Wuhan Airlines

Wuhan Airlines
IATA code :	WU
ICAO code :	CWU
Call sign :	Wuhan Air
Founding:	1986
Operation stopped:	2003
Seat:	Wuhan
Home airport :	Wuhan , People's Republic of China
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Aims:	national
	Wuhan Airlines ceased operations in 2003. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Wuhan Airlines was a Chinese airline based in Wuhan , People's Republic of China , founded in 1986. In September 1997, Wuhan Airlines founded the Chinese aviation alliance Xinxing together with Hainan Airlines , Shandong Airlines , Shenzhen Airlines , Sichuan Airlines and Zhongyuan Airlines . In 2002 the airline was taken over by China Eastern Airlines and integrated into the parent company in 2003.

Incidents

The company recorded 2 incidents with total loss of the aircraft and fatalities in its history:

On October 8, 1992, an Avia 14 (Ilyushin Il-14) of Wuhan Airlines ( aircraft registration number B-4211) crashed while attempting to return to Lanzhou Airport after engine problems had occurred during take-off. 14 of the 35 inmates were killed.

On June 22, 2000, a Wuhan Airlines Xian Y-7-100C (registration number B-3479) crashed about 25 km from Wuhan Airport due to wind shear , killing all 42 people on board and another 7 on the ground (see also Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 ) .