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China is a country in East Asia, the world's third largest country by area (after Russia and Canada) and the largest by population. It is bordered on the north by the Republic of Mongolia and Russia, on the northeast by Russia and North Korea, on the east by the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, on the south by the South China Sea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar (formerly Burma), India, Bhutan, and Nepal, on the west by Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, and on the northwest by Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. China includes more than 3400 offshore islands. The total area of China is 9,571,300 sq km (3,695,500 sq mi), not including Hong Kong, Macau, and land under the control of the Republic of China on Taiwan. The capital of China is Beijing; the country's most populous urban
centre is Shanghai.
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| Airline |
Operating Dates |
IATA
: ICAO |
Tree |
Status |
Update Reason |
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AE Cargo |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Air Changan Airlines (ACA) |
1992 - 2000 |
2Z : --- |
>Chang'an Airlines |
Renamed |
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Air China |
1988 - 2012> |
CA : CCA |
Air China |
Active |
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Air China Cargo |
2003 - 2012> |
CA : CAO |
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Active |
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Air Great Wall |
1992* - 2001 |
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>China Eastern Airlines |
Renamed |
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Air Guizhou |
1996* - 1996* |
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Status? |
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Air Spring |
2005* ~ 2005* |
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Began? |
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Anui Airlines |
2010* ~ 2010* |
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Began? |
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Beijing Capital Airlines |
2010 - 2012> |
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Capital Airlines |
Active |
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Beiya Airlines |
1993 - 2003 |
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>China Southern Airlines |
Renamed |
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Bejing Airlines |
2007 ~ 2007 |
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>Henan Airlines |
Began? |
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Blue Skies |
**** ~ **** |
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Unconfirmed |
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CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) |
1964 - 1988 |
CA : --- |
>CAAC |
Renamed |
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CATC (Central Air Transport Corp.) |
1943* - 1953* |
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>CAAC |
Renamed |
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CDI Cargo Airlines |
2012 + |
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Planned |
New airline |
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CGAC (China General Aviation) |
1989* - 1997 |
GP : CTH |
>China Eastern Airlines |
Renamed |
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Chang'an Airlines |
2000 - 2012> |
HU : CGN |
Chang'an Airlines |
Active |
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Chengdu Airlines |
2010 - 2012> |
EU : UEA |
Chengdu Airlines |
Active |
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China Air Cargo |
1989* - 1989* |
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Inactive |
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China Cargo Airlines |
1998 - 2012> |
CK : CKK |
China Cargo Airlines |
Active |
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China Civil Aviation Corporation |
1964* - 1964 |
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>CAAC |
Renamed |
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China Eastern Airlines |
1988 - 2012> |
MU : CES |
China Eastern Airlines |
Active |
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China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu |
1993 - 2012> |
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Active |
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China Eastern Airlines Wuhan |
2002 - 2012> |
-- : CWU |
China Eastern Airlines Wuhan |
Active |
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China Eastern Xi Bei Airlines |
2003 - 2006* |
WH : CNW |
China Eastern Xi Bei Airlines |
Status? |
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China Eastern Yunnan |
2011 - 2012> |
3Q : CYH |
China Eastern Yunnan |
Active |
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China Express Airlines |
2006 - 2012> |
G5 : HXA |
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Active |
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China Flying Dragon (Feilong Airlines) |
1981 - 2012> |
-- : CFA |
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Active |
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China Northern Airlines |
1990 - 2003 |
CJ : CBF |
>China Southern Airlines |
Renamed |
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China Northern Swan Airlines |
2003 - 2003 |
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>China Southern Airlines |
Renamed |
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China Northwest |
1989* - 2003 |
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>China Eastern Xi Bei Airlines |
Renamed |
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China Postal Airlines |
1997 - 2012> |
8Y : CYZ |
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Active |
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China Sonangol International |
2006* - 2012> |
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Active |
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China Southern Airlines |
1989 - 2012> |
CZ : CSN |
China Southern Airlines |
Active |
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China Southwest Airlines |
1987* - 2003 |
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>Air China |
Renamed |
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China United Airlines |
1986* - 2012> |
KN : CUA |
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Active |
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China Xinhua Airlines |
1993 - 2012> |
XW : CXH |
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Active |
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Chongging Airlines |
1996* - 1996* |
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Inactive |
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Chongqing Airlines |
2007 - 2012> |
OQ : CQN |
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Active |
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Dalian Airlines |
2011 - 2012> |
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Active |
