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China Yunnan Airlines (Chinese: 雲南航空公司; pinyin: Yúnnán Hángkōng Gōngsī) is an airline based in the People's Republic of China. China Yunnan Airlines and China Northwest Airlines merged into China Eastern Airlines. It uses the IATA code 3Q. Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme of the Chinese phonetic alphabet (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音方案; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音方案; Pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n fāngàn), while pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)), is a system of romanization (phonemic notation... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... China Northwest Airlines is an airline based in the Peoples Republic of China. ... China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (中国东方航空股份有限公司) (HKEx: 0670 NYSE: CEA) is an airline based in Shanghai, China. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...


It was based in Kunming in Yunnan province. It operated a modern fleet of Bombardier CRJ-200, Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 767-300 aircraft at the time of merger with China Eastern Airlines. All the aircraft were transferred to China Eastern Airline upon the merger and are now painted in China Eastern Airlines' livery. Kunming (Chinese: 昆明; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kun-ming) is the capital of Yunnan province, China with a population estimated on 1,055. ... Yunnan (Simplified Chinese: 云南; Traditional Chinese: 雲南; Hanyu pinyin: ) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... Bombardier Inc. ... The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a small Canadian airliner based originally on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...


It operated mostly domestic routes but also international service to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Laos from Kunming.


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Zurina Zulkiflee Dadameah - Quzier Ambak, Qabil Ambak and Quzandria Nur, the 3Q Equestrian Centre was established in 1990.
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