List of defunct airlines
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This is a list of defunct airlines.
For airlines currently in operation see the list of airlines.
[edit] Africa
[edit] Algeria
[edit] Angola
- Aero Voar (1994 - 98)
- Air Angol (1997 - 99)
- Air Nave (2001 - 01)
- Air Pesada (1999 - 2000)
- CTA (Consortio Technico de Aeronautica) (1978 - 79)
- Ecomex Air Cargo (1996 - 98)
- Ibis Air (1995 - 99)
- Uralex (2000 - 00)
[edit] Benin
- Afric'Air Charter (2002 - 04)
- West African Airlines (2003 - 04)
[edit] Botswana
- Botswana Airways (1969 - 72)
- Botswana National Airways (1969 - 69)
[edit] Burundi
- Service des Transports Aeriens du Burundi (now Air Burundi)
[edit] Comoros
[edit] Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Air Congo
- Air Zaïre
- Congo Airlines
- Malila Airlift (to Malift Air)
- Scibe Airlift (1979 - 2002)
[edit] Côte d'Ivoire
[edit] Djibouti
[edit] Egypt
- Air Cargo Egypt
- Alim Airlines (1993 - 97)
- Arabia - Arab International Airlines (1979 - 81)
- Flash Airlines
- North African Airways (1980 - 89)
- Orca Air (1996 - 2002)
- Pan Egypt International
- Scorpio Aviation (1980 - 2002)
- Shorouk Air (1992 - 2003)
- ZAS Airlines (1982 - 95)
[edit] Equatorial Guinea
[edit] Eritrea
[edit] Gabon
- Air Gabon (1977 -2006)
- Compagnie Aerienne Gabonaise (1951 - 68, became Air Gabon
- Gabon Express (1988 - 2004)
- Trans Gabon
[edit] Ghana
- Afra Airlines (2003 - 05)
- AfraCityLink
- Ghana Airways (1958 - 2004)
[edit] Guinea
[edit] Guinea-Bissau
- Transports Aereos de Guinee-Bissau
[edit] Kenya
- Air Kenya (to Airkenya, 1985)
- Flamingo Airlines (2000 - 03)
- Kencargo Airlines International (2001 - 04)
- Regional Air (2000 - 03)
- Sunbird Aviation (to Airkenya, 1985)
[edit] Lesotho
- Lesotho Air (to Lesotho Airways, (1979 - 1996)
[edit] Libya
[edit] Mali
[edit] Mauritania
[edit] Morocco
- Air Atlas Express (2002 - 2004)
[edit] Namibia
[edit] Nigeria
- ADC Airlines (1984 - 2007)
- Air Nigeria
- Albarka Air (1999 - 2007)
- Chrome Air Service (1990 - 2007)
- Dasab Airlines (grounded 2007)
- EAS Airlines (1983 - 2006, to Nicon Airways)
- Falcon Airlines
- Fresh Air (grounded 2007)
- Merchant Express Aviation
- Nexus Aviation
- Nigeria Airways (1958 - 2003)
- Okada Airlines
- RiteTime Aviation
- Selcon Airlines (1993)
- Sky Executive Airlines
- Skypower Express Airways (1985 - 2007)
- Slok Air (ceased operations 2004, to Slok Air Gambia)
- Sosoliso Airlines (1994 - 2007)
- Space World Airline (grounded 2007)
[edit] Réunion
- Air Bourbon (2002 - 04)
[edit] São Tomé and Príncipe
- Air São Tomé and Príncipe (1993 - 2006)
[edit] Sierra Leone
- Bellview Airlines
- Transatlantic Airlines
[edit] Somalia
[edit] South Africa
- Charlan Air Charter (1992 - 2006)
- Flite Star (1991-1993)
- Intensive Air (1989 - 2002)
- Maiden Air (2003 - 03)
- Nationwide Airlines (ceased operations 2008)
- Sun Air (ceased operations 1999)
- Union Airways (1929 - 34)
[edit] Sudan
[edit] Togo
[edit] Uganda
- DAS Air Cargo
- East African Airlines
- East African Airways
- Uganda Airlines (ceased operations 2001)
- Victoria International Airlines (aka VIA Uganda
[edit] Zambia
- Aero Zambia (ceased operations 2000)
- Zambia Airways (1967 - 95)
- Zambian Express Airways
[edit] Zimbabwe
- Affretair (ceased operations 1998)
- Air Rhodesia
- Central African Airways (ceased operations 1968)
- Expedition Airways
- Zimbabwe Express Airlines
[edit] Asia
[edit] Afghanistan
[edit] Lebanon
- Lebanese International Airways (1968)
[edit] Cambodia
- First Cambodia Airlines (2004 - 2004)
- Mekong Airlines (ceased operations 2002)
- Royal Air Cambodge (ceased operations 2001)
[edit] China, People's Republic of
- Air Great Wall (to China Eastern Airlines in 2000)
- China General Aviation (to China Eastern Airlines, 1997)
- China National Aviation Corporation (1929 - 49)
- China Northern Airlines (merged with China Southern Airlines)
- China Northwest Airlines (merged with China Eastern Airlines)
- China Southwest Airlines (to Air China, 2002)
- China Xinjiang Airlines (merged with China Southern Airlines)
- China Yunnan Airlines (merged with China Eastern Airlines)
- Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) (1949 - 91, airline division divided and only administration remains)
- Deer Jet
- Eurasia (1930 - 42)
- Jetwin Cargo Airline (to East Pacific Airlines)
- Manchurian Air Transport
- Wuhan Airlines
- Zhejiang Airlines (to Air China, 2004)
- Zhongyuan Airlines (1986 - 2000, to China Southern Airlines)
[edit] Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Airways
- CR Airways(Renamed as Hong Kong Airlines)
- Oasis Hong Kong Airlines(ceased trading on 9 April 2008)
[edit] India
[edit] Lebanon
- Lebanese International Airways (?-1968)
[edit] India (Former Portuguese India)
- Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa
[edit] Indonesia
- Adam Air (2003 - 2008)
- Air Efata (2006 - 2006)
- Air Paradise (2002 - 2005)
- Asia Avia Airlines
- Bali Air
- Bouraq Indonesia Airlines (1970 - 2005)
- De Kroonduif (Netherlands New Guinea) (1955 - 1963)
- Indonesian Airlines
- Jatayu Airlines
- Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (merged back with KLM in 1947)
- Sempati Air
- Seulawah Nad Air (2002 - 2003)
- Star Air (2000 - 2005)
- Top Air
[edit] Japan
- Air Hokkaido (1994 - 2006)
- Air Shenpix (2004-05, now Airtransse)
- Fairinc (now Ibex Airlines)
- Fuji Airlines
- Fujita Airlines (ceased operations 1963)
- Harlequin Air
- Imperial Japanese Airways
- Japan Airlines Domestic
- Japan Air System (1971 - 2004, to Japan Airlines)
- Japan Asia Airways (1975 - 2008, to Japan Airlines)
- Japan Domestic Airlines (1960 - 71)
- Kita Nipon Koku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Nagasaki Airways (1961-2001, to Oriental Air Bridge)
- Nakanihon Airlines (to Air Central, 2005)
- Nakanihon Air Service (to Nakanihon Airlines)
- Nitto Airlines
- North Japan Airlines
- Orange Cargo (2002 - 2004)
- Toa Airways (1953 - 71)
- Toa Domestic Airlines
[edit] Kazakhstan
- Air Kazakhstan (1996 - 2004)
- Asia Service Airlines (1994 - 99)
- Irtysh Avia
- Kaz Air - Kazakhstan Airlines (1991 - 97)
- SAN Air (1995 - 99)
- SBS Aircraft (1996 - 2001)
- Taraz Wings (1996 - 97)
- Trans Asian Airlines (1996 - 99)
[edit] Korea, South
[edit] Kyrgyzstan
- Altyn Air (2001 - 2006, to Kyrgyzstan)
- Kyrgyz Air (2002 - 04)
- Manas Air (2000 - 2001)
- Star of Asia (1992 - 95)
[edit] Laos
- Lao Aviation (name changed to Lao Airlines)
[edit] Malaysia
- Borneo Airways (ceased operations 1999)
- Ked-Air (2004 - 2006)
- Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (1966-1971, split into Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines)
- Pelangi Air (ceased operations 1999)
- Saeaga Airlines (1995 - 98)
[edit] Maldives
- Air Equator (2003 - 2005)
- Air Maldives
- Maldives Airways
[edit] Mongolia
[edit] Myanmar
- Burma Airways (1972 - 1989, to Myanma Airways)
- Union of Burma Airways (1948 - 1972, to Burma Airways)
[edit] Nepal
- Air Ananya
- Air Nepal International (2005 - 2006)
- Asian Airlines
- Cosmic Air (temporarily ceased operations. Will restart operations at the end of October.)
