Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited (), formerly known as China Smart Logistics Network, is a Chinese

logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

company launched by Alibaba Group, jointly with eight other companies, on 28 May 2013. As of May 2018, Cainiao was one of the largest unicorn companies in China, valued at 100 billion yuan. Cainiao ensures delivery within 24 hours to any region of China. The company also shares resources with other logistics companies.

Accidents and incidents

On 8 January 2022, Aviastar-TU Flight 6534, a Cainiao leased

Tupolev Tu-204 The Tupolev Tu-204 (russian: Туполев Ту-204) is a twin-engined medium- range narrow-body jet airliner capable of carrying 210 passengers, designed by Tupolev and produced by Aviastar-SP and Kazan Aircraft Production Association. Fi ...

caught fire during

pushback In aviation, pushback is an airport procedure during which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from its parking position, usually at an airport gate by external power. Pushbacks are carried out by special, low-profile vehicles called ''pushback ...

for a flight from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to

Tolmachevo Airport Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (russian: Аэропо́рт Толмачёво) is situated in the town of Ob, west of the center of Novosibirsk, an industrial and scientific center in Siberia and Russia's third-largest city. Overview There ...

. None of the 8 occupants onboard were injured, but the aircraft was written off.

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* Logistics companies of China Chinese companies established in 2013 Alibaba Group Companies based in Hangzhou 2013 establishments in Hong Kong {{China-company-stub