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BAe 146-100 · B-2701 · China Eastern Airlines

BAe 146-100 illustration in China Eastern Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

BAe 146-100

BAE146-1019Stored
RegistrationCNB-2701
OperatorChina Eastern Airlines
3operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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BAe 146-100 built in 1986. Operated for CAAC, China Northwest Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. Currently in storage.

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Aging · 23 years · ≈ 46,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBAE Systems
Engines4× 4 x LY ALF502R-3
Seats82 (Y82)
First flight1986
Country of registrationChina/Taiwán
MSN1019
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · BAe 146 / Avro RJ

Figures for the BAe 146-300 variant, the most representative of the family

Length31.0 m102 ft
Wingspan26.3 m86 ft
Height8.6 m28 ft
Range3,340 km1,803 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed743 km/h401 ktMach 0.70
Service ceiling9,450 m31,004 ftIt flies above Everest (1.1 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight45,132 kg99,499 lb
Maximum payload19,492 kg42,972 lbIts 100 passengers with baggage would weigh about 10.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity100 passengersUp to 112 in a high-density layout
Endurance4 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 3,340 km range, from Xi'an it could fly non-stop as far as:

DELNew Delhi3,060 kmNRTNarita2,868 kmBKKBangkok2,445 kmICNSeoul1,625 kmHKGHong Kong1,439 km
Beyond its rangeSINSingapore3,713 km

The type first flew in 1981 (45 years ago) · About 387 units built · Production ended in 2001

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.

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Seating layout

82Economy

82 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1988–2003China Northwest Airlines airline base
Base
XIYXi'an
2003–2009China 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

1986
Built
Assembled by the manufacturer.
Apr 7, 1986
Delivered to Bae Systems
Delivered to Bae Systems as G-5-523.
Aug 13, 1986
Re-registered
Changed from G-5-523 to G-XIAN (still with Bae Systems).
Sep 5, 1986
Transferred to CAAC
Transferred to CAAC.
May 1, 1988
Transferred to China Northwest Airlines
Transferred to China Northwest Airlines.
Mar 1, 2003
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.
Sep 2009
Placed in storage
In September 2009, the ATR 42-600 aircraft (registration B-2701), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: China Eastern Airlines.
Source: China Eastern Airlines

Operators

1986-04-07
Bae Systems
Registration G-5-523
1986-08-13
Bae Systems
Registration G-XIAN
1986-09-05
CAAC
Registration B-2701
1988-05-01
China Northwest Airlines
Registration B-2701
2003-03-01
China Eastern Airlines
Registration B-2701

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{BAe 146-100 · B-2701 · China Eastern Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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