This is a list of defunct airlines of Asia.
Defunct airlines of Bahrain include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain Air | BN | BNB | BAHRAIN AIR | 2008 | 2013 | ||
| Gulf Aviation | 1950 | 1973 | to Gulf Air on 1 January 1974 | ||||
| Gulf Traveller | GF | GFA | GULF AIR | 2003 | 2007 | ||
| Swiftair Bahrain | SFL | 2008 | 2012 |
Defunct airlines of Brunei include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borneo Airways | BI | RBA | BRUNEI | 1997 | 1999 | Formed by Royal Brunei Airlines. Failed project | |
| Transcorp | 1985 | 1985 | [3] |
Defunct airlines of Macau include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Asia Helicopters | Renamed Sky Shuttle | ||||||
| Heli-Express | 1997 | 2008 | Renamed Sky Shuttle | ||||
| Macau Asia Express | 2006 | 2008 | Failed project | ||||
| Metis TransPacific Airlines | 2006 | 2007 | Not launched | ||||
| Viva Macau | ZG | VVM | JACKPOT | 2005 | 2010 |
Defunct airlines of Manchukuo include:
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchuria Aviation Company | 1931 | 1945 |
Defunct airlines of East Timor include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timor Air | BF | ETA | 2011 | 2012 | |||
| Transportes Aéreos de Timor | 1939 | 1975 | Operated in the former Portuguese Timor |
Defunct airlines of North Korea include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Aviation Administration of Korea (CAAK) | KB;JS | KCA | 1955 | 1992 | Rebranded as Air Koryo | ||
| SOKAO | KB;JS | KCA | UKAMPS | 1950 | 1954 | Rebranded as CAAK |
Defunct airlines of Kuwait include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait National Airways | 1953 | 1957 | Renamed/merged to Kuwait Airways | ||||
| Rubban | 2008 | 2010 | |||||
| Trans Arabia Airways | TAAK | 1955 | 1964 | ||||
| Wataniya Airways | Q9 | WAN | WATANIYA | 2005 | 2018 |
Defunct airlines of Mongolia include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinggis Airways | CW | CHS | 2011 | 2012 | Formed by BAZ International, Mongolia. Expected to start in March 2012. | ||
| Eastern Airlines | ERN | 1997 | 2000 | ||||
| Hangard Airlines | OM | HGD | HANGARD | 1993 | 2001 | ||
| Mongolian Airlines Group | MR | MML | 2011 | 2013 | Rebranded as Hunnu Air. Formed by Bodi Group. Started services on 2 December 2011. Renamed in April 2013 to Hunnu Air to avoid confusion with MIAT Mongolian Airlines. |
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Airlines | PF | PNW | PALESTINIAN | 1995 | 2020 |
Defunct airlines of Syria include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damascene Airways | DAS;TYL | 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| FlyDamas | 4J | FDK | 2014 | 2018 | Formed in 11/14. AOC granted on 19/2/15. Started services on 3/12/15. Ceased operations in 1/18. | ||
| Orient Air | OVV | - | 2006 | 2007 | |||
| Sham Wings Airlines | 6Q | SAW | 2007 | 2009 | Renamed/merged to Cham Wings Airlines | ||
| Syrian Airways | 1946 | 1958 | Merged with Misrair to form United Arab Airlines. Syria's association with UAA ended in October 1961, when Syrian Arab Airways was established by the Syrian government in Damascus | ||||
| Syrian Arab Air Lines | RB | - | 1961 | 1977 | Renamed/merged to Syrian Air | ||
| Syrian Pearl Airlines | PI | PSB | 2009 | 2010 |
Defunct airlines of Uzbekistan include:[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samarkand Airways | C7 | UZS | SOGDIANA | 2005 | |||
| Simurg Uzbekistan | JRP | 1987 | 2000 |
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