China Northwest Airlines Co., Ltd. (中国西北航空公司) was a Chinese airline headquartered in Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. It started operations in 1989. In 2002, the airline, along with China Yunnan Airlines, merged into China Eastern Airlines.
History
thumb|left|China Northwest Airlines's aircraft at the airline's main hub [[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in 1991.]]
In 1988, the State Council decided to split CAAC into six separate airlines, of which China Northwest was one of them. The airline was based in Xi'an. It operated mostly domestic routes but also a handful of international flights to Japan.
In 1996, the airline acquired 80% of Nanjing Airlines. By then the airline was making a loss, and was later acquired by China Eastern Airlines in 2002. After the acquisition the airline was renamed China Eastern Xi Bei.
Destinations
The following is a incomplete list of destinations served by China Northwest Airlines:
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!Country
!City
!Airport
!Notes
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|rowspan="57"|China||Beihai||Beihai Fucheng Airport||
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|Beijing||Beijing Capital International Airport||
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|Changsha||Changsha Huanghua International Airport||
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|Chengdu||Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport||
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|Chongqing||Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport||
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|Dunhuang||Dunhuang Mogao International Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Fuzhou||Fuzhou Changle International Airport||align=center|
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|Fuzhou Yixu Airport||
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|Golmud||Golmud Airport||
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|Guangzhou||Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Guilin||Guilin Liangjiang International Airport||
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|Guilin Qifengling Airport||
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|Guiyang||Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Haikou||Haikou Dayingshan Airport||
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|Haikou Meilan International Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Hangzhou||Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport||align=center|
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|Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport||
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|Harbin||Harbin Taiping International Airport||
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|Hefei||Hefei Luogang Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Hong Kong||Hong Kong International Airport||
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|Kai Tak Airport||
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|Jiayuguan City||rowspan="2"|Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport||rowspan="2"|
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|Jiuquan
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|Kunming||Kunming Wujiaba International Airport||
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|Lanzhou||Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport||
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|Lianyungang||Lianyungang Baitabu Airport||
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|Macau||Macau International Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Nanchang||Nanchang Changbei International Airport||
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|Nanchang Xiangtang Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Nanjing||Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport||
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|Nanjing Lukou International Airport||
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|Ningbo||Ningbo Lishe International Airport||
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|Qingdao||Qingdao Liuting International Airport||align=center|
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|Quanzhou||Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Shanghai||Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport||
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|Shanghai Pudong International Airport||align=center|
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|Shantou||Shantou Waisha Airport||
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|Shenzhen||Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport||
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|Taiyuan||Taiyuan Wusu International Airport||
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|Ürümqi||Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport||
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|Wenzhou||Wenzhou Longwan International Airport||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Wuhan||Wuhan Tianhe International Airport||
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|Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport||
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|Wuyishan City||Wuyishan Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Xi'an||Xi'an Xiguan Airport||
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|Xi'an Xianyang International Airport||
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|Xiamen||Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport||
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|Xining ||Xining Caojiapu International Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Xuzhou||Xuzhou Daguozhuang Airport||
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|Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport||
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|Yantai||Yantai Laishan Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Yinchuan||Yinchuan Hedong International Airport||
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|Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport||
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|Zhanjiang||Zhanjiang Airport||
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|rowspan="2"|Zhengzhou||Zhengzhou Dongjiao Airport||
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|Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport||
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|Zhuhai||Zhuhai Jinwan Airport||
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|rowspan="5"|Japan||Fukuoka||Fukuoka Airport||
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|Hiroshima||Hiroshima Airport||
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|Nagoya||Nagoya Airfield||
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|Naha||Naha Airport||
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|Niigata||Niigata Airport||
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Fleet
Final fleet
thumb|right|250px|A China Northwest [[Airbus A300 at Nagoya Airport.]]
At the time that China Northwest merged into China Eastern, the airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto"
!Aircraft
!Total
!Orders
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|Airbus A300-600R
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |—
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|Airbus A310-200
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |—
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|Airbus A320-200
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |—
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|British Aerospace 146
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |—
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!Total
!31
!—
|}
Fleet history
Throughout the airline's history, the airline had operated: