China Northern Airlines
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| Founded | 1990 | |||
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| Ceased operations | 2002 (Merged with China Southern Airlines) | |||
| Hubs | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport | |||
| Destinations | Unknown | |||
| Headquarters | Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China | |||
China Northern Airlines (simplified Chinese: 中国北方航空; pinyin: Zhōngguó Běifāng Hángkōng), was an airline headquartered on the grounds of Dongta Airport, Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.[1]
Besides Shenyang, it also had three hubs at Harbin, Changchun and Sanya.
It was one of six major airline corporations that were formed as a result of the breaking up of CAAC's airline operations. It initially operated a fleet of Airbus A300, McDonnell-Douglas MD-80, MD-90 and, later, Airbus A321 aircraft. It operated predominantly domestic destinations and also to North Korea, South Korea and Japan.
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[edit] History
China Northern Airlines was established in 1990 to act as a successor to Swan Airlines. It later merged into China Southern Airlines in 2003.
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[edit] Accidents
- On November 13, 1993, China Northern Flight 6901 from Beijing to Urumqi, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 (Reg. B-2141) airliner, crashed on approach to Urumqi airport, killing 12 of 102 on board. Pilot error was blamed for the crash.
- On Apr 17, 2002, China Northern Flight 6621 from Dalian to Shenyang, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 airliner, nine minutes after takeoff, a man attempted to hijack the domestic flight.In-flight security personnel and passengers managed to overpower the man immediately. At 17:58 local time, the flight landed safely at Shenyang.[2]
- On May 7, 2002, China Northern Flight 6136 from Beijing to Dalian, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 (Reg. B-2138) airliner, crashed into the Yellow Sea about 6 miles off the Dalian coast, killing all 112 on board. It was later determined that a passenger who wanted to commit suicide started a fire on board the aircraft.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 19–25, 2002. 48.
- ^ ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Shenyang Airport (SHE), Aviation Safety Network
- ^ Accident Database, AirDisaster.Com
- ^ ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-82 B-2138 Dalian, Aviation Safety Network
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- China Northern Airlines (Archive)
- China Northern Airlines (Archive) (Chinese)
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