China General Aviation

Defunct Chinese airline, 1987–1997
China General Aviation
IATA ICAO Callsign
GP CTH Tonghang
Commenced operations1987
Ceased operations1997
Operating basesTaiyuan, China
Fleet sizeSee Fleet below
Parent companyChina Eastern Airlines
HeadquartersTaiyuan, China

China General Aviation (Corporation - CGAC) was an airline based in Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, China. It operated a fleet of 8 Yakovlev Yak-42D and later 3 Boeing 737-300 aircraft.[1] It was acquired by China Eastern Airlines in 1997.[citation needed]

Code data

  • IATA Code: GP
  • ICAO Code: CTH
  • Callsign: TONGHANG

Fleet

A China General Aviation Yakovlev Yak-42.
A China General Aviation Xian Y-7-100.
  • Yakolev Yak-42D: B-2751, B-2752, B-2753, B-2754, B-2755, B-2756, B-2757, B-2758
  • Boeing 737-300: B-2977, B-2978, B-2979
  • Its 3 Boeing 737-300 aircraft were transferred to China Eastern Airlines.

Accidents and incidents

On July 31, 1992, China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashed into a pond past the runway after takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport. 8 of the 10 crew members and 100 of the 116 passengers died.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "致逝去的光辉历史 曾经的"中国通用航空公司"" [To the glorious history of the past, the former "China General Aviation Company"] (in Chinese). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-42D B-2755 Nanking Airport (NKG)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "100 Killed in Chinese Plane Crash". Los Angeles Times. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

External links

  • China General Aviation Former Fleet Detail
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