Zhongyuan Airlines

Zhongyuan Airlines (中原航空 Zhōngyuán Hángkōng) was an airline based in Zhengzhou, Henan, China.<ref name="WAD1999">"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March-6 April 1999. p. 108. "143 Minggong Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450000, China" Which would make it "中国河南省郑州铭功路143号"</ref> Its main base was Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport.

History

Zhongyuan Airlines was established on 15 May 1986 as a regional airline serving China's Zhongyuan (central plains) region. By August 2000, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Henan provincial government approved the acquisition of Zhongyuan Airlines by China Southern Airlines, increasing the airline's presence in the Henan province.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was acquired by China Southern Airlines on 4 August 2000.Template:Citation needed

Destinations

As of 1999, Zhongyuan Airlines served the following destinations:<ref name="WAD1999" />

Partner airlines

Zhongyuan Airlines had established partnerships with the following airlines:<ref name="WAD1999" /> Template:Div col

• Hainan Airlines
• Shandong Airlines
• Shenzhen Airlines
• Sichuan Airlines
• Wuhan Airlines

Fleet

Final fleet

Boeing 737-300 of Zhongyuan Airlines.

At the time of merger, Zhongyuan Airlines fleet consisted of:<ref name="rzjets">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 737-300	5	—	registration: B-2574, B-2935, B-2936, B-2946, N1800B
Xi'an Y-7	2	—	registration: B-3438, B-3439
Total	7	—

Fleet history

Zhongyuan Airlines Ilyushin Il-14 at the Civil Aviation Museum of China in 2008

Throughout the airline's history, the airline had operated:<ref name="rzjets" />

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Boeing 737-300	5	1994	2002
Ilyushin Il-14	4	1986	1992
Ilyushin Il-14FK	1	1986	1992
Xian Y-7-100	2	1991	2002

External links

• Zhongyuan Airlines (Archive)
• Zhongyuan Airlines Template:In lang (Archive)
• Merger Article