China Flying Dragon Aviation
China Flying Dragon Aviation (中国飞龙专业航空公司) is an airline based in Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China. It operates short-haul passenger and cargo charter flights, as well as maritime surveillance, aerial photography and forestry protection services. Its main base is Harbin Taiping International Airport[1].
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1981. It is owned in a joint venture by the Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation and the Ministry of Geological Mineral Resources[1].
During the rescue and post-operations of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, heavy equipment needed to be transported to deal with the dangerous formation of quake-lakes located in extremely difficult terrain, particularly at Tangjiashan mountain, which was accessible only by foot or air. A China Flying Dragon Special Aviation Company's Mi-26T heavy lift helicopter was used to bring heavy earth-moving tractors, fuel, and equipment to the affected location to create a sluice to relieve the dangerous quake-lake[2]
Fleet
The China Flying Dragon Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :
Previously operated
At January 2005 the airline also operated:
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 65. 2007-04-03.
- ^ http://www.nowpublic.com/world/mi-26-helicopters-carried-equipment-tangjiashan-quake-lake-1
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