Zhongyuan Airlines

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Zhongyuan Airlines
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Zhongyuan Airlines Boeing 737-300 in 1995
IATA ICAO Call sign
Z2CYNZHONGYUAN
Founded14 May 1986 (1986-05-14)
Ceased operations4 August 2000 (2000-08-04)
(acquired by China Southern Airlines)
Hubs
Fleet size7
Destinations21 (1999)
Headquarters Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Key peopleXie Yongliang (President)
Rong Liang (General manager)
Employees300 (1999)
Website Zhongyuan Airlines (Archive)

Zhongyuan Airlines (中原航空 Zhōngyuán Hángkōng) was an airline based in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. [1] Its main base was Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport.

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History

Zhongyuan Airlines was established on 15 May 1986 as a regional airline serving China's Zhongyuan (central plains) region. By August 2000, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Henan provincial government approved the acquisition of Zhongyuan Airlines by China Southern Airlines, increasing the airline's presence in the Henan province. [2] It was acquired by China Southern Airlines on 4 August 2000.[ citation needed ]

Destinations

As of 1999, Zhongyuan Airlines served the following destinations: [1]

Partner airlines

Zhongyuan Airlines had established partnerships with the following airlines: [1]

Fleet

Final fleet

Boeing 737-300 of Zhongyuan Airlines. 737-300 ZhongYuan.jpg
Boeing 737-300 of Zhongyuan Airlines.

At the time of merger, Zhongyuan Airlines fleet consisted of: [3]

AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotes
Boeing 737-300 5—registration: B-2574, B-2935, B-2936, B-2946, N1800B
Xi'an Y-7 2—registration: B-3438, B-3439
Total7—

Fleet history

Zhongyuan Airlines Ilyushin Il-14 at the Civil Aviation Museum of China in 2008 B-4208 Ilyushin IL.14 CAAC (7338130708).jpg
Zhongyuan Airlines Ilyushin Il-14 at the Civil Aviation Museum of China in 2008

Throughout the airline's history, the airline had operated: [3]

AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Boeing 737-300 519942002
Ilyushin Il-14 419861992
Ilyushin Il-14FK 119861992
Xian Y-7-100 219912002

References

  1. 1 2 3 "World Airline Directory." Flight International . 31 March-6 April 1999. p. 108. "143 Minggong Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450000, China" Which would make it "中国河南省郑州铭功路143号"
  2. ↑ Jeziorski, Andrzej (8–14 August 2000). "Chinese airline mergers begin". Flight International. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Zhongyuan Airlines". rzjets. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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