List of defunct airlines of China

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

Defunct airlines

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
Air Great Wall G8 CGW 1992 2000 Formed 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.
Beijing-Han Airlines 1922 1922 Founded by Cao Kun with a single Handley Page aircraft which fatally crashed 3 days after launch.[3]
CAAC Airlines CA CCA CAAC 1952 1988 Airline division of the Civil Aviation Administration of China; split into six airlines
CDI Cargo Airlines GJ CDC CDI Cargo 2011 2013 Rebranded as Loong Air
Chang An Airlines 9H CGN CHANG AN 2000 2007 Merged with Shanxi Airlines and China Xinhua Airlines to form Grand China Air
China Air Cargo CYN 1987 1993 Formed by CAAC Flying College. Integrated into Air China.
China Eastern Airlines Cargo 2002 2004 Was known as China Cargo Airlines before 2002, reverted to the original name
China General Aviation GP CTH TONGHANG 1987 1997 Acquired by China Eastern Airlines
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) 1925 1952 Nationalized in 1949; merged into the People's Aviation Company of China in 1952
China Northern Airlines CJ CBF CHINA NORTHERN 1990 2003 Merged into China Southern Airlines
China Northern Swan Airlines 1990 2000 Merged into China Southern Airlines Heilongjiang Branch
China Northwest Airlines WH CNW CHINA NORTHWEST 1989 2003 Merged with China Yunnan Airlines into China Eastern Airlines
China Southwest Airlines SZ CXN CHINA SOUTHWEST 1987 2002 Merged into Air China
China Xinhua Airlines XW CXH XINHUA 1992 2007 Merged with Chang An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines to form Grand China Air
China Xinjiang Airlines XO CXJ XINJIANG 1985 2003 Absorbed into China Southern Airlines
China Yunnan Airlines 3Q CYH YUNNAN 1992 2003 Merged with China Northwest Airlines into China Eastern Airlines
Chongging Airlines 1996 1996 Flew Boeing 737-200 aircraft and failed early causing the airline to cease on the same year.
Deer Jet DF DER Jinlu Service Airlines 1995 2006 Renamed/merged to Deer Air
Donghai Airlines Cargo J5 EPA DONGHAI AIR 2006 2016
East Pacific Airlines EPA Airways 2004 2006 Rebranded as Donghai Airlines
East Star Airlines 8C DXH EAST STAR 2005 2009 Went bankrupt
Eurasia Aviation Corporation 1925 1943 Sino-German joint airline
Fujian Airlines IV CFJ 1993 2001 Merged into XiamenAir
Grandstar Cargo GD GSC GRANDSTAR CARGO 2008 2012
Great Wall Airlines IJ GWL GREAT WALL 2006 2011 Merged with Shanghai Airlines Cargo into China Cargo Airlines
Guizhou Airlines G4 CGH GUIZHOU 1991 1998 Merged into China Southern Airlines
Hamiata 1939 1950 Sino-Soviet joint airline, taken over by SKOGA
Henan Airlines VD KPA KUN PENG 2009 2010
Jade Cargo International JI JAE JADE CARGO 2006 2011
Kunpeng Airlines 2007 2009 Rebranded as Henan Airlines
Manchurian Air Transport
Nanjing Airlines 1988 2003
Northeast Airlines NS DBH DONGBEI AIR 2007 2010 Rebranded as Hebei Airlines
OTT Airlines JF OTT OTT AIRLINES 2020 2024 Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines
Shantou Airlines
Shanghai Airlines Cargo F4 SHQ SHANGHAI CARGO 2006 2011 Merged with Great Wall Airlines into China Cargo Airlines
Shanxi Airlines 8C CXI SHANXI 1988 2007 Merged with Chang An Airlines and China Xinhua Airlines to form Grand China Air
SKOGA 1950 1954 Sino-Soviet joint airline; came under Chinese control and replaced by CAAC
Swan Airlines 1992 1996 Taken over by China Northern Airlines
Tongyong Airlines 1990s 1997 Merged into China Eastern Airlines.
United Eagle Airlines (UEAir) 2005 2010 Rebranded as Chengdu Airlines
Uni-Top Airlines UW UTP UNITOP 2009 2019
Wuhan Airlines WU CWU WUHAN AIR 1986 2002 Merged into China Eastern Airlines
Yangtze River Express Y8 YZR YANGTZE RIVER 2003 2017 Rebranded as Suparna Airlines
Ying'an Airlines YI AYE AIR YING AN 2005 2015
Zhejiang Airlines CJG ZHEJIANG 1986 2004 Absorbed into Air China
Zhongyuan Airlines Z2 CYN ZHONGYUAN 1986 2000 Acquired by China Southern Airlines
Zhuhai Airlines CZ 1995 1996 Was a subsidiary of China Southern Airlines, restarted in 2015 using AOC from China Southern.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  3. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Handley Page O/7 registration unknown Beijing-Nanyuan Airport". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-03-04.