China Northern Airlines
China Northern Airlines Airbus A300-600R | |||||||
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| Founded | 16 June 1990 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 12 November 2004 (merged into China Southern Airlines) | ||||||
| Hubs | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 59 (2004) | ||||||
| Destinations | 152 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Shenyang, Liaoning, China | ||||||
| Employees | 8,000 (2000) | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国北方航空公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國北方航空公司 | ||||||
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China Northern Airlines (simplified Chinese: 中国北方航空; traditional Chinese: 中國北方航空; pinyin: Zhōngguó Běifāng Hángkōng) was an airline headquartered on the grounds of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. Established on June 16, 1990, it was one of the six backbone airlines directly under the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Besides Shenyang, it also had three hubs at Changchun Dafangshen Airport, Harbin Taiping International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
It was one of six major airline corporations that were formed as a result of the breakup of CAAC Airlines. It initially operated a fleet of Airbus A300-600R, MD-80, MD-90-30 and, later, Airbus A321-200 aircraft. It operated predominantly domestic destinations and also to North Korea, South Korea and Japan.