China Northern Airlines

China Northern's MD-82 taking off in Beijing.

China Northern Airliners (simplified Chinese: 中国北方航空; pinyin: Zhōngguó Běifāng Hángkōng), was an airline based in Taoxian International Airport, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Besides Shenyang, it also had three hubs at Harbin, Changchun and Sanya.

It was one of the six major airline corporations that were formed as the result of the breaking up of CAAC's airline operations. It initially operated a fleet of Airbus A300, McDonnell-Douglas MD-80, MD-90 and later Airbus A321 aircraft. It operated mostly to domestic destinations and also to South Korea and Japan.

History

China Northern Airlines was established in 1990 to act as a successor to Swan Airlines. It merged into China Southern Airlines in 2003.

Code Data

• IATA Code: CJ
• ICAO Code: CBF
• Callsign: CHINA NORTHERN

Accidents

• On November 13, 1993, China Northern Flight 6901 from Beijing to Urumqi, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 (Reg. B-2141) airliner, crashed on approach to Urumqi airport, killing 12 of 102 on board. The accident was due to crew error.

• On May 7, 2002, China Northern Flight 6136 from Beijing to Dalian, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 (Reg. B-2138) airliner, crashed in to a bay near Dalian, killing all 111 on board. It was later determined that a passenger who wanted to commit suicide started a fire on board.

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