China Yunnan Airlines
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ICAO CYH |
Callsign YUNNAN |
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| Headquarters | Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China[1] | |
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China Yunnan Airlines (Chinese: 中国云南航空公司; pinyin: Yúnnán Hángkōng Gōngsī) was an airline based in Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.[1]
[edit] History
In 2003, China Yunnan Airlines and China Northwest Airlines merged into China Eastern Airlines.
It was based in Kunming Wujiaba International Airport in Yunnan province. It operated a modern fleet of Bombardier CRJ-200, Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 767-300 aircraft at the time of merger with China Eastern Airlines. All the aircraft were transferred to China Eastern Airline upon the merger and are now painted in China Eastern Airlines' livery.
It operated mostly domestic routes but also international services to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Laos from Kunming.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210: On November 21, 2004 a CRJ-200 formerly owned by China Yunnan crashed due to icing, killing everyone on board; the flight is sometimes cited as a China Yunnan flight.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b China Yunnan Airlines Orders Two Boeing 737-300s." Boeing. January 20, 1997. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20041121-0
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