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BAe 146-300

BAE146-3222Stored

RegistrationCNB-2718

OperatorChina Eastern Airlines

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BAe 146-300 built in 1993. Operated for China Northwest Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. Currently in storage.

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Nearly new · 10 years · ≈ 20,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBAE Systems

Engines4× 4 x LY LF507-1H

First flight1993

Country of registrationChina/Taiwán

MSN3222

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 km NRTNarita2,868 km BKKBangkok2,445 km ICNSeoul1,625 km HKGHong 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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1994–2003China Northwest Airlines airline base

Base

XIYXi'an

since 2003China Eastern Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

PVGShanghai (Pudong)KMGKunming

Main destinations

XIYXi'an SHAShanghai (Minhang)NAYNKGNanjing PEKBeijing TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)WUHWuhan (Huangpi)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)NGBNingbo

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1993

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Jan 12, 1994

Delivered to China Northwest Airlines

Delivered to China Northwest Airlines as B-2718.

Mar 1, 2003

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.

Operators

1994-01-12

China Northwest Airlines

Registration B-2718

2003-03-01

China Eastern Airlines

Registration B-2718

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{BAe 146-300 · B-2718 · China Eastern Airlines}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
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