targets rapid fleet growth". airsoc.com. 26 Nov 2020.
^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Central Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 55.

[1] "Central Airlines". ch-aviation.

[2] "Central Airlines nears Chinese AOC". cargofacts.com.

[3] "China Central Airlines Airline Profile". centreforaviation.com.

[4] "China's Central Airlines targets rapid fleet growth". airsoc.com. 26 Nov 2020.

[5] "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Central Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 55.

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