China Northwest Airlines
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| Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2002 (Merged with China Eastern) | ||||||
| Hubs | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 34 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Website | Cnwa.com | ||||||
China Northwest Airlines Co., Ltd. (中国西北航空公司) 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.
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.
At the time the China Northwest merged into China Eastern, the airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
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