Wuhan Airlines (S: 武汉航空, T: 武漢航空, P: Wǔhàn Hángkōng) was an airline based in Wuhan of the People's Republic of China.[1] In 2003, it merged into China Eastern Airlines.[2]
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| Founded | 1986 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 18 August 2002 (merged into China Eastern Airlines) | ||||||
| Hubs | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Wuhan, People's Republic of China | ||||||
Historical Fleet
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- 4 Avia 14 Registration #: B-4209, B-4210, B-4211, B-4212 (B-4211 crashed near Lanzhou on 8 October 1992)[3]
- 2 Boeing 737-36R Registration #: B-2969, B-2988
- 3 Boeing 737-3Q8 Registration #: B-2918, B-2919, B-2928
- 1 Boeing 737-3S3 Registration #: B-2976
- 2 Boeing 737-86R Registration #: B-2660, B-2665
- 5 Yunshuji Y-7 Registration #: B-3442, B-3443, B-3471, B-3472, B-3479
- 3 Xian MA60 Registration #: B-3430, B-3431, B-3432 (now under China Eastern Airlines colors)
Accidents and incidents
edit- On October 8, 1992, Wuhan Airlines Flight 4211 a flight from Lanzhou to X'ian crashed into a hill while returning to Lanzhou due to an engine failure for unknown reasons, killing 14 of the 35 onboard. (5 of the crew died and 9 passengers died.)
- On June 22, 2000, Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 from Enshi to Wuhan was forced to circle for 30 minutes due to thunderstorms. The aircraft eventually crashed on the banks of Han River in Hanyang District,[4] all on-board perished (there were varying accounts of number of crews and passengers). In addition, the crash also killed 7 people on the ground.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March-6 April 1999. p. 107. "230-1 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China"
- ^ Information about Wuhan Airlines at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitriy (2005). Ilyushin IL-12 and IL-14: Successors to the Li-2 (1st ed.). Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 1-85780-223-3.
- ^ 祸从天降：汉江边4人被武汉坠毁飞机扫入江中 (in Chinese). Sina. 2000-06-22. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ Geoghegan, Tom (2005-04-28). "How planes survive lightning". BBC News Magazine. BBC News. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Fatal Events Since 1970 for Airlines of the People's Republic of China". AirSafe.com. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ Accident Report[usurped]
