China General Aviation
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| Commenced operations | 1987 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1997 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Taiyuan, China | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Parent company | China Eastern Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Taiyuan, China | ||||||
China General Aviation (Corporation - CGAC) was an airline based in Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, China. It operated a fleet of 8 Yakovlev Yak-42D and later 3 Boeing 737-300 aircraft.[1] It was acquired by China Eastern Airlines in 1997.[citation needed]
Code data
Fleet
- Yakolev Yak-42D: B-2751, B-2752, B-2753, B-2754, B-2755, B-2756, B-2757, B-2758
- Boeing 737-300: B-2977, B-2978, B-2979
- Its 3 Boeing 737-300 aircraft were transferred to China Eastern Airlines.
Accidents and incidents
On July 31, 1992, China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashed into a pond past the runway after takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport. 8 of the 10 crew members and 100 of the 116 passengers died.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "致逝去的光辉历史 曾经的"中国通用航空公司"" [To the glorious history of the past, the former "China General Aviation Company"] (in 中文). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-42D B-2755 Nanking Airport (NKG)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ↑ "100 Killed in Chinese Plane Crash". Los Angeles Times. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
