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Airbus A318 (A318-112) · B-6188 · China Eastern Airlines

Airbus A318 (A318-112) illustration in China Eastern Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A318 (A318-112)

A318-3617Scrapped
RegistrationCNB-6188
OperatorChina Eastern Airlines
2operators
0incidents
0accidents
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Airbus A318 (A318-112) built in 2008. Operated for China Sonangol and China Eastern Airlines. Scrapped in 2021.

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Young · 13 years · ≈ 36,400 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-5B9/P
First flight2008
Country of registrationChina/Taiwán
MSN3617
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A318

Figures for the A318-100 variant, the most representative of the family

Length31.4 m103 ft
Wingspan34.1 m112 ft
Height12.6 m41 ft
Range5,750 km3,105 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78
Service ceiling12,000 m39,370 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight68,000 kg149,914 lb
Maximum payload28,500 kg62,832 lbIts 107 passengers with baggage would weigh about 10.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity107 passengersUp to 132 in a high-density layout
Endurance6 h 57 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 5,750 km range, from Shanghai (Pudong) it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai5,064 kmDELNew Delhi4,293 kmSINSingapore3,806 kmBKKBangkok2,897 kmNRTNarita1,796 km
Beyond its rangeDXBDubai6,448 km

The type first flew in 2002 (24 years ago) · About 80 units built · Production ended in 2013

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Airbus A318 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2017–2021China Eastern Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
PVGShanghai (Pudong)KMGKunming
Main destinations
XIYXi'anSHAShanghai (Minhang)NAYNKGNanjingPEKBeijingTAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)WUHWuhan (Huangpi)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)NGBNingbo

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2008
Built
Assembled by Airbus.
Aug 19, 2009
Delivered to China Sonangol
Delivered to China Sonangol as B-6188.
Jan 13, 2017
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.
Jan 2018
Placed in storage
In January 2018, the 318 112CJ aircraft (registration B-6188), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: China Eastern Airlines.
Source: China Eastern Airlines
Sep 2021
Scrapped
In September 2021, the 318 112CJ aircraft (registration B-6188), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was scrapped. Source: China Eastern Airlines.
Source: China Eastern Airlines

Operators

2009-08-19
China Sonangol
Registration B-6188
2017-01-13
China Eastern Airlines
Registration B-6188

Memories coming soon

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Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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Wikipedia

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