List of defunct airlines of China

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

## Defunct airlines

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Airline  | Image  | IATA | ICAO | Callsign  | Commenced operations  | Ceased operations  | Notes

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Air Great Wall |  | G8 | CGW | GREAT WALL | 1992 | 2001 | 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.[3]
Beijing-Han Airlines  |  |  |  |  | 1922  | 1922  | Founded by Cao Kun with a single Handley Page aircraft which fatally crashed 3 days after launch.[4]
CAAC Airlines |  | CA | CCA | CAAC | 1952 | 1987 | Airline division of the Civil Aviation Administration of China; split into six airlines[5]
CDI Cargo Airlines |  | GJ | CDC | CDI Cargo | 2011 | 2013 | Rebranded as Loong Air[6]
China Air Cargo |  |  | CYN |  | 1988 | 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[7]
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) |  |  |  |  | 1925 | 1952 | Nationalized in 1949; merged into the People's Aviation Company of China in 1952[8][9]
China Northern Airlines |  | CJ | CBF | CHINA NORTHERN | 1990 | 2004 | Merged into China Southern Airlines[10]
China Northern Swan Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1990 | 2000 | Merged into China Southern Airlines Heilongjiang Branch[11]
China Northwest Airlines |  | WH | CNW | CHINA NORTHWEST | 1989 | 2003 | Merged with China Yunnan Airlines into China Eastern Airlines[12]
China Southwest Airlines |  | SZ | CXN | CHINA SOUTHWEST | 1987 | 2002 | Merged into Air China[13]
China Xinhua Airlines |  | XW | CXH | XINHUA | 1992 | 2007 | Merged with Chang An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines to form Grand China Air[14]
China Xinjiang Airlines |  | XO | CXJ | XINJIANG | 1985 | 2003 | Absorbed into China Southern Airlines[15]
China Yunnan Airlines |  | 3Q | CYH | YUNNAN | 1992 | 2003 | Merged with China Northwest Airlines into China Eastern Airlines[16]
Deer Jet |  | DF | DER | Jinlu Service Airlines | 1995 | 2006 | Renamed/merged to Deer Air[17]
Donghai Airlines Cargo |  | J5 | EPA | DONGHAI AIR | 2006 | 2016  | [18]
East Pacific Airlines |  |  |  | EPA Airways | 2004 | 2006 | Rebranded as Donghai Airlines[19]
East Star Airlines |  | 8C | DXH | EAST STAR | 2005 | 2009 | Went bankrupt[20]
Eurasia Aviation Corporation |  |  |  |  | 1925 | 1943 | Sino-German joint airline[21]
Fujian Airlines |  | IV | CFJ |  | 1993 | 1994 | Merged into XiamenAir[22]
Grandstar Cargo |  | GD | GSC | GRANDSTAR CARGO | 2008 | 2012 | Merged into Uni-Top Airlines[23]
Great Wall Airlines |  | IJ | GWL | GREAT WALL | 2006 | 2011 | Merged with Shanghai Airlines Cargo into China Cargo Airlines[24]
Guizhou Airlines |  | G4 | CGH | GUIZHOU | 1991 | 1998 | Merged into China Southern Airlines[25]
Hamiata

(Sino-Soviet Aviation Corporation)

|  |  |  |  | 1939 | 1950 | Sino-Soviet joint airline, taken over by SKOGA[26][27]
Henan Airlines |  | VD | KPA | KUN PENG | 2009 | 2010 | Bankruptcy and ceased after the Henan Airlines Flight 8387 incident[28]
Jade Cargo International |  | JI | JAE | JADE CARGO | 2006 | 2011 | Bankruptcy[29]
Kunpeng Airlines |  | VD | KPA | KUNPENG AIR | 2007 | 2009 | Rebranded as Henan Airlines[30]
Manchuria Aviation Company |  | RH |  |  | 1931 | 1945 | Dissolved after the fall of Manchukuo[21]
Nanjing Airlines |  | 3W | CNJ |  | 1988 | 2003 | Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines[31]
Northeast Airlines |  | NS | DBH | DONGBEI AIR | 2007 | 2010 | Rebranded as Hebei Airlines[32]
OTT Airlines |  | JF | OTT | OTT AIRLINES | 2020 | 2024 | Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines[33]
Shanghai Airlines Cargo |  | F4 | SHQ | SHANGHAI CARGO | 2006 | 2011 | Merged with Great Wall Airlines into China Cargo Airlines[34]
Shanxi Airlines |  | 8C | CXI | SHANXI | 1988 | 2007 | Merged with Chang An Airlines and China Xinhua Airlines to form Grand China Air[14]
SKOGA |  |  |  | СКОГА | 1950 | 1954 | Sino-Soviet joint airline; came under Chinese control and replaced by CAAC[35]
Swan Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1992 | 1996 | Taken over by China Northern Airlines[11]
United Eagle Airlines (UEAir) |  | EU | UEA | UNITED EAGLE | 2005 | 2010 | Rebranded as Chengdu Airlines[36][37]
Uni-Top Airlines |  | UW | UTP | UNITOP | 2009 | 2019 | Bankruptcy[38]
Wuhan Airlines |  | WU | CWU | WUHAN AIR | 1986 | 2002 | Merged into China Eastern Airlines[39][40]
Yangtze River Express |  | Y8 | YZR | YANGTZE RIVER | 2003 | 2017 | Rebranded as Suparna Airlines[41]
Ying'an Airlines |  | YI | AYE | AIR YING AN | 2005 | 2015 | Air Carrier Operating Certificate Revoked[42]
Zhejiang Airlines |  |  | CJG | ZHEJIANG | 1986 | 2004 | Absorbed into Air China[43]
Zhongyuan Airlines |  | Z2 | CYN | ZHONGYUAN | 1986 | 2000 | Acquired by China Southern Airlines[44]

## See also

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* List of airlines of China
* List of airports in China
* List of defunct airlines of Asia

## References

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