China United Airlines (中国联合航空; Zhongguo Lianhe Hangkong) (IATA: CN, ICAO: CUA, and Callsign: Lianhang) is an airline based in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1986 as an arm of People's Liberation Army civil transport division, and operates a scheduled charter network in co-operation with local enterprises. IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

China United Airlines is an airline based in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1986 as an arm of People's Liberation Army civil transport division, and operates a scheduled charter network in co-operation with local enterprises.

In November 2002， China United Airlines terminated its scheduled service across the country. In 2003, China United Airlines ceased its operation due to a new regulation imposed by the Chinese government which disallows the People's Liberation Army to be involved in commercial activities.

However, on June 4, 2005, General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) approved China United Airlines to be reconstructed by Shanghai Airlines and China Aviation Supplies (CASGC), with Shanghai Airlines holding 80% of the stake. Even though the China United Airlines has now lost its military status, it is expected to continue to fly using military airports and reach to destinations which are inaccessible by other commercial airlines in China.

At this point, the new China United Airlines has only one aircraft, a Boeing 737-700 leased from Shanghai Airlines. China United is the only airline that uses Beijing Nanyuan Airport, a former military airfield 18 km to the south of the city.

Code Data

• IATA Code: CN
• ICAO Code: CUA
• Callsign: LIANHANG

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Fleet

The China United Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at September 2005): 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 1 Antonov An-24RV
• 1 Antonov An-26
• 5 Tupolev Tu-154M, cincluding one intelligence aircraft
• 8 Boeing 737-300
• 1 Boeing 737-700
• 1 Bombardier CRJ-100
• 4 Bombardier CRJ-200

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External links

• China United Airlines (in Chinese)
• China United Airlines Fleet Detail