- Everest Air
- Flight Care Aviation
- Garud Air
- Karnali Air
- Lumbini Airways
- Mountain Air
- Necon Air
- Nepal Airways
- Shangri-La Air
- Skyline Airways
[edit] Pakistan
- Aero Asia International (1993 - 2007)
- Bhoja Air
- Hajvairy Airlines (Closed in 2003)
- Orient Airways
[edit] Philippines
- Aboitiz Air (to 2GO)
- Aerolift Philippines
- Air Ads
- Air Manila
- Filipinas Orient Airways
- Grand Air International
- Laoag International Airlines (ceased operations in 2002)
- Mindanao Express (ceased operations 2000)
[edit] Singapore
- Airmark Aviation[1]
- Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (1966-1971, split into Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines)
- Region Air[2]
[edit] Sri Lanka
- Air Ceylon
- Air Lanka, (1979 - 98, to SriLankan)
- Upali
[edit] Taiwan (China, Republic of)
- Far Eastern Air Transport (1957 - 2008, bankrupted)
- Formosa Airlines (1987 - 99, merged into Mandarin Airlines)
- Great China Airlines (1966 - 98, merged into Uni Air)
- Makung Airlines (1987 - 98, merged into Uni Air)
- Taiwan Airways (1966 - 98, merged into Uni Air)
- U-Land Airlines (1989-2000, bankrupted)
[edit] Thailand
- Air Andaman (2000 - 2004)
- Air Siam (1965 - 77)
- Angel Air (1997 - 2003)
- Bira Air Transport (1969 - 74)
- Euarng Luang (ceased operations 2006)
- Pacific Overseas Airlines (1947 - 51)
- Princess Airlines (1996 - 96)
- Siamese Airways (1947 - 51)
- Thai Airways (1960-1988, Merged into Thai Airways International)
- ThaiJet (2003 - 04)
- Thai Pacific Airlines (2003 - 04)
- Thai Sky Airlines (2004 - 06)
- Trans Asiatic Airlines (1947 - 50)
- Maranphal Airways (MP Airways) (1960s)
[edit] Vietnam
- Air Mekong
- Air Vietnam
[edit] Oceania
[edit] Australia
- Aaron Airlines
- Adelaide Airways (1935 - 1936)
- Airlines of Australia (1934-1942)
- Airlines of South Australia
- Air Queensland (1951 - 1988)
- Ansett (1935 - 2002)
- Australian Airlines (2001 - 2006)
- Australia Asia Airlines (1990 - 1996)
- Australian National Airways (1930 - 1931)
- Australian National Airways (1936 - 1957)
- Big Sky Express (2004 - 2006)
- British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (1948 - 1954)
- Bush Pilots(1951 - became Air Queensland - 1988)
- Connellan Airways
- Compass Airlines (1990-91) and (1992 - 1993)
- Eastland Air
- East-West Airlines (1947 - 1993)
- Eco Airlines
- Emu Airways
- Flight West (1987 - 2001)
- Global Air
- Hazelton Airlines (1953 - 2002 - became part of Regional Express)
- Holyman's Airways (1932 - 1936)
- Horizon Airlines
- Impulse Airlines (1994 - 2001 - to Qantas)
- IPEC Aviation (1976 - 1993)
- Jet Charter Airlines (ceased operations 1982)
- Kendell (1967 - 2002 - became part of Regional Express)
- MacRobertson Miller Airlines (1934-1981)
- New England Airways (1931-1934)
- O'Connor Airlines (Ceased Operations 2007)
- Queensland Pacific Airways (19?? - 1972)
- Queensland Pacific Airlines (1988 - 1992)
- Transair
- Trans Australia Airlines (renamed Australian Airlines in 1986, became part of Qantas)
- West Australian Airways (1921 - 1936)
[edit] Guam
- ABC Heli-Tours (2003)
[edit] Nauru
- Air Nauru (1970 - 2006, to Our Airline)
[edit] New Zealand
- Ansett New Zealand (1987 - 2001)
- Cook Strait Airways (1935 - 47)
- East Coast Airways (1935 - 47)
- Kiwi Travel International Airlines (1994-1996)
- National Airways Corporation (1945 - 78, merged into Air New Zealand)
- New Zealand Aero Transport Company
- Origin Pacific Airways (1997 - 2006)
- Skybus (Aqua Avia)
- South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand (1960 - 1966)
- Straits Air Freight Express
- TEAL
- Union Airways (1936 - 47)
[edit] Norfolk Island
[edit] Northern Mariana Islands
[edit] Palau
[edit] Papua New Guinea
[edit] Tonga
- Fly Niu Airlines (2004 - 04)
- Royal Tongan Airlines (1985 - 2004)
[edit] Caribbean and Central America
[edit] Antigua and Barbuda
- Aerowings (2001 - 04)
[edit] Aruba
[edit] Bermuda
- ARCO Bermuda (1968-71)
[edit] Costa Rica
[edit] Cuba
- Aerovias del Norte (1949 - 59)
- Aerovias del Sur (1949 - 59)
- Aerovias Q (1945 - 59)
- Compañía Nacional Cubana de Transporte Aereo (1929 - 33)
- Cuba Aeropostal (1948 - 59)
- Expreso Aereo Interamericano (1942 - 59)
- Lineas Aereas de Cuba (1929 - 33)
[edit] Dominican Republic
- Aerochago Airlines
- Aeromar Lineas Aereas Dominicanas (ceased operations 2003)
- Aerovias Quisqueyanas
- Air Santo Domingo (1996 - 2006)
- Alas del Caribe
- APA Dominicana Internacional
- Dominicana de Aviación
- Queen Air
[edit] Guadeloupe
- Air Guadeloupe (1970 - 98 and 1998 - 2000)
[edit] Guatemala
[edit] Haiti
[edit] Honduras
- AeroHonduras
- Aero Servicios S de RL
- Sahsa
- Sol Air
- Transportes Aereos Nacionales
[edit] Jamaica
- Air Negril (ceased operations 1999)
- Air Jamaica Express (1995 - 2004)
[edit] Martinique
- Air Martinique (ceased operations 2000)
[edit] Netherlands Antilles
- Air ALM (1964 - 2001)
- BonaireExel (to Bonaire Express)
- Bonaire Express (to Dutch Antilles Express)
- CuraçaoExel (to Curaçao Express)
- Curaçao Express (to Dutch Antilles Express)
- Dutch Caribbean Airlines (2001 - 2004)
- DutchCaribbeanExel
[edit] Nicaragua
- Aeronica (1981 - 92)
- Aerosegovia (1994 - 2003)
- Lanica (1946 - 81)
- Nicaraguenses de Aviacion (NICA) (1992 - 2004)
[edit] Panama
- Aero Transportes Panamenos S.A., Apartado 4610, Panama City 5
- Air Panama
- Alas Chiricanas
[edit] Puerto Rico
- Aerovias Nacionales de Puerto Rico
- Air Caribbean
- Air Puerto Rico
- Caribair
- Dorado Wings
- Fina Air
- Oceanair
- Prinair (1966 - 84)
- Tol Air
[edit] Trinidad and Tobago
- Air Caribbean (1993 - 2000)
- BWIA West Indies Airways (1940-2006) became Caribbean Airlines
- Trinidad and Tobago Air Services (1974 - 80)
- Tobago Express Ceased operations October 2007; taken over by Caribbean Airlines
- Caribbean United Airlines (ceased operations 1974)
[edit] U.S. Virgin Islands
- Aero Virgin Islands (ceased operations in mid-1990s)
- Air St. Thomas (1993- 2005)
[edit] Europe
[edit] Albania
- Albatros Airways (2004 - 2006)
[edit] Armenia
- Arax Airlines (1995 - 99)
- Armenian Airlines (1993 - 2003)
- Armenian International Airways (merged with Armavia.)
