China General Aviation

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China General Aviation
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Commenced operations1987
Ceased operations1997
Operating bases Taiyuan, China
Fleet sizeSee Fleet below
Parent company China Eastern Airlines
Headquarters Taiyuan, 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 ]

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A China General Aviation Yakovlev Yak-42.
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A China General Aviation Xian Y-7-100.

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]

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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.