Central Airlines (China)

Chinese cargo airline

Founded2016; 10 years ago (2016)
(as Homeland Airlines)

Commenced operations2020; 6 years ago (2020)

Operating basesHaikou Meilan International Airport

HubsShenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Central Airlines

Central Airlines Boeing 737-300SF

IATA	ICAO	Call sign
I9	HLF	HOMELAND

Founded

2016; 10 years ago (2016)
(as Homeland Airlines)

Commenced operations

2020; 6 years ago (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

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.

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 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 to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan as well.^[3]^[4]

Fleet

As of January 2026^[update], Central Airlines operates the following aircraft:^[5]^[6]

Central Airlines fleet
Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 737-800BCF	4	—
Boeing 777F	6	—	Two are operated for DHL.
Total	10	—

End of 2025 2 Boeing 737-300SF were phased out ^[7]

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.
↑ "Commercial". www.boeing.com. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/162227-chinas-central-airlines-retires-last-b737-300f

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