- Jupiter-Avia (1999 - 99)
[edit] Austria
- Fairline (2003 - 04)
- Montana Austria (1975 - 1981)
- OELAG - Oesterreichische Luftverkehrs AG (1923 - 38)
- Styrian Spirit (2002 - 2006)
- Tyrolean Airways (to Austrian Arrows)
[edit] Belarus
- Belair (1991 - 99)
- Minsk Avia (1996 - 98)
- Techaviaservice (1994 - 99)
- Wings Air Company (1993 - 96)
[edit] Belgium
- Air Belgium (1979 - 2000)
- Air Dakota (1996 - 2002)
- Belgian International Air Services (1959 - 1973)
- BelgiumExel
- Birdy Airlines (2002 - 2004, to SN Brussels Airlines)
- Citybird (1996 - 2001)
- Constellation Airlines (1995 - 1999)
- Delsey Airlines (2001 - 2002)
- Delta Air Transport (1967 - 2001, to SN Brussels Airlines)
- Sabena (1923 - 2001)
- SN Brussels Airlines (2001 - 2007, to Brussels Airlines)
- Sobelair (1946 - 2004)
- Sun Airways
- Transaction Service International
- Trans European Airways (1970 - 1991)
- TUI Airlines Belgium (2004 - 2005, to Jetairfly)
- VG Airlines (2002 - 2002)
- Virgin Express (1996 - 2007, to Brussels Airlines)
- Wallonair
[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Air Bosna (1994 - 2003, now B&H Airlines)
[edit] Bulgaria
- Balkan Bulgarian Airlines (1947 - 2002)
- Bulair
- Bunavad
[edit] Croatia
- Air Adriatic (2001 - 2007)
- Zagal - Zagreb Airlines (1989 - 90, to Croatia Airlines)
[edit] Cyprus
- Aerotrans Airlines (1999 - 2003)
- Ajet
- Helios Airways
[edit] Czech Republic
- ABA Air (1996 - 2004)
- Bemoair
- CLS - Ceskoslovenska Letecka Spolecnost (1927 - 45)
- Ensor Air
- Fischer Air (to Charter Air, 2005)
- OLIMEX
[edit] Denmark
- Cimber Air
- Conair
- Dansk Lufttransport or DLT
- Det Danske Luftfartselskab or DDL (1918-1951 - merged with SAS
- Maersk Air (1969-2005)
- Muk Air (ceased operations 2001)
- NewAir
- SAS Snowflake
- Scanair (1961-1993 - merged with Conair)
[edit] Estonia
- Aeronaut
- Air Livonia
- Elk Airways (1991 - 2001)
[edit] Faroe Islands
-
- FaroeJet (May 15, 2006- December 2006)
[edit] Finland
- Air Botnia ( 1998 now Blue1)
- Air Finlandia
- Flying Finn (2002 - 04)
- Kar Air (1957 - 96 now part of Finnair)
- Wasawings (1979 - 92)
- Aero (1923 - 68 now Finnair)
- Finnaviation (1970 - 96 now part of Finnair)
- Finnish Air Lines ( name of Aero 1946 - 68)
- Pohjanmaan lento (name of Wasawings 1988 - 92
- Copter Action
- Helikopteripalvelu
- Polar Air (1961 - 71)
- Spear Air (172 - 72)
[edit] France
- Aeris (1999 - 2003)
- Aero France International (ceased operations 1991)
- Aerolinair (ceased operations 2004)
- Aerolyon (1996-2002)
- Aeromaritime (1935 - 49)
- Air Alpes (1961 - 1981)
- Air Alsace (1962 - 81)
- Air Asie (1928 - 30)
- Air Atlantique (1963 - 2004)
- Air Bleu (1935 - 41)
- Air Charter - SAFA (1966 - 1998)
- Air France Asie
- Air Horizons (2004 - 2005)
- Air Inter (1958 - 90)
- Air Jet (1974 - 2003)
- Airlec (1965 - 92)
- Air Lib (1990 - 2003)
- Air Liberté (1987 - 2001)
- Air Littoral (1972 -2004)
- Air Normandie
- Air Open Sky (ceased operations 2000)
- Air Orient (1930 - 33)
- Air Rouergue
- Air Turquoise (2005-2006)
- Air Union (1923 - 33)
- Air Vendée (ceased operations 1992)
- AlsaceExel
- AOM French Airlines
- Champagne Airlines (1998 - 2005)
- CIDNA (1922 - 33)
- EAS - Europe Air Services
- Euralair (1964 - 2004, now Air Horizons)
- Euroberlin
- Eurojet Airlines
- Extand Air
- Flandre Air (1977 - 2001)
- Flywest
- L-Air (1996 - 2002)
- LAM (1941 - 45)
- Lignes Aériennes Farman (1919-1933)
- Minerve (airline) (1975 - 92)
- Ocean Airways
- Point Air
- Proteus Airlines (1986 - 2001)
- RLAF (1945 - 46)
- SATI (1948 -49)
- Société Générale de Transport Aérien (1919-1933)
- SCELA (1933 - 33)
- SCLA (1940 - 45)
- SNATI - Air Toulouse
- TAI - Transport Aériens Intercontinentaux (1946 - 63)
- TAT - Touraine Air Transport (1968 - 1997)
- UAT - Union Aéromaritime de Transport (1949 - 63)
- UTA - Union des Transports Aériens (1963 - 90)
- Westair (ceased operations 2004)
[edit] Georgia
- Air Georgia (1992 - 99)
- Air Zena (1994 - 99, to Georgian Airways)
- Caucasus Airlines (2001 - 04)
- Georgian Airlines (1998 - 99, to Georgian Airways)
- Orbi (1992 - 98)
- Zakavia (1923-1925)
[edit] Germany
- Abteilung Luftverkehr
- Aero Flight
- Aero Lloyd (1979 - 2003)
- Aerotour (1956 - 58)
- Aero Union
- Air Bremen (1988 - 90)
- Air Commerz (1970 - 73)
- Amadeus
- Atlantis (1968 - 72)
- Badische Luftverkehrs (1923 - 26)
- Bavaria Fluggesellschaft (1957 - 77)
- Bavaria-Germanair (1972 - 77)
- Bayerische Luftverkehrs (1925 - 28)
- Ber-Line (1991 - 94)
- City-Air (ceased operations 2004)
- Danziger Luftpost (1921 - 23)
- Dauair (2005 - 2006)
- DELAG
- Delta Air (1978 - 91)
- Deutsche Aero Lloyd (1918-1926)
- Deruluft - Deutsche Russian Luftverkehr (1921 - 37)
- Deutsche BA (became Dba)
- European Air Express (1999 - 2007)
- Fly FTI (1998 - 2001)
- General Air (1962 - 75)
- German Cargo (1977 - 1993)
- German Wings (1983-1990)
- Germania Express (2003 - 05, to Dba)
- Hamburg Airlines (1988 - 1997)
- Hapag-Lloyd Express (2002 - 2007, to TUIfly)
- Hapag-Lloyd Flug (1972 - 2007, to TUIfly)
- Holiday Express (1974 - 87)
- Interflug (1958 - 92)
- Jetair (1982 - 85)
- Junkers Luftverhehrs (1924 - 26)
- KHD - Karl Herfurtner Dusseldorf (1956 - 58)
- Lloyd-Luftdienst
- LowFare Jet (2002 - 03)
- LTS - Lufttransport Sud (1984 - 95)
- LURAG - Luftverkehrsgesellschaft Ruhrgebiet AG (1925 - 26)
- NFD - Nurnberger Flugdienst (1975 - 93)
- Oberschlesische Luftverkehrs (1925 - 37)
- Paninternational (1969 - 1972}
- RAS Flug (1973 - 2002)
- RFG Regionalflug (1976 - 93)
- Sachsische Luftverkehrs (1924 - 26)
- Schlesische Luftverkehrs
- SkyTeam Luftfahrtunternehmen
- Südavia Fluggesellschaft (1980 - 1990)
- Sudflug International (1952 - 67)
- Suddeutscher Aero Lloyd
- Sudwestdeutsche Luftverkehrs (1924 - 26)
- Supair
- Tempelhof Express (1998 - 2001)
- V Bird (2003 - 2004)
- Westflug
[edit] Greece
- Aerodromisis
- Air Greece (1994 - 2000), merged with Aegean Airlines
- Apollo Airlines (1994 - 97)
- AXON Airlines (1999 - 2001)
- Cretan Airways (1993 - 94)
- Cronus Airlines (1994 - 2001)
- Electra Airlines (2000 - 03)
- Galaxy Airways (1999 - 2001)
- Greece Airways
- Hellenic Star Airways (1998 - 2001 and 2002 - 03)
- Homeric International Airlines
- Macedonian Airlines (OA)
- Olympic Aviation (1971 - 2003, to Olympic Airlines)
- Venus Airlines (1993 - 97)
[edit] Hungary
