China General Aviation Explained

Airline:	China General Aviation
Iata:	GP
Icao:	CTH
Callsign:	Tonghang
Commenced:	1987
Ceased:	1997
Bases:	Taiyuan, China
Fleet Size:	See Fleet below
Parent:	China Eastern Airlines
Headquarters:	Taiyuan, China

China General Aviation (Corporation - CGAC) was an airline based in Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, China. It operated a fleet of 8 Yakovlev Yak-42D and later 3 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

• Yakolev Yak-42D: B-2751, B-2752, B-2753, B-2754, B-2755, B-2756, B-2757, B-2758
• Boeing 737-300: B-2977, B-2978, B-2979
• 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] [3]}

External links

• China General Aviation Former Fleet Detail

Notes and References

1. News: 7 August 2017 . 致逝去的光辉历史 曾经的"中国通用航空公司" . zh . To the glorious history of the past, the former "China General Aviation Company" . 13 April 2018.
2. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-42D B-2755 Nanking Airport (NKG) . July 5, 2009 . Aviation Safety Network.
3. News: 100 Killed in Chinese Plane Crash . Los Angeles Times . 2 August 1992 . 12 September 2012.