# List of defunct airlines of Asia

This is a list of defunct airlines of Asia.

## Bahrain

Defunct airlines of Bahrain include:
| Airline | 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 | |

## Brunei

Defunct airlines of Brunei include:
| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| Borneo Airways | BI | RBA | BRUNEI | 1997 | 1999 | Formed by Royal Brunei Airlines |
| RB Link | BI | RBA | BRUNEI | 2019 | 2020 | Formed by Royal Brunei Airlines |
| Transcorp | | | | 1985 | 1985 | |

## China, People's Republic of
### Hong Kong
### Macau

Defunct airlines of Macau include:
| Airline | 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 | |

### Manchukuo

Defunct airlines of Manchukuo include:
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| Manchuria Aviation Company | RH | | | | 1931 | 1945 | |

## Korea, North

Defunct airlines of North Korea include:
| 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 |

## Kuwait

Defunct airlines of Kuwait include:
| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| Kuwait National Airways | | | | 1953 | 1957 | Renamed/merged to Kuwait Airways |
| Trans Arabia Airways | | | TAAK | 1955 | 1964 | |
| Wataniya Airways | Q9 | WAN | WATANIYA | 2005 | 2018 | |

## Mongolia

Defunct airlines of Mongolia include:
| Airline | 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. |
| Khangarid | | | | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Air Cargo Mongolia | | MGC | MONGOLIA CARGO | 2013 | 2013 | |

## Palestine

| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| Palestinian Airlines | | PF | PNW | PALESTINIAN | 1995 | 2020 | |

## Syria

Defunct airlines of Syria include:
| Airline | 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 | |

## Timor-Leste

Defunct airlines of Timor-Leste include:
| 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 |

## Uzbekistan

Defunct airlines of Uzbekistan include:
| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations |
| HumoAir | HJ | USW | AKSAR | 2023 | 2024 |
| Samarkand Airways | C7 | UZS | SOGDIANA | 2005 | |
| Simurg Uzbekistan | | JRP | | 1987 | 2000 |