- Aeroexpress (1922 - 26)
- Carpathian Air Transport
- Linair
- Malert (1928 - 44)
- Pannon Airlines (2000 - 2002)
[edit] Iceland
- Eagle Air/Arnarflug
- East Air
- Islandsflug
- Landsflug (2004 - 2007)
- Loftleiðir
- Norlandair (now Air Iceland)
[edit] Ireland, Republic of
- Aer Turas (1962 - March 2003)
- Avair
- Club Air (1987-1988)
- EI Air Exports (renamed Ireland Airways)
- Eirjet (2004 - 2006)
- EUjet (2003 - 05)
- Euroceltic Airways (2001 - 03)
- FreshAer (Bankrupt in 2003 and never took off)
- Ireland Airways (1990s)
- JetGreen Airways (2004 - 04)
- JetMagic (2002 - 04)
- Shannon Air (mid 1960s)
- Skynet Airlines
- Trans Aer (ceased operations 2000)
- Translift (renamed Trans Aer)
[edit] Italy
- Aeral
- Aermediterranea (1981 - 85)
- Aero Espresso Italiana (1924 - 34)
- Aerolinee Itavia (1958 - 1981)
- Aertirrena (1970 - 75)
- Air Columbia (now ItAli Airlines)
- Air Industria (2002 - 2003)
- Air Italica
- Airone (ceased operations 1949)
- Air Sicilia (1994 - 2002)
- Ala Littoria (1934 - 49)
- Aliadriatica (1983 - 1995, now Air One)
- ALI - Flotte Riunite (1926 - 52)
- Alinord (1986 - 90)
- Alisarda (now Meridiana)
- Alisea Airlines (1999 - 2003)
- ATI - Aero Transport Italiani (1963 - 1994, merged with Alitalia)
- Avianova (1986-1997)
- Azzurra Air (1995 - 2004)
- Club Air (2005 - 2006)
- Gandalf Airlines (1999 - 2004)
- Goldwing Airlines (2000 - 01)
- Lauda Air Italy (1990 - 2003, to Livingston)
- LAI - Linee Aeree Italiane (1946 - 57)
- Med Airlines (1998 - 2001)
- Minerva Airlines (1996 - 2003)
- Panair (1999 - 2003)
- SANA - Societa Anonima Navigazione Aerea (1925 - 34)
- SAM - Societa Aerea Mediterranea (1926 - 34)
- SISA - Societa Italiana Servizi Aerei (1923 - 34)
- Transadriatica (ceased operations 1931)
- TAI - Trasporti Aerei Italiani (now ItAli Airlines)
[edit] Latvia
- Latvijas Aviolinijas (1991 - 95)
- Latvijas Gaisa Satikmes (1921 - 25)
- Riair - Rigas Gaisa Linjas (1992 - 99)
- Transeast Airlines (1993 - 2001)
- Latpass Airlines (2003-2004)
[edit] Lebanon
- Lebanese International Airways (1968)
[edit] Lithuania
- Air Lithuania
- Danu Oro Transportas (2004 - 2006, to DOT LT)
[edit] Luxembourg
- Cargo Lion (1991 - 2001)
[edit] Macedonia
- Air Vardar
- Avioimpex
- Meta Aviotransport Macedonia
- Palair
[edit] Malta
[edit] Moldova
- AerianTur-M
- Aerocom (1998 - 2004)
- Aeronord
- Aeroportul International Marculesti
- Air Moldova International (1995 - 2002)
- Grixona (2005 - 2007)
- Jetline International
- Jet Stream
- MTA - Moldtransavia (1999 - 2003)
- NisTransAir
- Pecotox Air (2001 - 2007)
- Renan (1994 - 2003)
- Sud Aero Cargo (1994 - 2001)
- Tepavia Trans
- Tiramavia
- Valan
- Valeologia (1992 - 94)
[edit] Netherlands
- Aero Holland (1948 - 53)
- Air Exel (1991 - 2005)
- Air Holland (1984 - 2004)
- Basiq Air (merged with Transavia in January 2005)
- DutchBird (2000 - 04)
- Holland Aero Lines (1977 - 86)
- HollandExel (2003 - 05)
- KLM Asia
- KLM exel
- Magic Blue Airlines (2004 - 2005)
- Nederlanske Wereld Verkeer Maatschappij
- Netherlines (merged with NLM Cityhopper 1990)
- NLM Cityhopper (aka NLM Airlines)
- Quick Airways Holland ( - 2007)
- Schreiner Airways (1945 - 2005, to CHC Airways)
- Trans Travel Airlines (1996 - 2003)
- V Bird (2003 - 04)
[edit] Norway
- Braathens S.A.F.E. (1946 - 2005, later SAS Braathens)
- Busy Bee (1966 - 1992)
- Coast Air (1986 - 2008)
- Color Air (1998 - 1999)
- Coronet Norge
- DNL
- Fred Olsen Air Transport (1946 - 97)
- Guardair (ceased operations 2001)
- Norsk Air (1961 - 1996, now Widerøe)
- Norving
- Norway Airlines
- Partnair
- SAS Braathens
[edit] Poland
- Aerolloyd Warschau (1922 - 1925)
- Air Polonia (2001 - 2004)
- Direct Fly (2005 - 2007)
- Fischer Air Polska (2003 - 2006, to Primacharter)
- GetJet (2003 - 2004)
[edit] Portugal
- Aero Portuguesa (1934 - 1953)
- Air Atlantis
- Air Columbus (1989 - 1995)
- Air Global
- Air Luxor (1988 - 2006)
- Air Madeira
- Air Sul
- Air Zarco
- LAR
- Madeira Airlines
- Transporte Aereo Nao Regular (1989 - 1995)
- Yes Air Charter
[edit] Romania
- Acvila Air (to Jet Tran Air)
- Angel Airlines
- Dac Air (1995 - 98)
- Grivco
- Jaro International (1991 - 2001)
- LAR - Liniile Aeriene Romane (1975 - 97)
- Miravia (ceased operations 2000)
[edit] Russia
- Aerokuzbass (1993 - 2003)
- AeroVolga (1993 - 99)
- AJT Air International (1992 - 2003)
- AKO - Kamchatka JSC Aviation
- ALAK (airline) (1991 - 99)
- Arkhangelsk Airlines (1963 - 2004, to Aeroflot-Nord)
- Astrakhan Airlines
- Atruvera Aviation
- Aviakultura (1922 - 22)
- Aviamost (1994 - 2001)
- Baikal Airlines (ceased operations 1998)
- BAL Bashkirian Airlines (ceased operations 2007)
- Belgorod Air Enterprise
- Bravia (Bryansk Air Enterprise)
- Chelyabinsk Airlines (to S7 Airlines, 2004)
- Chitaavia (1991 - 2004, to VIM Airlines)
- Dalstroi Aviation (1934 - 55)
- Deruluft (1921 - 37)
- Dobrolet (1923 - 30)
- Eurasia (1997 - 2003)
- Flight (ceased operations 2003)
- Hamiata
- Ilavia Airline
- Junkers Luftverkehr Russia (1923 - 24)
- Khantyavia
- Komiavia
- Komiinteravia (1996 - 2006, to UTair Express)
- Korsar (1991 - 99)
- Mavial Magadan Airlines (ceased operations 2006)
- Murmansk Airlines (ceased operations 2001)
- Orient Avia (1994 - 97)
- Polyarnaya Aviatsiya (1932 - 60)
- Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise (to Rossiya in 2006)
- RDS Avia (1993 - 94)
- Remex (1997 - 2001)
- Russ (1999 - 2001)
- Sakha Avia (1993 - 2003)
- Siblyot
- Sochi Airlines
- Tatneftaero (1997 - 2001)
- Transavaitsiya (1930 - 32)
- Transeuropean Airlines
- Tretyakovo (1994 - 2003)
- Tyumen Airlines (1992 - 2003)
- Vnukovo Airlines (1991 - 2003)
- Yakutsk Airlines (1999 - 2003)
[edit] Serbia
- Air Maxi
- Air Yugoslavia
- Centavia (2005 - 2006)
- Kosmas Air (2004 - 2006, to Air Tomisko)
[edit] Slovakia
- Slovak Airlines (1995 - 2007)
- Tatra Air (1991 - 1998)
[edit] Slovenia
- Slovenian Spirit (2004 - 2006)
[edit] Spain
- AeBal - Aerolíneas Baleares (now operating under Spanair brand)
- Air Andalucia (2003 - 2005)
- Air Asturias (ceased operations 2007)
- Air Cargo Spain
- Air Madrid (2003 - 2006)
- Air Plus Comet (1997 - 2007, to Air Comet)
- AirSur (1988 - 1991)
- Aviaco - Aviacion y Comercio (1948 - 2000, to Iberia)
- CLASSA - Compañia de Lineas Aereas Subvencionadas (1921 - 32)
- Euravia (ceased operations 1990)
- Hispania Lineas Aereas (1983 - 89)
