List of defunct airlines of China
Appearance
This is a list of defunct airlines of China.[1][2]
Defunct airlines
[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Handley Page O/7 registration unknown Beijing-Nanyuan Airport". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-03-04.