List of defunct airlines of China

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This is a list of defunct airlines of China.[1][2]

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
AirAsia China20172018Never launched
Air Great WallG8CGWGREAT WALL19922001Formed by CAAC Flying College. 55% stake acquired in 2000 by China Eastern Airlines, and reorganized in 2001 as the Ningbo branch of China Eastern Airlines. Merged into China Eastern Airlines.[3]
Beijing-Han Airlines 1922 1922 Founded by Cao Kun with a single Handley Page aircraft which fatally crashed 3 days after launch.[4]
CAACCACCACAAC19521991Airline division of the Civil Aviation Administration of China; split into six airlines[5]
CDI Cargo AirlinesGJCDCCDI Cargo20112013Rebranded as Loong Air[6]
China Air CargoCYN19881993Formed by CAAC Flying College. Integrated into Air China.
China Eastern Airlines Cargo20022004Was known as China Cargo Airlines before 2002, reverted to the original name
China General AviationGPCTHTONGHANG19871998Acquired by China Eastern Airlines[7]
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)19251952Nationalized in 1949; merged into the People's Aviation Company of China in 1952[8][9]
China Northern AirlinesCJCBFCHINA NORTHERN19902004Merged into China Southern Airlines[10]
China Northern Swan Airlines19962003Merged into China Southern Airlines Heilongjiang Branch[10]
China Northwest AirlinesWHCNWCHINA NORTHWEST19892003Merged with China Yunnan Airlines into China Eastern Airlines[11]
China Southwest AirlinesSZCXNCHINA SOUTHWEST19872002Merged into Air China[12]
China Xinhua AirlinesXWCXHXINHUA19922007Merged with Chang An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines to form Grand China Air[13]
China Xinjiang AirlinesXOCXJXINJIANG19852003Absorbed into China Southern Airlines[14]
China Yunnan Airlines3QCYHYUNNAN19922003Merged with China Northwest Airlines into China Eastern Airlines[15]
Deer JetDFDERJinlu Service Airlines19952006Renamed/merged to Deer Air[16]
Donghai Airlines CargoJ5EPADONGHAI AIR20062016 [17]
East Pacific AirlinesEPA Airways20042006Rebranded as Donghai Airlines[18]
East Star Airlines8CDXHEAST STAR20052009Went bankrupt[19]
Eurasia Aviation Corporation19251943Sino-German joint airline[20]
Fujian AirlinesIVCFJ19931994Merged into XiamenAir[21]
Grandstar CargoGDGSCGRANDSTAR CARGO20082012Merged into Uni-Top Airlines[22]
Great Wall AirlinesIJGWLGREAT WALL20062011Merged with Shanghai Airlines Cargo into China Cargo Airlines[23]
Guizhou AirlinesG4CGHGUIZHOU19911998Merged into China Southern Airlines[24]
Hamiata

(Sino-Soviet Aviation Corporation)

 19391950Sino-Soviet joint airline, taken over by SKOGA[25][26]
Henan AirlinesVDKPAKUN PENG20092010Bankruptcy and ceased after the Henan Airlines Flight 8387 incident[27]
Jade Cargo InternationalJIJAEJADE CARGO20062011Bankruptcy[28]
Joy AirJRJOYJOY AIR20092025Operational and financial difficulties.[29]
Kunpeng AirlinesVDKPAKUNPENG AIR20072009Rebranded as Henan Airlines[30]
Manchuria Aviation CompanyRH19311945Dissolved after the fall of Manchukuo[20]
Nanjing Airlines3WCNJ19882003Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines[31]
Northeast AirlinesNSDBHDONGBEI AIR20072010Rebranded as Hebei Airlines[32]
OTT AirlinesJFOTTOTT AIRLINES20202024Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines[33]
Shanghai Airlines CargoF4SHQSHANGHAI CARGO20062011Merged with Great Wall Airlines into China Cargo Airlines[34]
Shanxi Airlines8CCXISHANXI19882007Merged with Chang An Airlines and China Xinhua Airlines to form Grand China Air[13]
SKOGAСКОГА19501954Sino-Soviet joint airline; came under Chinese control and replaced by CAAC[35]
Swan Airlines19911996Taken over by China Northern Airlines[10]
United Eagle Airlines (UEAir)EUUEAUNITED EAGLE20052010Rebranded as Chengdu Airlines[36][37]
Uni-Top AirlinesUWUTPUNITOP20092019Bankruptcy[38]
Wuhan AirlinesWUCWUWUHAN AIR19862002Merged into China Eastern Airlines[39][40]
Yangtze River ExpressY8YZRYANGTZE RIVER20032017Rebranded as Suparna Airlines[41]
Ying'an AirlinesYIAYEAIR YING AN20052015Air Carrier Operating Certificate Revoked[42]
Zhejiang AirlinesCJGZHEJIANG19862004Absorbed into Air China[43]
Zhongyuan AirlinesZ2CYNZHONGYUAN19862000Acquired by China Southern Airlines[44]
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