- LAC - Lineas Aereas Canarias (1985 - 1990, merged into Meridiana)
- Meridiana (1990 - 1992)
- LAPE - Lineas Aéreas Postales Españolas
- OASIS Airlines (1988 - 1996)
- South Atlantic Airlines (2000 - 2001)
- Spantax (1959 - 1988)
- TAE - Trabajos Aereos y Enlaces (1967 - 1981)
- TASSA - Trabajos Aéreos del Sahara SA (1961 - 1965)
- Transeuropa (1965 - 1982)
- UAE - Unión Aérea Española
- Universair (1987 - 1990, merged into Meridiana)
- Visig Operaciones Aéreas (2005 - 06, to AirClass Airways)
- Volare Airlines (2001 - 05, to LTE International Airways)
[edit] Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Air Srpska (1999 - 2003)
[edit] Sweden
- AB Aerotransport (ABA) (merged in to SAS 1950) (1924 - 51)
- European Executive Express (1997-2005)
- Falcon Air (1986 - 2006)
- FlyMe (2003 - 2007)
- Goodjet (2002 - 2003)
- Linjeflyg (merged in to SAS)
- MaxAir (ceased operations 2001)
- Nordic European Airlines (1991 - 1998)
- Nordkalottflyg (to Barents AirLink, 2006)
- SAS Snowflake (merged in to SAS)
- Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik (SILA) (merged in to SAS) (1943-1977)
- Svenska Lufttrafik (merged in to SAS 1946)
- Swedair
- Swedline Express (2002 - 2006)
- Swedeways Air Lines (1993 - 2001)
- Swe Fly
- Time Air Sweden (1991 - 1993)
- Transair Sweden (1950 - 1981)
- Transair (2002 - 2003)
- Transjet Airways AB (2000 - 2002)
[edit] Switzerland
- Aeroleasing
- Air City
- Air Sea Service (1974-79)
- Air Starline (1990-92)
- Air Switzerland (2002 - 02)
- Air Zürich (2004)
- Alpar
- Balair
- Balair - Basler Luftverkehr (1925 - 31)
- Clipper International (1980-85)
- Crossair
- Crossair Europe (1997 - 2005)
- CTA - Compagnie de Transport Aeriens (1972 - 93)
- Globeair (1961 - 68)
- Helvetic Wings (2003 - 04)
- Odette Airways (2001 - 03, to Helvetic Airways)
- Phoenix Airways (1970-74)
- Point Air (1980-88)
- Rhine Air (-1982)
- SATA (1968 - 78)
- SWA (1998)
- Swissair (1931 - 2002)
- Swissair Asia
- Swisswings Airlines (1987 - 2002)
- Transvalair
[edit] Turkey
- Air Anatolia
- Akdeniz Airlines
- Albatros Airlines Turkey (1992-1996)
- Alfa Airlines -Alfa Hava Yollari (1997 - 2002)
- BHT Bogazici
- Birgenair
- Bosphorus Airways-BHY
- Fly Air (2002 - 2007)
- Greenair
- Holiday Airlines (1994 - 1996)
- Istanbul Airlines (ceased operations 2000)
- Sultan Air (1989 - 1993)
- Noble Air (1989 - 1991)
- Talia
- Tur
[edit] Ukraine
- Aeroservice Cargo (1998 - 99)
- Aerotrans (1997 - 2001)
- Air Ukraine
- Atlant SV (1992 - 97)
- Avianto
- Busol Airlines (1992 - 98)
- Comandor Avia (1995 - 96)
- Donbass Airlines (1995 - 2002)
- Dunkan
- ICAR Airlines (1993 - 2002)
- Kharkiv Airlines (1998 - 2003)
- Liana (1994 - 97)
- TransAGO (1995 - 98)
- Ukrvozdukhput (1923 - 30)
- UNA (1991 - 99)
[edit] United Kingdom
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- A2B Airways bought by British NorthWest Airlines
- AB Airlines (1993-1999)
- ACE Freighters (1964-1966)
- ACE Scotland (1966-1966)
- Air 2000 (1987-2004) became First Choice Airways
- Air Anglia (1970-1980) became AirUK
- Air Atlanta Europe
- Air Bristol (1982-1993) became AB Airlines
- Air Charter (1948-1960) to British United Airways
- Air Caledonian (2003-2005)
- Air Cordial (2000-2004)
- Air Europe (1979-1991)
- Air Ferry (1962-1968)
- Air Foyle HeavyLift (2001 - 2006)
- Airfreight Express (1999-2003)
- Air Manchester (1982-1983)
- Air Safaris (1960-1962)
- Air Scandic (1997-2005)
- Air Scotland
- Aircraft Transport and Travel (1919-1921)
- Airtours International Airways
- AirUK (1980-1998), became KLM UK
- Air UK Leisure
- Air Wales (1997-2006)
- Airways International Cymru (1984-1988)
- Airwork (1928-1960) to British United Airways
- Alidair (1972-1982)
- Ambassador Airways (1992-94)
- Amber Airways (-1989) to Paramount Airways
- Anglo Cargo (1983-1992)
- Aquila Airways (1948-1958)
- Atlantic Express (ceased operations 2007)
- Autair International Airways (1960-1969) renamed Court Line
- AV8 Air
- BA Connect 2007 to Flybe
- BEA Airtours renamed British Airtours
- Birmingham European Airways
- BKS Air Transport (1952-1970) (acquired by British European Airways and renamed Northeast Airlines (UK))
- Bookajet (2003 - 04, to Club 328)
- Britannia Airways (1965-2006) renamed Thomsonfly
- British Air Ferries (1967-1993) renamed British World Airlines
- British Airtours (former charter subsidiary of British Airways)
- British Airways Ltd (1935 - 39)
- British Asia Airways (1995-2001)
- BCAL - British Caledonian Airways (1970 - 88, acquired by British Airways)
- British Cargo Airlines (1979 - 80)
- British Continental Airways (ceased operations 1935)
- British Eagle (1948-1968)
- British European Airways (BEA) (1946 - 74, to British Airways)
- British European (2000-2002) became Flybe
- British Island Airways
- British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd (1923 - 24)
- British Mediterranean Airways (BMED) (1994 - 2007, acquired by bmi)
- British NorthWest Airlines (2001-2006)
- BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation (1939 - 74, to British Airways)
- British Regional Airlines (1997 - 2002)
- British South American Airways (BSSA) (1946 - 49)
- British United Air Ferries (1963-1967) renamed British Air Ferries
- British United Airways (1960 - 70, merged with Caledonian)
- British United Island Airways
- British World Airlines (1946 - 2001)
- Brymon Airways (1972 - 2002)
- Brymon European Airways
- Buzz (1999 - 2003, acquired by Ryanair)
- Cal Air
- Caledonian Airways (1961 - 70 and 1974 - 2000)
- Cambrian Airways (1935 - 76)
- Capital Airlines (1987 - 1992)
- Channel Air Bridge (1955-1962) to British United Air Ferries
- Channel Airways (1962-1971)
- Channel Express (1978 - 2006, to Jet2.com)
- CityFlyer Express (1991 - 2002)
- Cunard Eagle Airways (1960-1962)
- Court Line (1970-1974)
- Daimler Airway (1922-1924)
- Dan-Air Services (1953-1992) to British Airways
- Debonair (1995 - 99)
- Duo Airways (2003 - 04)
- Donaldson International Airlines (1968-1974)
- Eagle Aviation (1948-1960)
- East Anglian Flying Services (1947-1962) renamed Channel Airways
- Emerald Airways (1987-2006)
- Euravia (1960-1965) (became Britannia Airways)
- Euroair (1977-1987)
- Eurodirect (1994-1995)
- Euromanx (2002-2008)
- Excalibur Airways (1992 - 96)
- Excel Airways (became XL Airways)
- Falcon Airways (1958-1962)
