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]
Historical Fleet
A Wuhan Airlines Xian Y-7-100 at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum
4 Avia 14 Registration #: B-4209, B-4210, B-4211, B-4212 (B-4211 crashed near Lanzhou on 8 October 1992)[3]
2 Boeing 737-36R Registration #: B-2969, B-2988
3 Boeing 737-3Q8 Registration #: B-2918, B-2919, B-2928
3 Xian MA60 Registration #: B-3430, B-3431, B-3432 (now under China Eastern Airlines colors)
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 of the crew died and 9 passengers died.)
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.[5][6][7]
References
^"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March-6 April 1999. p. 107. "230-1 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China"
^Information about Wuhan Airlines at the Aviation Safety Network
^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.
^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.
^Geoghegan, Tom (2005-04-28). "How planes survive lightning". BBC News Magazine. BBC News. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
^"Fatal Events Since 1970 for Airlines of the People's Republic of China". AirSafe.com. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
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