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Dapeng Airlines |
1992* - 1992 |
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>Chang'an Airlines |
Renamed |
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Datang Qili Airlines |
2005* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Dazhong Airlines |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Deer Air |
2006* - 2010 |
JD : DRA |
>Capital Airlines |
Renamed |
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Deer Jet Airlines (Deer Air) |
2006 - 2012> |
DF : DER |
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Active |
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Donghai Airlines |
2006 - 2012> |
J5 : EPA |
Donghai Airlines |
Active |
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Eagle United Airlines |
2005* ~ 2005* |
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Began? |
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East Pacific Airlines |
2004 - 2006 |
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>Donghai Airlines |
Renamed |
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East Star Airlines |
2006 - 2009 |
8C : DXH |
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Inactive |
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Eastern Express |
2006* - 2006* |
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>Phoenix Airline |
Renamed |
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Eurasia |
1930 - 1942 |
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>CAAC |
Renamed |
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Fujian Airlines |
1993* - 2002* |
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Status? |
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Grand China Air |
2007 - 2012> |
CN : GDC |
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Active |
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Grand China Express Air |
2007 - 2009 |
GS : GCR |
>Tianjin Airlines |
Renamed |
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GrandStar Cargo International |
2008 - 2012> |
GD : GSC |
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Active |
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Great Wall Airlines |
2006 - 2011 |
IJ : GWL |
>China Cargo Airlines |
Renamed |
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Guangxi Airlines |
1994* - 1996* |
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Inactive |
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Gugena |
**** ~ **** |
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Unconfirmed |
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Guizhou Airlines |
1991* - 2012> |
C4 : CGH |
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Active |
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Hainan Airlines |
1993 - 2012> |
HU : CHH |
Hainan Airlines |
Active |
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Hainan Province Airlines |
1993 - 1993 |
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>Hainan Airlines |
Renamed |
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Hainan VIP Flight Services |
1995 - 2001* |
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Status? |
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Hamiata |
1939* - 1950 |
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>CAAC |
Renamed |
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Hao Hai General Aviation Company |
2011* - 2012> |
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Active |
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Happy Air |
2008 - 2009* |
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Joy Air |
Renamed |
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Hebei Airlines |
2010 - 2012> |
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Active |
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Henan Airlines |
2009 - 2012> |
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Henan Airlines |
Active |
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Huaxia Airlines |
2007 - 2009* |
G5 : --- |
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Status? |
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IASC (Industrial Aviation Service Corp.) |
**** ~ **** |
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Unconfirmed |
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Inner Mongolian Airlines |
1994 - 1995 |
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>Air China |
Renamed |
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Jade Cargo International (Jade Air Cargo) |
2006 - 2011 |
J1 : JAE |
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Inactive |
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Jasmine Airways |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Jetwin Cargo Airline |
2002 - 2004 |
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>Donghai Airlines |
Renamed |
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Jet-Yl |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Jiangnan General Aviation |
1990* - 2006* |
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Status? |
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Joy Air |
2009* - 2012> |
JR : --- |
Joy Air |
Active |
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Juneyao Airlines |
2006 - 2012> |
HO : DKH |
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Active |
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Kunming Airlines |
2009 - 2012> |
KY : --- |
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Active |
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Kunpeng Airlines |
2007 - 2009 |
VD : KPA |
>Henan Airlines |
Renamed |
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Lily Jet |
2008 - 2012> |
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Active |
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Longken General Aviation |
1988* - 1999* |
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Status? |
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Lucky Air |
2006* - 2012> |
8L : LKE |
Lucky Air |
Active |
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Manchurian Air Transport (MKKK Manshu Koko Kabushiki Kaisha) |
Mid 1930s |
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Inactive |
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Ming Airlines |
**** - **** |
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Status? |
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Minhaiduy |
1955* - 1956* |
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Status? |
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Nanjing Airlines |
1994* - 2003* |
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Status? |
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Nanshan Jet |
2011 - 2012> |
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Active |
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Ningxia Airlines |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Northeast Airlines |
2007 - 2012> |
NS : DBH |
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Active |
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Northern Air Sanya |
1994* - 1994* |
QB : --- |
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Inactive |