- Flying Colours (1997-2000)
- Flykeen Airways (1968-2005), to A2B Airways)
- Flywho
- GB Airways (1931 - 2008, acquired by EasyJet)
- Gill Airways (1969 - 2001)
- Go Fly (1998 - 2003, acquired by EasyJet)
- HC Airlines (1978 - 2002)
- Handley Page Transport (1919-1924) - formed part of Imperial Airways
- Highland Express Airways (1984 - 87)
- Hillman's Airways (1931 - 35)
- Hunting-Clan (1946-1960) to British United Airways
- Imperial Airways (1924-1939)
- Instone Air Line (1921 - 24 and 1977 - 95)
- International Aviation Services (IAS Cargo Airlines) (1966-1979 became British Cargo Airlines in 1979)
- Invicta International Airlines (1964 - 81)
- Jersey Airlines (1948-1962) to Silver City Airways
- Jersey European Airways (1979-2000) became British European and then Flybe
- JMC Air (renamed Thomas Cook Airlines in 2002)
- KLM UK (1980 - 2003)
- Laker Airways (1966 - 82)
- Leisure International Airways (1988 - 1998) merged into Air 2000
- Lloyd International Airways (1961-1972)
- Maersk UK (1983 - 2003)
- Manx Airlines (1982 - 2002)
- Manx UK (2005)
- Northeast Airlines (1970-1976) merged into British Airways
- Novair International Airways
- Orion Airways (1978 - 89) bought by Britannia Airways
- Overseas Aviation (1955-1961)
- Paramount Airways (1989-1989)
- Prime Air (2001 - 02)
- Princess Air (1989 - 91)
- Railway Air Services (1933-1947) bought by BEA
- Redcoat Air Cargo (1977 - 82)
- Rockhopper (2003 - 2006) renamed Blue Islands
- Sabre Airways (1994 - 2001) renamed Excel Airways, now XL Airways
- Scimitar Airlines (1979 - 82)
- Silver City Airways (1947-1962), became part of British United Air Ferries
- Skyways Coach-Air (renamed Skyways International, to Dan-Air 1972)
- Skyways Limited (1946-1962), taken over by Euravia
- Spartan Airlines (1933 - 35)
- Starways (1948-1963) bought by British Eagle
- Tradewinds Airways (1967 - 90)
- Transglobe Airways (1959-1968)
- Transmeridian Air Cargo (1971-1981)
- Trans Meridian Airways
- United Airways (ceased operations 1935)
- Virgin Sun (1998 - 2001) sold to Air 2000
- World Airlines (1996-1996)
[edit] Middle East
- Arab Airways Association
[edit] Jordan
- Air Jordan
[edit] Iran
- Bonyard Airlines
[edit] Israel
- Maof Airlines
[edit] Lebanon
- Lebanese International Airlines
- Air Liban
[edit] Yemen
[edit] North America
[edit] Canada
[edit] Mexico
- Aerocancun (1989 - 99)
- Aerocaribe (1975 - 2005, to Click Mexicana)
- Aerocomponentes Internacionales
- AeroCozumel (1978 - 2000, to Aerocaribe)
- Aero Ejecutivo
- Aero Leon (1978 - 81)
- Aerolíneas del Pacifico (1962 - 87)
- Aerolíneas Internacionales (1994 - 2003)
- Aerolíneas Republica (ceased operations 1985)
- Aerovias Braniff (1945 - 49)
- Aerovias del Sur (1966 - 69)
- Aerovias Internacionales (1946 - 53)
- Aerovias Oaxaquenas (1979 - 93)
- Aerovias Reforma (1945 - 53)
- Estrellas del Aire
- Interestatal de Aviacion (1980 - 85)
- LAMSA - Lineas Aereas Mexicanas SA (1934 - 52)
- LaTur
- Líneas Aéreas Allegro
- Líneas Aéreas Azteca
- Quassar
- SARO
- TAESA - Transportes Aereos Ejecutivos (1987 - 99)
- Westair de Mexico (ceased operations 2003)
[edit] United States
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- AAXICO Airlines (1946 - 1965, to Saturn Airways)
- Access Air (1998 - 2001)
- ADI Domestic Airlines
- Aeroamerica (1974 - 1982)
- Aero Coach (1983 - 1991)
- Aero International Airlines
- Aeromech Airlines (1951 - 1983, to Wright Airlines)
- AeroSun International
- AFS Airlines (Arcata Flying Service)
- Air America (owned and operated by the CIA in SouthEast Asia)
- Air America (1980s)
- Air Astro
- Air Atlanta (1981 - 88)
- AirAtlantic Airlines
- Air Bama
- Air Berlin, Inc. (Air Berlin USA) (1978-1990 [reconstituted as Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG under German company law in 1990])
- Airborne Express (1946 - 2003, to DHL)
- Air California, later AirCal (1967 - 87, to American Airlines)
- Air Carolina
- Air Central (Michigan)
- Air Central (Oklahoma) (to Trans-Central Airlines)
- Air Chaparral (1980 - 82)
- Air Chico
- Air Colorado
- Air Cortez
- Air Florida (1972 - 84)
- Air Gemini
- Air General
- Air Great Lakes
- Air Hawaii (1960s) (1960s)
- Air Hawaii (ceased operations in 1986)
- Air Hyannis
- Air Idaho
- Air Illinois
- Air Iowa
- Airlift International (1946 - 81)
- Air Kentucky
- Air LA
- Air-Lift Commuter
- Air Lincoln
- Air Link Airlines
- Air Link Airways
- Air Metro
- Air Miami (to North American Airlines)
- Air Michigan
- Air Mid-America
- Air Midwest
- Air Missouri
- Air Molokai (1980s)
- Air Molokai (1990s)
- Air Molokai-Tropic Airlines
- Air Nebraska
- Air Nevada
- Air New England (1975 - 81)
- Air New Orleans (1981 - 88)
- Air Niagara
- Air North (Alaska)
- Air North (1963 - 1983, to Brockway Air)
- Air O'Hare
- Air Olympia
- Air Oregon
- Air One (1990s)
- AirPac
- Air Pacific (USA)
- Air Pennsylvania
- Air Resorts Airline
- Air Sierra
- Air South (1968 - 1975, to Florida Airlines;
- Air South (1981-1982)
- Air South (1986-1987)
- Air South (1994-1997)
- Air Speed (1974)
- Air Spirit
- Air Sunshine (1970s)
- Air Sunshine (1980s)
- Air Texana
- Air Texas
- Air Trails
- Air 21
- Air US
- Air Utah
- AirVantage Airlines
- Air Vegas (1971 - 2004)
- Air Vermont
- Air Virginia
- Airways of New Mexico
- Air West
- Alaska Air Transport (1935 to 1939) to Alaska Coastal Airlines
- Alaska Coastal Airlines (1939 - 1968) to Alaska Airlines
- Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines
- Albany Air
- All American Aviation Company (became US Airways)
- Allegheny Airlines (became US Airways)
- America West Airlines (1981 - Merged with US Airways in 2007)
- American Central Airlines
- American Export Airlines (1937 - 1948) merged the transatlantic division of American Airlines to form American Overseas Airlines
- American Flyers Airline
- American International Airways
- American Overseas Airlines (1945 - 1950) merged into Pan American World Airways
- Arista International Airlines
- Arizona Airways
- Arizona Airways (1993-1996)
- Aroostook Airways
- Aspen Airways (1962 - 1990)
- ATA Airlines (ceased operations 4 Apr 2008)
- Atlantic Coast Airlines (1989 - 2004, to Independence Air)
- Atlantic Gulf Airlines
- Bar Harbor Airlines (1971 - 1992)
- Big Sky Airlines (1978 - 2008)
- Boeing Air Transport (1927 - 1930) to United Airlines
