China Northwest Airlines

China Northwest Airlines
中国西北航空公司
Founded	1989
Ceased operations	2002; (merged into China Eastern Airlines)
Hubs	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Fleet size	34
Headquarters	Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

China Northwest Airlines Co., Ltd. (中国西北航空公司) was an airline based in China, with its headquarters in Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.^[1] It started operations in 1989. In 2002, the airline, along with China Yunnan Airlines, merged with China Eastern Airlines.

History[edit]

When CAAC broke itself up into six major airline corporations, China Northwest was one of them. The airline was based in Xi'an. It operated mostly domestic routes but also a handful of international flights to Japan. After the acquisition the airline was renamed China Eastern Xi Bei.^[2]

Incidents and accidents[edit]

On July 23, 1993, Flight 2119 crashed while attempting to take off at Yinchuan Hedong Airport, Ningxia, killing 54 passengers and 1 crew member on board.
On June 6, 1994, Flight 2303 broke apart and crashed while flying between Xi'an and Guangzhou, killing all 160 people on board. This remains the deadliest aviation accident to occur in mainland China.

Fleet[edit]

At the time that China Northwest merged into China Eastern, the airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:^[3]

Aircraft	Total	Orders
Airbus A300-600R	5	—
Airbus A310-200	3	—
Airbus A320-200	15	—
British Aerospace 146	11	—
Total	34	0

References[edit]

^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. 57. "Laodong Nanlu, Xian City, 710082, Shanxi Provence [sic], China"
^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 23–29, 2004. 52.
^ "China Northwest Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2017-01-17.

External links[edit]

(in Chinese) China Northwest Airlines official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

[1] "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. 57. "Laodong Nanlu, Xian City, 710082, Shanxi Provence [sic], China"

[2] World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 23–29, 2004. 52.

[3] "China Northwest Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2017-01-17.

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