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.
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Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2002 (merged into China Eastern Airlines) | ||||||
Hubs | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 34 | ||||||
Headquarters | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
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]
At the time that China Northwest merged into China Eastern, the airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]
Aircraft | Total | Orders |
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Airbus A300-600R | 5 | — |
Airbus A310-200 | 3 | — |
Airbus A320-200 | 15 | — |
British Aerospace 146 | 11 | — |
Total | 34 | 0 |