China General Aviation

China General Aviation

IATA ICAO Callsign GP CTH Tonghang
Ceased operations	1997
Operating bases	Xi'an, China
Fleet size	See Fleet below
Parent company	China Eastern Airlines
Headquarters	Xi'an, China

China General Aviation (Corporation - CGAC) was an airline based in Xi'an, China. It operated a fleet of 12 Yakovlev Yak-42D and later a few Boeing 737-300 aircraft.^[1] It was acquired by China Eastern Airlines in 1997.

Code data

• IATA Code: GP
• ICAO Code: CTH
• Callsign: TONGHANG

Fleet

A China General Aviation Yakovlev Yak-42.

Its 3 Boeing 737-300 aircraft were transferred to China Eastern Airlines.

Accidents and incidents

On July 31, 1992, China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashed into a pond past the runway after takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport. 8 of the 10 crew members and 100 of the 116 passengers died.^[2]

References

External links

• China General Aviation Former Fleet Detail

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