- Bonanza Air Lines (1945 - 1968, to Hughes Airwest)
- Braniff (1991 - 1992)
- Braniff Inc. (1983 - 1990)
- Braniff International Airways (1928 - 1982)
- Britt Airways (1976 - 1987)
- Brockway Air
- Business Express Airlines to American Eagle
- CalPac (California Pacific) (1993 - 1995 to Mesa Airlines)
- Cal Sierra Airlines (1980)
- Cape Smythe Air (1975 - 2005, to Frontier Flying Service)
- Capitol Air Lines (1970s - 1980s)
- Capital Airlines (1936 - 1961, to United Airlines)
- Capitol Airways (1946 - 1982)
- Cardinal Airlines
- Caribbean Sun (2002 - 2007)
- Carnival Air Lines
- Cascade Airways (1969 - 1986)
- Catalina Airlines (1940 - 1969)
- CCAir
- Centennial Airlines
- Central Airlines (1944 - 1967)
- Challenge Air Cargo (1978 - 2001)
- Champion Air (1995 - 2008; ceased operations on May 31, 2008)
- Chicago Air
- Chicago and Southern Air Lines (1934 - 1953)
- Chicago Express Airlines (1993 - 2005)
- Coastal Airways (1929 -1930)
- Cochise Airlines
- Colgan Airways (1971 - 1986, to Presidential Airways, revived 1991, and currently operating as Continental Express, United Express, and US Airways Express: see http://www.colganair.com)
- Colonial Air Transport (1926 - 1930)
- Command Airways
- Conquest Sun Airlines (to AirTran Airways)
- Crown Airways (1969 - 1992 to Mesa Airlines)
- Curtiss Flying Service (1929 - 1932)
- Delta Express (1996-2003: replaced by Song; folded back into Delta Air Lines)
- Desert Sun Airlines (1995 - 1997 to Mesa Airlines)
- Eastern Air Lines (1926 - 1991)
- Eastwind Airlines
- Ellis Airlines (1936 to 1962) to Alaska Coastal Airlines
- Emerald Air (1978 - 1991)
- Emery Worldwide Airlines (1977 - 2003)
- Empire Airlines (1976 - 1985, to Piedmont Airlines)
- Eos Airlines (2004 - 2008; passenger operations ceased April 27, 2008; currently charter only)
- Eureka Aero (c. 1976 - 1979)
- Falcon Air Express (1995 - 2007)
- Fine Air (1989 - 2004)
- Florida Coastal Airlines (ceased operations 2006)
- FloridaGulf Airlines (1991 - 1997, to Air Midwest)
- Flying Tiger Line (1945 - 1988, to Federal Express)
- Freelandia
- Frontier Airlines (1950 - 1986)
- Galaxy Airlines
- Gem State Airlines (1979, to Golden Gate Airlines)
- Gemini Airlines
- Global International Airways (1981 - ?)
- Golden Gate Airlines (1980-1981)
- Golden Pacific Airlines (1969-1973)
- Golden Pacific Airlines (1981 - 1988)
- Golden West Airlines
- Great Plains Airlines (2001 - 2004)
- Great Western Aviation Company (to AirVantage Airlines)
- Gulf Air Transport (1979 - 1990)
- Hooters Air (2003 - 2006)
- Hughes Airwest (1968 - 1980, to Republic Airlines)
- Imperial Airlines (1964 - 1986)
- Independence Air (2004 - 2006)
- Independent Air (1966 - 1990)
- Indigo Airlines
- Intermountain Airlines
- Irving Airways (1936) to Alaska Air Transport
- Island Pacific Air (to Air Hawaii)
- Jet 24 (1981 - 1986)
- Jet Express
- Key Airlines
- Kitty Hawk Airways
- Kitty Hawk International (to Kalitta Air)
- Kiwi International Air Lines
- L'Express Airlines (1989-1992)
- Lake Central Airlines (1949 - 1968, to Allegheny Airlines)
- Lakeland Airlines (1980 - 1984)
- Las Vegas Airlines (1973 - 1987)
- Legend Airlines (1996 - 2000)
- Leisure Air (1992 - 1995)
- Liberty Express Airlines ((1994 - 1997, to Air Midwest)
- Lone Star Airlines
- Mackey Airlines (1957 - 1981)
- Maddux Airlines (1927 - 1929, to Transcontinental Air Transport)
- Mahalo Air (1993 - 1997)
- Mall Airways (1973 - 1989, to Business Express)
- Marine Airways (1936 to 1939) to Alaska Coastal Airlines
- MarkAir (1947 - 1995)
- Marquette Airlines (to Trans World Airlines)
- MAXjet (2005 - 2007)
- Mayflower Airlines (1936 - 1945)
- MetroJet
- Mexus Airlines
- MGM Grand Air
- MidAtlantic Airways (2002 - 2006)
- Mid-Continent Airlines (1928 - 1952, to Braniff)
- Mid Pacific Air (1981 - 1988)
- Mid-State Airlines (1964 - ?, to Sentry Airlines)
- Midway Airlines (1979 - 1991 and 1993 - 2003)
- Mississippi Valley Airlines (1969 - 1985)
- Modern Air Transport (1946-1975)
- Mohawk Airlines (1952 - 1988, to Allegheny Airlines)
- Morris Air to Southwest Airlines
- Mountain Air Express
- Mountain West Airlines (1995 - 1997 to Mesa Airlines)
- Muse Air to Southwest Airlines
- National Airlines (1929 - 1980, to Pan American World Airways)
- National Airlines (1983 - 1986)
- National Airlines/Private Jet Expeditions (1994 - 1995)
- National Airlines (1999 - 2002)
- National Air Transport (1926 - 1930)
- Nations Air Express (1994-1998)
- Nationwide Airlines Southeast
- New England & Western Air Transportation Co. (1930)
- New York Air (1980 - 1986, to Continental Airlines)
- New York Airways (1949 - 1979)
- New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line (to Pan American World Airways)
- North Central Airlines (1939 - 1979)
- Northeast Airlines (1940 - 1972, to Delta Air Lines)
- Northeastern International Airways (1980 - 1986)
- Overseas National Airways (1950 - 1978)
- Ozark Airlines (1943 - 1986, to Trans World Airlines)
- Pacific Air Lines (1958 - 1968, to Hughes Airwest)
- Pacific Air Transport (1926 - 1927)
- Pacific Alaska Airways (1973 - 1986)
- Pacific East Airlines (ceased operations 1984)
- Pacific Express
- Pacific Nevada Airlines
- Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) (1945 - 1987, to USAir)
- Pan American Airways (1996-1998)
- Pan American Airways (1998-2004)
- Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra) (1928 - 1967, to Braniff International Airways)
- Pan American World Airways (1927 - 1991)
- Paradise Island Airlines
- People Express (1981 - 1987, to Continental Airlines)
- Piedmont Airlines (1940 - 1989, to USAir)
- Pilgrim Airlines
- Pioneer Airlines
- Planet Airways (????- June 8, 2005, speculation only at this point in time)
- Potomac Air
- Presidential Airways (1985 - 1989)
- Private Jet Expeditions (1989 - 1995)
- Pride Air (August 1985 - November 1985)
- Pro Air (1997 - 2000)
- Provincetown-Boston Airlines
- Ransome Airlines (1967 - 1986)
- Rahm Rescue (?-1971)
- Red Carpet Airlines
- Red Dodge Aviation
- Reeve Aleutian Airways (1932 - 2001)
- Regent Air
- RegionsAir (1996 - 2007)
- Reno Air (1990 - 99, to American Airlines)
- Republic Airlines (1979 - 1986, to Northwest Airlines)
- Rich International Airways (1971 - 1996)
- Riddle Airlines (1945 - 1965, to Airlift International
- Rio Airways (1970 - 1987)
