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State-Owned Plane Importer Executives Fired Over Drunken Incident That Delayed Flight

Published: Apr. 22, 2026 12:59 p.m. GMT+8

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Ren Yu (left), former chairman of China Aviation Supplies, and Zhao Baohui, former chief accountant, were penalized after they delayed an international flight due to severe intoxication and orchestrated a two-year cover-up.

China’s top anti-graft watchdog has removed two top executives of state-owned China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. from their posts after they delayed an international flight due to severe intoxication and orchestrated a two-year cover-up.

Former chairman Ren Yu and ex-chief accountant Zhao Baohui were penalized for a March 2024 incident in Germany. Their drunkenness and related misconduct led to a 68-minute delay of an Air China Ltd. flight departing from Frankfurt, according to a statement published on the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection’s website.

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China's anti-graft watchdog dismissed China Aviation Supplies' ex-chairman Ren Yu and chief accountant Zhao Baohui for intoxication delaying Air China flight CA932 by 68 minutes in Frankfurt, March 2024.
Drunk executives pressured crew to board them and upgraded to first class illicitly.
Two-year cover-up exposed in March 2026 probe; Ren promoted despite incident; others, including Air China staff, penalized.

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China Aviation Supplies Holding Co.: China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. (中国航空器材集团公司) is a major state-owned civil aviation service provider in China, specializing in aircraft procurement and aviation material support. Directly managed by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, it recently dismissed former chairman Ren Yu and ex-chief accountant Zhao Baohui for drunken misconduct delaying an Air China flight in Germany and a cover-up. Chairman, party chief, and chief accountant posts are vacant.

Air China Ltd.: Air China Ltd. operated flight CA932 from Frankfurt, delayed 68 minutes on March 21, 2024, after intoxicated executives from China Aviation Supplies pressured crew to board them despite refusal. Staff improperly allowed boarding and granted unauthorized first-class upgrades, leading to employee disciplines. (58 words)

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