Wuhan Airlines

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 Callsign
WU CWU Wuhan Air
Ceased operations2003 (merged into China Eastern Airlines)
HeadquartersWuhan, People's Republic of China

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

Accidents and incidents
  • On June 22, 2000, a Wuhan Airlines flight from Enshi to Wuhan was forced to circle for 30 minutes due to thunderstorms. The aircraft eventually crashed on the banks of Han River in Hanyang District,[4] all on-board perished (there were varying accounts of number of crews and passengers). In addition, the crash also killed 7 people on the ground (See Wuhan Airlines Flight 343).[5][6][7]

References
  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
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