Shanxi Airlines

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Shan Xi Airlines
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Shan Xi Airlines Boeing 737-800 in standard livery
IATA ICAO Call sign
8CCXISHANXI
Founded1988
Commenced operations6 July 2001
Ceased operations2009 (merged with Hainan Airlines)
Fleet size8
Headquarters Taiyuan, China

Shan Xi Airlines was an airline based in Taiyuan in the People's Republic of China. [1] It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. On 29 November 2007, it merged with China Xinhua Airlines and Chang An Airlines to form Grand China Air, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.

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History

The airline was established in 1988 and started operations on 6 July 2001. Hainan Airlines owned a 92.51% stake in Shanxi Airlines, acquired in a deal approved by state authorities as part of China's airline consolidation. Hainan merged the airline into Hainan Airlines in 2009.

Fleet

As of February 2006, the Shan Xi Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Shanxi Airlines fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotes
Boeing 737-700 3Taken over by Lucky Air.
Boeing 737-800 3Taken over by Hong Kong Airlines.
Dornier 328 Jet 2
Total8

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 67. "36 Yingze St, Taiyuan, 030001, China"
  2. "Illyushin Il-14P B-2418 near Linfen Air Base". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 April 2022.