Cai Jianjiang (Chinese: 蔡剑江; born 1963) is a Chinese executive and politician who is the current director of the Office of the Central Air Traffic Management Commission. Previously he served as chairman and party branch secretary of China National Aviation Holding.

Cai Jianjiang
蔡剑江
Director of the Office of the Central Air Traffic Management Commission
Assumed office
October 2020
Preceded byNew title
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCivil Aviation University of China
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Jiànjiāng

He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

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Cai was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, in 1963. He attended Wuxi Meicun High School. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he was accepted to the Civil Aviation University of China, where he double majored in navigation control and English language and literature. After graduating in 1983, he stayed at the university and taught there.

Cai worked in Shenzhen Airlines before being assigned to Air China in 2001, and eventually becoming its party secretary in September 2004 and chairman in February 2007. He concurrently served as chairman of Shenzhen Airlines Co., Ltd. since April 2010.[2]

He was promoted to general manager of China National Aviation Holding in January 2014. In December 2016, he was promoted again to become chairman and party branch secretary.[3][4]

In October 2020, he was appointed director of the Office of the Central Air Traffic Management Commission, a position at ministerial level.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Nie Chenjing (聂晨静), ed. (24 October 2017). 中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ Sun Jiaxia (孙嘉夏) (13 May 2010). 国航总裁蔡剑江出任深航董事长. nbd.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ 蔡剑江任中国航空集团公司董事长、党组书记. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ 宋志勇任中国航空集团有限公司董事长、党组书记. qlwb.com.cn (in Chinese). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ Jia Tianqiong (贾天琼) (7 December 2020). 国航集团原总经理宋志勇升任董事长 蔡剑江调任国家空管委. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Business positions
Preceded by General Manager of China National Aviation Holding
2014–2016
Succeeded by
Song Zhiyong (宋志勇)
New title Chairman of China National Aviation Holding
2016–2020
Succeeded by
Song Zhiyong (宋志勇)
Party political offices
Preceded by
Song Zhiyong (宋志勇)
Party Branch Secretary of China National Aviation Holding
2016–2020
Succeeded by
Song Zhiyong (宋志勇)
Government offices
New title Director of the Office of the Central Air Traffic Management Commission
2020–
Incumbent