Wuhan Airlines

Wuhan Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
WU CWU Wuhan Air
Founded1986
Ceased operations18 August 2002 (merged into China Eastern Airlines)
HubsWuhan Tianhe International Airport
Fleet size20
HeadquartersWuhan, People's Republic of China

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][3]

Historical fleet

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

Accidents and incidents

  • On October 8, 1992, Wuhan Airlines Flight 4211 a flight from Lanzhou to X'ian crashed into a hill while returning to Lanzhou due to an engine failure for unknown reasons, killing 14 of the 35 onboard (5 crew members and 9 passengers).
  • On June 22, 2000, Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 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,[5] all on-board perished, though there were varying accounts of number of crew and passengers. In addition, the crash also killed 7 people on the ground.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "World Airline Directory". Flight International. 31 March – 6 April 1999. p. 107. 230-1 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Information about Wuhan Airlines at the Aviation Safety Network". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  3. ^ Chua, Alfred (2024-12-10). "C919 operators China Eastern, China Southern expand domestic network". Flight Global. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 祸从天降：汉江边4人被武汉坠毁飞机扫入江中. Sina (in Chinese). 2000-06-22. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  6. ^ Geoghegan, Tom (2005-04-28). "How planes survive lightning". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  7. ^ "Fatal Events Since 1970 for Airlines of the People's Republic of China". AirSafe.com. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  8. ^ Accident Report[usurped]