China Xinjiang Airlines
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| Headquarters | Diwopu International Airport, Urumqi | ||||||
China Xinjiang Airlines (simplified Chinese: 中国新疆航空公司; traditional Chinese: 中國新疆航空公司; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xīnjiāng Hángkōng Gōngsī) was a Chinese airline owned by CAAC. It had its headquarters on the property of Diwopu International Airport in Urumqi.[2][3] In 2003, the airline was acquired by China Southern Airlines.
The airline had been founded in 1985. It was based in Ürümqi, the provincial capital of Xinjiang, and had a secondary hub in Changzhou in Jiangsu province.
Former destinations
Besides domestic routes, China Xinjiang also served the following:
Kazakhstan - Almaty
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Pakistan - Islamabad
Russia - Moscow, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Fleet
China Xinjiang Airlines Ilyushin Il-86 in 1997.
China Xinjiang operated the following aircraft types, when it was merged into China Southern Airlines.
China Xinjiang Airlines Boeing 757 at Ürümqi Airport in 1999.
Former fleet included DHC-6 and Tupolev Tu-154.
Articles
- Xinjiang Airlines maintains China's longest safe flight record (January 3, 2003)
- China Northern & Xinjiang Airlines using China Southern flight code on domestic flights (January 10, 2003)
- China Northern Airlines and Xinjiang Airlines now using China Southern flight code on all international flights (March 28, 2003)
- Continued integration of China Northern & Xinjiang Airlines (April 8, 2003)
- People's Daily article: "China Southern signs asset acquisition agreement". (November 17, 2004)
References
- ↑ http://www.theairdb.com/airline/china-xinjiang-airlines.html
- ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. 57. "Diwopu International Airport, Urumqi, 830016, Xinjiang, China."
- ↑ "联系我们." China Xinjiang Airlines. Retrieved on October 12, 2012. "地址：中国新疆乌鲁木齐市迎宾路46号 地窝堡国际机场"
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to China Xinjiang Airlines. |
- Xinjiang Branch - China Southern Airlines (simplified Chinese)
- Xinjiang Airlines (Archive) (simplified Chinese)
- Airlines Remembered: China Xinjiang Airlines
- Aviation photos: China Xinjiang Airlines
- Airline timetable image: China Xinjiang Airlines
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