Shanxi Airlines was an airline based in

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in the People's Republic of China. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. In Nov 29, 2007, it merged with

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and

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to form

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, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.

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

The Shanxi Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at February 2006):

Accidents and incidents

* On 7 October 1988, a

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(registered B-2418) undergoing a sightseeing flight for workers at a local knitting factory crashed shortly after takeoff from

Linfen Air Base Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. It has an area of and according to the 2020 Census, a population of 3,976, ...

. 44 of the 48 passengers and crew, as well as 2 pedestrians, were killed.

References

External links

Shanxi Airlines Boeing Fleet Detail
Defunct airlines of China Airlines established in 1998 Airlines disestablished in 2009 Transport in Shanxi Companies based in Shanxi Hainan Airlines Chinese companies established in 1998 2009 disestablishments in China {{Asia-airline-stub