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Commenced operations | 1987 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 1997 | ||||||
Operating bases | Taiyuan, China | ||||||
Fleet size | See 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 ]
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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