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Okay Airways (Ao'Kai Airlines) |
2005 - 2012> |
BK : OKA |
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Active |
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Pan Asia Airways |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Phoenix Airline |
2007* ~ 2010* |
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Phoenix Airline |
Began? |
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Qiantang Airways |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Rainbow Cargo Airlines |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Rainbow Jet |
2002* - 2006* |
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Status? |
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SF Airlines (ShunFeng Airlines) |
2009 - 2012> |
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Active |
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Shaanxi Delong United Airlines |
2006* ~ 2006* |
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Began? |
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Shandong Airlines |
1994 - 2012> |
SC : CDG |
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Active |
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Shanghai Airlines |
1985 - 2012> |
FM : CSH |
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Active |
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Shanghai Airlines Cargo International |
2006 - 2011 |
F4 : SHQ |
>China Cargo Airlines |
Renamed |
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Shanghai-Chengtu Airways |
Early 1930s |
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Status? |
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Shangyang General Aviation Company |
1998* - 2001* |
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Status? |
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Shantou Airlines |
1993* - 2003* |
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Status? |
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Shanxi Airlines (Shan Xi Airlines) |
2001 - 2012> |
8C : CXI |
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Active |
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Shenzhen Airlines |
1993 - 2012> |
ZH : CSZ |
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Active |
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Shilin Airlines |
2006* ~ 2006* |
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>Lucky Air |
Began? |
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Shuangyang Aviation |
2004* - 2006* |
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Status? |
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Sichuan Airlines |
1988 - 2012> |
3U : CSC |
Sichuan Airlines |
Active |
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Sichuan Provincial Airlines |
1986* - 1990 |
3U : CSC |
>Sichuan Airlines |
Renamed |
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Silk Route Airways |
2006* ~ 2006* |
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Began? |
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SKOGA (People's Aviation Corp. of China) |
1950 - 1964 |
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>CAAC |
Renamed |
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Spring Airlines |
2005 - 2012> |
9S : CQH |
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Active |
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Swan Airlines |
1992* - 1996* |
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>China Southern Airlines |
Renamed |
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Tianjin Airline |
1996* - 2006* |
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Inactive |
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Tianjin Airlines |
2009 - 2012> |
GS : GDC |
Tianjin Airlines |
Active |
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Tibet Airlines |
1999* - 2000 |
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Inactive |
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Tibet Airlines |
2011 - 2012> |
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Active |
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Tibet Airlines |
2011 - 2012> |
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Active |
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Tibetan Airlines |
2004* ~ 2004* |
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Began? |
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United Eagle Airlines |
2005 - 2010 |
EU : UEA |
>Chengdu Airlines |
Renamed |
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Uni-Top Airlines |
2009 - 2012> |
UW : --- |
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Active |
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West Air (China West Air) |
2007 - 2012> |
PN : CHB |
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Active |
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Western Airlines |
2005* ~ 2005* |
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Began? |
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Wuhan Air Lines (Wuhan Air Transport) |
1986 - 2002 |
WU : CWU |
>China Eastern Airlines Wuhan |
Renamed |
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Xiamen Airlines |
1992 - 2012> |
MF : CXA |
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Active |
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Xiedu Airlines |
2008* ~ 2008* |
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Began? |
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Xingfu Airlines |
2009 - 2012> |
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Active |
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Xinjiang Airlines |
1985* - 2004 |
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>China Southern Airlines |
Renamed |
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Yangtze River Express |
2003 - 2012> |
Y8 : YZR |
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Active |
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Ying'an Airlines |
2005* - 2012> |
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Active |
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Yunnan Airlines |
1992* - 2002 |
3Q : CYH |
>China Eastern Yunnan |
Renamed |
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Yunnan Airlines |
2008* ~ 2009* |
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Began? |
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Zhejiang Airlines |
1990* - 2003 |
-- : CJG |
>Air China |
Renamed |
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Zhongfei Airlines |
1993* - 2006* |
-- : CFZ |
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Status? |
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Zhongyan Airlines |
1986* - 2000 |
Z2 : CYN |
>China Southern Airlines |
Renamed |
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Zhuhai Airlines |
1996* - 1996* |
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Inactive |
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ZYB Lily Jet |
2008* - 2012> |
-- : MZT |
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Active |
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