China Eastern Yunnan Airlines

China Eastern Yunnan Airlines (simplified Chinese: 东方航空云南公司; traditional Chinese: 東方航空雲南公司; pinyin: Dōngfāng Hángkōng Yúnnán Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī), is an airline based in Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. It is the subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, and was formerly known as China Yunnan Airlines (simplified Chinese: 中国云南航空公司; traditional Chinese: 中國雲南航空公司; pinyin: Zhōngguó Yúnnán Hángkōng Gōngsī),[1] whose headquarters were on the property of Wujiaba Airport.[2][3]

China Eastern Yunnan Airlines
东方航空云南公司
IATA ICAO Callsign
MU CES CHINA EASTERN
Founded1992 (1992)
(as China Yunnan Airlines)
Commenced operations
  • 2003 (2003)
    (as China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Branch)
  • 2011 (2011) (as China Eastern Yunnan Airlines)
HubsKunming Changshui International Airport
Frequent-flyer programEastern Miles
AllianceSkyTeam
(affiliate member)
Fleet size83
Destinations88
Parent companyChina Eastern Airlines
HeadquartersKunming, Yunnan, China
Websitewww.c3q.com.cn
China Yunnan Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
3Q CYH YUNNAN
Founded1992 (1992)
Ceased operations2003 (2003)
(merged into China Eastern Airlines)
HubsKunming Wujiaba International Airport
HeadquartersWujiaba Airport
Kunming, Yunnan, China

History

Founded in 1992,[4] the airline was based in Kunming Wujiaba International Airport in Yunnan province and operated a fleet of Bombardier CRJ-200, Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 767-300 aircraft before the merger with China Eastern Airlines. China Yunnan Airlines operated mostly domestic flights from Kunming to major Chinese cities and also provided international services to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Laos.

In 2003, China Yunnan Airlines and China Northwest Airlines merged into China Eastern Airlines, becoming its Yunnan Branch (Chinese: 中国东方航空云南分公司). All the airliners were transferred to China Eastern Airlines and now painted in parent company's livery.

In 2011, Yunnan Branch becoming China Eastern Yunnan Airlines, which was co-founded by China Eastern Airlines and Yunnan Communications Investment & Constructions Group (Chinese: 云南省交通投资建设集团).

Branding and livery
China Yunnan Airlines Boeing 737-300

The livery of China Eastern Yunnan Airlines is slightly different from that of China Eastern Airlines. The aircraft livery is consistent with the traditional livery of China Eastern Airlines, but with the text "云南公司" (Yunnan Company) being added after the Chinese and English text of "China Eastern Airlines". After the transition to Kunming Changshui International Airport, China Eastern Airlines Yunnan introduced and painted their aircraft with the Orange or Purple peacock liveries, including Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A330-300.[5]

Previously, the "Green Peacock" logo representing the former China Yunnan Airlines had been added to the front of the aircraft fuselages.[6] Since 2014, China Eastern Yunnan Airlines has successively launched a new livery of China Eastern Airlines, and the original "Green Peacock" pattern has since been removed.

On the afternoon of 1 April 2013, China's 1000th Boeing passenger plane, registered B-5756, landed at Kunming Changshui International Airport and settled in with China Eastern Yunnan Airlines. The fuselage of the plane was painted with the purple peacock livery, and the words "1000TH BOEING AIRPLANE FOR CHINA" was specially printed on the front of the fuselage.[7]

China Eastern Yunnan Airline's liveries
Original China Yunnan Airlines livery
Standard pre-2014 China Eastern livery, the green peacock from original China Yunnan Airlines and text "雲南公司“ were added.
Purple Peacock livery
Standard post-2014 China Eastern livery, the green peacock logo at front fuselage was removed since then.
Orange Peacock livery

Fleet

Current
China Eastern Yunnan Airlines Boeing 737-800 in Orange Peacock Livery. This airframe later crashed as Flight 5735.
China Eastern Yunnan Airlines Boeing 787-9 in the standard China Eastern Airlines livery.

As of November 2019, China Eastern Yunnan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]

China Eastern Yunnan Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Boeing 737-700 37 —
Boeing 737-800 40 —
Boeing 737 MAX 8 3 — Currently grounded
Boeing 787-9 3 2
Total 83 2

Former
China Yunnan Airlines Boeing 767-300.

China Eastern Yunnan Airlines and China Yunnan Airlines also previously operated the following aircraft:[9]

China Eastern Yunnan Airlines and China Yunnan Airlines retired fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A330-200 3 2014 2019 Transferred to China Eastern Airlines
Boeing 737-300 16 1992 2016
Boeing 767-300ER 3 1996 2011 One of 2 brand-new customers with Rolls-Royce RB211 engine alongside with British Airways.

2 aircraft currently operating for Eastern Airlines, LLC.

Bombardier CRJ200 6 2001 2016

Accidents and incidents

References
  1. China Yunnan Airlines Orders Two Boeing 737-300s." Boeing. January 20, 1997. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
  2. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. 57. "Wujaba [sic] Airport, Kunming, 650200, Yunnan Province, China"
  3. "World airline directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 2003. "Zhejiang Airlines" 98. States "Website www.yunnanairlines.co.th/" showing it is official - "Wujaba Airport, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650200, China"
  4. Information about China Yunnan Airlines at the Aviation Safety Network
  5. Yang, Zhihui; Yang, Chunping (14 July 2012). "东航云南公司引进全新彩绘飞机" (in Chinese). yn.yunnan.cn. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. Pu, Yiheng (30 June 2011). "东航昆明基地完成合资公司飞机机身图案喷涂" (in Chinese). CARNOC. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. Xie, Chao; Li, Lurong (1 April 2013). "中国民航第1000架波音飞机落户东航云南". 民航资源网. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. "China Eastern Yunnan Airlines fleet details". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. "China Yunnan Airlines fleet details". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  10. Liqiang, Li (2008-04-18). 返航事件东航被罚150万再次道歉 飞行员未受罚 [China Eastern was fined 1.5 million for the return incident and apologized again, but the pilot was not punished]. Economic Daily.
  11. "Chinese Boeing jet crashes in mountains with 132 on board, no sign of survivors". Reuters. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
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