This is alist of defunct airlines ofChina.^[1][2]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Air Great Wall		G8	CGW	GREAT WALL	1992	2001	Formed byCAAC Flying College. 55% stake acquired in 2000 byChina Eastern Airlines, and reorganized in 2001 as theNingbo branch of China Eastern Airlines. Merged into China Eastern Airlines.[3]
Beijing-Han Airlines					1922	1922	Founded byCao Kun with a singleHandley Page aircraft which fatally crashed 3 days after launch.[4]
CAAC		CA	CCA	CAAC	1952	1991	Airline division of theCivil Aviation Administration of China; split into six airlines[5]
CDI Cargo Airlines		GJ	CDC	CDI Cargo	2011	2013	Rebranded asLoong Air[6]
China Air Cargo			CYN		1988	1993	Formed byCAAC Flying College. Integrated intoAir China.
China Eastern Airlines Cargo					2002	2004	Was known asChina Cargo Airlines before 2002, reverted to the original name
China General Aviation		GP	CTH	TONGHANG	1987	1998	Acquired byChina Eastern Airlines[7]
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)					1925	1952	Nationalized in 1949; merged into thePeople's Aviation Company of China in 1952[8][9]
China Northern Airlines		CJ	CBF	CHINA NORTHERN	1990	2004	Merged intoChina Southern Airlines[10]
China Northern Swan Airlines					1996	2003	Merged intoChina Southern Airlines Heilongjiang Branch[10]
China Northwest Airlines		WH	CNW	CHINA NORTHWEST	1989	2003	Merged withChina Yunnan Airlines intoChina Eastern Airlines[11]
China Southwest Airlines		SZ	CXN	CHINA SOUTHWEST	1987	2002	Merged intoAir China[12]
China Xinhua Airlines		XW	CXH	XINHUA	1992	2007	Merged withChang An Airlines andShanxi Airlines to formGrand China Air[13]
China Xinjiang Airlines		XO	CXJ	XINJIANG	1985	2003	Absorbed intoChina Southern Airlines[14]
China Yunnan Airlines		3Q	CYH	YUNNAN	1992	2003	Merged withChina Northwest Airlines intoChina Eastern Airlines[15]
Deer Jet		DF	DER	Jinlu Service Airlines	1995	2006	Renamed/merged toDeer Air[16]
Donghai Airlines Cargo		J5	EPA	DONGHAI AIR	2006	2016	[17]
East Pacific Airlines				EPA Airways	2004	2006	Rebranded asDonghai Airlines[18]
East Star Airlines		8C	DXH	EAST STAR	2005	2009	Went bankrupt[19]
Eurasia Aviation Corporation					1925	1943	Sino-German joint airline[20]
Fujian Airlines		IV	CFJ		1993	1994	Merged intoXiamenAir[21]
Grandstar Cargo		GD	GSC	GRANDSTAR CARGO	2008	2012	Merged into Uni-Top Airlines[22]
Great Wall Airlines		IJ	GWL	GREAT WALL	2006	2011	Merged withShanghai Airlines Cargo intoChina Cargo Airlines[23]
Guizhou Airlines		G4	CGH	GUIZHOU	1991	1998	Merged intoChina Southern Airlines[24]
Hamiata (Sino-Soviet Aviation Corporation)					1939	1950	Sino-Soviet joint airline, taken over bySKOGA[25][26]
Henan Airlines		VD	KPA	KUN PENG	2009	2010	Bankruptcy and ceased after theHenan Airlines Flight 8387 incident[27]
Jade Cargo International		JI	JAE	JADE CARGO	2006	2011	Bankruptcy[28]
Joy Air		JR	JOY	JOY AIR	2009	2025	Operational and financial difficulties.[29]
Kunpeng Airlines		VD	KPA	KUNPENG AIR	2007	2009	Rebranded asHenan Airlines[30]
Manchuria Aviation Company		RH			1931	1945	Dissolved after the fall ofManchukuo[20]
Nanjing Airlines		3W	CNJ		1988	2003	Merged into parent companyChina Eastern Airlines[31]
Northeast Airlines		NS	DBH	DONGBEI AIR	2007	2010	Rebranded asHebei Airlines[32]
OTT Airlines		JF	OTT	OTT AIRLINES	2020	2024	Merged into parent companyChina Eastern Airlines[33]
Shanghai Airlines Cargo		F4	SHQ	SHANGHAI CARGO	2006	2011	Merged withGreat Wall Airlines intoChina Cargo Airlines[34]
Shanxi Airlines		8C	CXI	SHANXI	1988	2007	Merged withChang An Airlines andChina Xinhua Airlines to formGrand China Air[13]
SKOGA				СКОГА	1950	1954	Sino-Soviet joint airline; came under Chinese control and replaced byCAAC[35]
Swan Airlines					1991	1996	Taken over byChina Northern Airlines[10]
United Eagle Airlines (UEAir)		EU	UEA	UNITED EAGLE	2005	2010	Rebranded asChengdu Airlines[36][37]
Uni-Top Airlines		UW	UTP	UNITOP	2009	2019	Bankruptcy[38]
Wuhan Airlines		WU	CWU	WUHAN AIR	1986	2002	Merged intoChina Eastern Airlines[39][40]
Yangtze River Express		Y8	YZR	YANGTZE RIVER	2003	2017	Rebranded asSuparna 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 intoAir China[43]
Zhongyuan Airlines		Z2	CYN	ZHONGYUAN	1986	2000	Acquired byChina Southern Airlines[44]

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