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China Northwest Airlines

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WH
  
CNW

Fleet size
  
34

Headquarters
  
Xi'an, China

Ceased operations
  
2002

CNW
  
CHINA NORTHWEST

Website
  
Cnwa.com

Founded
  
1989

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Hubs
  
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Hub
  
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

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

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History

When CAAC broke itself up into six major airline corporations, China Northwest was one of them. The airline was based in Xian. 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.

Incidents and accidents

  • 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. As of 2017, this remains the deadliest aviation accident to occur in mainland China.

    • Fleet

    At the time the China Northwest merged into China Eastern, the airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

    References

    China Northwest Airlines Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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