China Northwest Airlines


China Northwest Airlines Co., Ltd. was an airline based in the People's Republic of China, with its headquarters in Xian. It started operations in 1989. In 2002, the airline, along with China Yunnan Airlines, merged with China Eastern Airlines.

History

When CAAC broke itself up into six major airline corporations, China Northwest was one of them. The airline was based in Xian. 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.

Incidents and accidents

At the time the China Northwest merged into China Eastern, the airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
AircraftTotalOrders
Airbus A3005—
Airbus A3103—
Airbus A32015—
British Aerospace 14611—
Total340