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]

Wuhan Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
WU CWU Wuhan Air
Founded1986
Ceased operations18 August 2002 (merged into China Eastern Airlines)
HubsWuhan Tianhe International Airport
Fleet size20
HeadquartersWuhan, People's Republic of China

Historical Fleet

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A Wuhan Airlines Xian Y-7-100 at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum

Accidents and incidents

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  • 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.)

References

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  1. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March-6 April 1999. p. 107. "230-1 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China"
  2. ^ Information about Wuhan Airlines at the Aviation Safety Network
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Geoghegan, Tom (2005-04-28). "How planes survive lightning". BBC News Magazine. BBC News. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  6. ^ "Fatal Events Since 1970 for Airlines of the People's Republic of China". AirSafe.com. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  7. ^ Accident Report[usurped]
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