China Southwest Airlines
{{Short description|Defunct airline of China (1987–2002)}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = China Southwest Airlines
{{nobold|{{lang|zh|中国西南航空公司}}}}
| logo = ChinaSouthwestAirlines.jpg
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| image = CHINA SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Boeing 757-2Z0 (B-2836 27258 595) (4355793148).jpg
| caption = China Southwest Airlines Boeing 757-200 in 1995
| fleet_size = 40
| destinations = 60+
| IATA = SZ
| ICAO = CXN
| callsign = CHINA SOUTHWEST
| parent =
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| founded = {{start date|1987|10|15|df=y}}
| ceased = {{end date|2002|10|28|df=y}}
(merged into Air China)
| headquarters = Shuangliu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
| key_people = Zhou Zhengquan (President)
Song X Jie (Vice president)
| hubs = Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
| secondary_hubs = Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
| focus_cities =
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| num_employees = 8,603 (2000)
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{{Infobox Chinese
| title = China Southwest Airlines
| order = st
| s = {{linktext|lang=zh|中国西南|航空公司}}
| t = 中國西南航空公司
| p = Zhōngguó xīnán hángkōng gōngsī
}}
China Southwest Airlines ({{zh|s=中国西南航空公司|labels=no}}) was a civil airline headquartered in Shuangliu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, from 1987 to 2002."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200849.html?search=%22China%20Southwest%20Airlines%22 57]. "Shuangliu Airport, Chengdu, 610202, Sichuan, China" It was merged into Air China in October 2002.
History
China Southwest Airlines was established on 15 October 1987. The airline joined the International Air Transport Association in April 1996, and then the Multilateral & Bilateral Interline Traffic Agreements in March 1997.{{cite web |title=Iata welcomes fourth Chinese airline to group |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/158939/iata-welcomes-fourth-chinese-airline-group |publisher=South China Morning Post |access-date=22 April 2025 |date=7 May 1996}} In 2000, the airline had carried 50.5 million passengers as well as 130 tonnes of cargo. On 28 October 2002, the airline merged into Air China.
Destinations
China Southwest Airlines' main hub was at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and its secondary hub was in Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. It was the only airline flying to Lhasa Gonggar Airport until 2002. Although most routes from its hubs Chengdu and Chongqing were domestic, it also flew to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Osaka and Seoul.{{cite web |title=China Southwest Airlines |url=https://www.holidaychinatour.com/tour_guide_view.asp?id=192 |publisher=Holiday China Tour |access-date=22 April 2025}}
The following is a incomplete list of destinations served by China Southwest Airlines:{{cite web |title=World Airline Directory 2000 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201081.html |publisher=FlightGlobal |access-date=19 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902221327/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201081.html |archive-date=2 September 2018}}
Fleet
=Final fleet=
At the time of merger, China Southwest Airlines fleet consisted of:{{cite web |title=China Southwest Airlines Fleet |url=https://www.planelogger.com/Airline/Fleet/China%20Southwest%20Airlines/100652 |publisher=planelogger |access-date=22 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=China Southwest Airlines |url=https://rzjets.net/operators/?show=394 |publisher=rzjets |access-date=22 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center" |
| style= | Aircraft
! style= | In service ! style= | Orders ! style= | Notes |
|---|
| Airbus A340-300
| 3 | — | |
| Boeing 737-300
| 14 | — | |
| Boeing 737-600
| 4 | — | |
| Boeing 737-800
| 6 | — | |
| Boeing 757-200
| 13 | — | |
| Total
!40 !— !colspan=2| |
=Fleet history=
File:M2026 15-10-94 ZGGG China Southwest Tu-154M B-2622 90A846 at Guangzhou.jpg in 1994]]
China Southwest Airlines operated a fleet of Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-600, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757-200 and Airbus A340-300 aircraft. It had formerly operated other aircraft, including the Ilyushin Il-18D, the Tupolev Tu-154, and the Boeing 707.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/China-Southwest-Airlines?refresh=1|title=China Southwest Airlines Fleet Details and History|website=www.planespotters.net|access-date=2020-03-03}}
Throughout the airline's history, the airline had operated:
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| style= | Aircraft
! style= | Total ! style= | Introduced ! style= | Retired ! style= | Notes |
|---|
| Airbus A340-300
| 5 | 1998 | 2002 | |
| Antonov An-24V
|2 |1988 |{{unknown}} | |
| Boeing 707-320B
| 3 | 1987 | 1995 | |
| Boeing 707-320C
| 2 | 1987 | 1998 | |
| Boeing 737-200
| 5 | 1987 | 1991 | |
| Boeing 737-300
| 24 | 1987 | 2002 | |
| Boeing 737-500
| 1 | 1993 | 2002 | |
| Boeing 737-600
| 4 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Boeing 737-800
| 6 | 1999 | 2002 | |
| Boeing 757-200
| 16 | 1987 | 2002 | |
| Harbin Y-12
| 2 | {{unknown}} | {{unknown}} | |
| Tupolev Tu-154M
| 5 | 1988 | 1999 | |
| Yunshuji Y-7-100
| 4 | 1987 | {{unknown}} | |
Incidents and accidents
- On January 18, 1988, China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146, an Ilyushin 18D crashed while on approach to Chongqing Baishiyi Airport. All 108 people on board were killed.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880118-3|title=Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18D B-222 Chongqing Airport|last=|first=|date=|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406144652/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19880118-3 |archive-date=2005-04-06 |accessdate=2012-08-09}}
- On October 2, 1990, a hijacked Xiamen Airlines plane (operated as Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301) sideswiped a China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707 (operated as China Southwest Airlines Flight 4305) before crashing into a third airliner. Nobody on the 707 died.{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19901002-2|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-3J6B B-2402 Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2020-03-03}}
- On February 24, 1999, Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154 crashed into a field while on approach to Wenzhou Airport, killing all 61 passengers and crew members on board, and leading to the withdrawal of all of China Southwest's Tu-154 fleet.{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990224-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154M B-2622 Ruian|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2020-03-03}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|China Southwest Airlines}}
- [http://www.cswa.com/en/index.jsp China Southwest Airlines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021105041949/http://www.cswa.com/en/index.jsp |date=2002-11-05 }} ([https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cswa.com/en/index.jsp Archive, 2002-2004])
- [http://www.cswa.com/english/english_cswa.htm China Southwest Airlines] ([https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cswa.com/english/english_cswa.htm Archive, 2000])
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070315065438/http://www.cswa.com/ China Southwest Airlines] ([https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cswa.com/ Archive]) {{in lang|zh-cn}}
- [https://www.planespotters.net/airline/China-Southwest-Airlines China Southwest Airlines Former Fleets Detail]
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