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Shan Xi Airlines was an airline based in Taiyuan in the People's Republic of China. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. On 29 November 2007, it merged with China Xinhua Airlines and Chang An Airlines to form Grand China Air, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.2 It ceased to exist in 2009.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Shan Xi Airlines was an airline based in Taiyuan in the People's Republic of China. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. On 29 November 2007, it merged with China Xinhua Airlines and Chang An Airlines to form Grand China Air, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.2
The airline was established in 1988 and started operations on 6 July 2001. Hainan Airlines owned a 92.51% stake in Shanxi Airlines, acquired in a deal approved by state authorities as part of China's airline consolidation. Hainan merged the airline into Hainan Airlines in 2009.
From Wikipedia’s article on Shanxi Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
As of February 2006, the Shan Xi Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
From Wikipedia’s article on Shanxi Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
On 7 October 1988, Flight 4218, an Ilyushin Il-14 (registered B-2418) undergoing a sightseeing flight for workers at a local knitting factory crashed shortly after takeoff from Linfen Yaodu Airport. 44 of the 48 passengers and crew, as well as 2 pedestrians, were killed.
From Wikipedia’s article on Shanxi Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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