- Robertson Air Service
- Rocky Mountain Airways (1964 - 1986)
- Russia Jet Direct (2005)
- Samoa Air (American Samoa, ceased operations in 2003)
- Saturn Airways (1960 - 76, to Trans International Airlines)
- Seaboard World Airlines (1946 - 80, to Flying Tiger Line)
- Shuttle by United and United Shuttle (1994 - 2001)
- Skybus Airlines (2007-2008, ceased operations 5 Apr 2008)
- SkyTrain Airlines (to Air Great Lakes)
- SkyValue (2006-2007)
- Slick Airways (1946-1965)
- Song (2003-April 30th, 2006 Merged back in with its parent company, Delta Air Lines)
- South Pacific Island Airways (SPIA) (American Samoa, ceased operations in 1987)
- Southeast Airlines (1992 - 2004)
- Southern Air Transport
- Southern Airways (1943 - 1979, to Republic Airlines)
- Southern Jersey Airways
- Southwest Airways (1946 - 58, renamed Pacific Air Lines)
- Standard Airlines (1926 - 30) 1927 subsidiary of Aero Corp. of Ca., In 1930, bought by Western Air Express, thru merger with TAT became TWA, Transcontinental & Western Air, Trans World Airlines
- StatesWest Airlines (1986-1993)
- Stol Air Commuter
- Sunbird Airlines (1979-1987 to CCAir)
- SunCoast Airlines (?-1988)
- Sun West Airlines
- Sunworld International Airlines (? - 2004)
- Sunworld International Airways (1983 - 1988)
- Superior Airlines (1993 - 1995 to Mesa Airlines
- Swift Aire Lines (1969 - 1981)
- TAG Airlines
- Tamir Transport (?-1971)
- TAT - Maddux Air Lines (1928 - 30)
- Tempelhof Airways (1981 - 1990)
- Tennessee Airways
- Texas Air
- Texas Trans Air
- Texas International Airlines (1944 - 1986, to Continental Airlines)
- The Hawaii Express (1982 - 1983)
- Tower Air (1983 - 2000)
- Trans Air (1979 -1985)
- Transamerica Airlines (1948 - 1986)
- Trans-Central Airlines
- Transcontinental Air Transport (1928 - 1930, TWA)
- TransMeridian Airlines (1995 - 2005)
- Transocean Airlines 1946-1962
- Trans International Airlines (1947 - 1986)
- TranStar Airlines (1981 - 1987)
- Trans-Colorado Airlines
- Trans-Texas Airways
- Trans World Airlines (1930 - 2001, to American Airlines)
- Trans World Express
- Trump Shuttle (1989 - 1991, to US Airways)
- UltrAir (1993)
- Universal Airlines (US Cargo Operator 1966 - 1972, to Trans International Airlines)
- ValuJet Airlines (1993 - 1997, to AirTran Airways)
- Vanguard Airlines (1994 - 2002)
- Varney Airlines to United Airlines
- WestAir Commuter Airlines
- West Coast Airlines (1940s - 1968, to Hughes Airwest)
- Western (2007)
- Western Airlines (1925 - 1987, to Delta Air Lines)
- Western Pacific Airlines (ceased operations 1998)
- Westward Airways (2002 - 2005)
- Wien Air Alaska
- Wilmington - Catalina Air Line
- WinAir Airlines (1998 - 1999)
- Wings Airways
- Wright Airlines
- Zantop Air Transport
- Zantop Flying Service
- Zantop International Airlines
[edit] South America
[edit] Argentina
- Aeroposta (1929-?)
- Aero VIP (1999 - 2004)
- ALFA (airline) (Aviacion Litoral Federal Argentino, -1946), became FAMA
- American Falcon
- Dinar Lineas Aereas (1992 - 2002)
- FAMA (Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina, 1946-?), became Aerolineas Argentinas
- LADE (Lineas Aéreas del Estado, 1945-46), became FAMA
- LAFSA
- LASO (Linea Aérea Sud Oeste, 1930-45)
- LANE (Linea Aérea Nordeste, 1930-45)
- LAPA (1976 - 2003)
- Southern Winds Airlines (1996-2005)
[edit] Bolivia
- Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (1925-2007)
- SAVE - Servicio Aereo Vargas Espana
[edit] Brazil
- Aero Geral (1947 - 53)
- Air Vias (1993 - 96)
- Brasmex - Brasil Minas Express (2001 - 04)
- Cruzeiro do Sul (1927 - 93, to Varig)
- Fly Linhas Aéreas ceased operations 2003
- Nacional Transportes Aereos (2000 - 02)
- Panair do Brasil (1930 - 65)
- REAL Transportes Aereos (1946 - 61)
- Rio-Sul Servicios Aereos Regionais (1976 - 2002)
- Servicos Aereos Condor (1927 - 46)
- TABA - Transportes Aereos Regionais de Bacia Amazonica (1976 - 2001)
- Transbrasil (1955 - 2001)
- Transportes Aereos Brasil (1942 - 54)
- Total Linhas Aéreas (1988-2008, Merged by TRIP)
- VASP (1933 - 2005)
- Viabrasil Transportes Aereos (1997 - 2002)
[edit] Chile
- Aerochile S.A., old referenced address: Estado 259, Piso 11, Santiago
- AVANT (ceased operations 2001)
- Ladeco (merged with LAN Chile (now LAN Airlines) in the late 1990s)
- National Airlines (merged with AVANT in 1998)
[edit] Colombia
- ACES (1971 - 2003)
- ADEVIA
- AeroCóndor (1955 - 1981)
- AeroCosta
- AeroNorte
- AeroPesca
- AeroSol
- AeroTACA (1965 - 2005)
- AeroTal
- AeroVanguardia
- AeroVilla
- Air Colombia
- ALCOM
- Aliansa
- Andes
- ARCA
- Aerolíneas de la Paz
- Aerolíneas del Este
- Aviocesar
- Avior
- CariCarga
- El Dorado
- Global
- Intercontinental de Aviación (1965 - 2005)
- Isleña
- LAC
- LADU
- LANC
- LANS
- LANSA
- Latina
- Laos
- Líneas Aéreas del Caribe
- RANSA
- RíoSur
- SACO (changed its name to Avianca)
- SCADTA (changed its name to Avianca)
- SAEP
- SAER
- SEC
- Selva
- TCA
- TAERCO
- TANA
- TAO
- TAS
- Taxader
- TransAmazónica
- Transapel
- TransOriente
- Viarco
- West Caribbean Airways (1998 - 2005)
[edit] Ecuador
- Aerocasa, old address: Av. de la Prensa 2829, Casilla 4643-A, Quito
- Ecuatoriana de Aviación (1957 - 2005)
- SAETA (1966 - 2000)
[edit] Guyana
- Guyana Airways (1973 - 2001)
- Universal Airlines (2001 - 05)
[edit] Paraguay
- Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas - LAP (1962 - 1994)
- Lapsa Air Paraguay (1991-1995)
[edit] Peru
- Aero Continente Peru
- Aerolineas Peruanas
- AeroPeru (1973 - 99)
- Americana de Aviacion
- APSA - Lineas Aereas Peruanas SA (1956 - 71)
- Expreso Aereo
- Compania de Aviacion Faucett (1928 - 99)
- Líneas Aéreas Nacionales (merged with Faucett in 1985)[citation needed]
- Magenta Air
- Nuevo Continente
- Tans Peru
- Transportes Aéreos Andahuaylas
- Transportes Aéreos Peruanos
- Wayraperú
[edit] Uruguay
- Aero Uruguay
- Uair
[edit] Venezuela
- Avensa
- VIASA - Venezolana Internacional de Aviacion (1960 - 97)
- Zuliana
- TACA de Venezuela
[edit] See also
- IATA airline designator
- ICAO airline designator
- List of airlines
- List of largest airlines
- List of low-cost airlines
- List of national airlines
- List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners
- Airline call sign
- Cargo airline
- Timeline of airline bankruptcies
[edit] External links
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