中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)際(ji)(ji)(ji)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)股(gu)份(fen)(fen)有(you)限(xian)公(gong)司(si)簡(jian)(jian)稱(cheng)“國(guo)(guo)(guo)航(hang)(hang)(hang)”，英文名稱(cheng)為“Air China Limited”，簡(jian)(jian)稱(cheng)“Air China”，其前身中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)際(ji)(ji)(ji)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)公(gong)司(si)成立于1988年。根據國(guo)(guo)(guo)務(wu)院(yuan)批準(zhun)通過的(de)《民(min)航(hang)(hang)(hang)體制改革方(fang)案》，2002年10月，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)際(ji)(ji)(ji)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)公(gong)司(si)聯合(he)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)總公(gong)司(si)和(he)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)西南(nan)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)公(gong)司(si)，成立了(le)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)集團公(gong)司(si)，并以聯合(he)三方(fang)的(de)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)運(yun)輸資(zi)源(yuan)為基礎，組建新(xin)的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)際(ji)(ji)(ji)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)公(gong)司(si)。2004年9月30日，經國(guo)(guo)(guo)務(wu)院(yuan)國(guo)(guo)(guo)有(you)資(zi)產監督管理(li)委員會批準(zhun)，作為中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)集團控股(gu)的(de)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)運(yun)輸主(zhu)業公(gong)司(si)，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)際(ji)(ji)(ji)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)股(gu)份(fen)(fen)有(you)限(xian)公(gong)司(si)(以下簡(jian)(jian)稱(cheng)國(guo)(guo)(guo)航(hang)(hang)(hang))在北京(jing)正式成立，員工23000人(ren)，注冊資(zi)本為人(ren)民(min)幣65億元、實收資(zi)本94.33億元。2004年12月15日，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)際(ji)(ji)(ji)航(hang)(hang)(hang)空(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)股(gu)份(fen)(fen)有(you)限(xian)公(gong)司(si)在香港(gang)(股(gu)票代(dai)碼(ma)0753)和(he)倫敦(交易代(dai)碼(ma)AIRC)成功上市。