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Defunct Airlines

& Airline Names

Since 2000

Totals 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
19 42 37 58 41 40 25 30 38
2008
  
Date
Airline
Info
Jan 01 Suspended all flights
Jan 06 Suspended all flights
Jan 08 Suspended all flights
Jan 23 Suspended all flights
Jan 30 Suspended all flights
Feb 29 Suspended all flights
Mar 08 Suspended all flights
Mar 13 Suspended all flights
Mar 18 Suspended all flights
Mar 25 Suspended all flights
Mar 29 Merged into Easyjet
Mar 30
Suspended all flights
Mar 30 Suspended all flights
Mar 31 Suspended all flights
Mar 31 Merged into JAL
Apr 02 Suspended all flights
Apr 04 Suspended all flights
Apr 05 Merged into Norwegian
Apr 05

Suspended all flights
Apr 07 Suspended all flights
Apr 09 Suspended all flights
Apr 25 Suspended all flights
Apr 27 Suspended all flights
Apr 29 Suspended all flights
May 03 Suspended all flights
May 08 Suspended all flights
May 08 Suspended all flights
May 09 Became Thomas Cook Scandinavia
May 13 Suspended all flights
May 23 Suspended all flights
May 23 Became Jetstar Pacific
May 30 Suspended all flights
May 31 Suspended all flights
Jun 10 Suspended all flights
Jun 11 Suspended all flights
Jun 30 Suspended all flights
Jul 16 Suspended all flights
Jul 21 Suspended all flights
2009    
May 01 To become Thomson Airways
May 01 To become Thomson Airways
2007
  
Date
Airline
Info
Jan 08

Suspended all flights
Jan 15
Became TUIfly
Jan 15 Became TUIfly
Jan 26 Suspended all flights
Jan 31
Suspended all flights
Mar 02 Suspended all flights
Mar 07 Suspended all flights
Mar 25 Became Brussels Airlines
Mar 25 Became Brussels Airlines
Apr 15 LAB Suspended all flights
May 01 Became JetLite
May 17 Suspended all flights
May 18 Suspended all flights
Jun 01 Became SAS Norway
Jun 19 Became Thomas Cook
Jun 19 Became Thomas Cook
Jun 26 Suspended all flights
Jun 30 Suspended all flights
Jul 03 Suspended all flights
Sep 30 Suspended all flights
Sep 30 Suspended all flights
Oct 09 Suspended all flights
Oct 12 Suspended all flights
Oct 28 Merged into Bmi
Nov 07 Suspended all flights
Dec 01 Became Cargoair
Dec 07 Suspended all flights
Dec 14 Suspended all flights
Dec 23 Suspended all flights
Dec 24 Suspended all flights
2006
  
Date
Airline
Info
Jan 05
Independence Air
 Suspended all flights
Jan 07
Tans Peru
 Suspended all flights
Feb 21
Rockhopper
 Name change to Blue Islands
Feb 24
Air Gabon
 Suspended all flights
Mar 24
Styrian
 Suspended all flights
Apr 01
Air Hokkaido
 Suspended all flights
Apr 23
Air Wales
 Suspended all flights
May 01
Song
 Merged into Delta Air Lines
Jul 12
Swedline
 Suspended all flights
Jul 19
Air Turquoise
 Suspended all flights
Aug 10
Origin Pacific
 Suspended all flights
Aug 16
DauAir
 Suspended all flights
Aug 18 Suspended all flights
Oct 14 Suspended all flights
Oct 18 Suspended all flights
Oct 31 Became STC Russia
Nov 01 Suspended all flights
Nov 23 Became XL Airways
Nov 23 Became XL Airways
Nov 23 Became XL Airways
Nov 28 Became HongKong Airlines
Dec 12 Suspended all flights
Dec 15 Suspended all flights
Dec 17 Suspended all flights
Dec 31
Became Caribbean Airways
2005
  
Date
Airline
Info
Jan 01
Basiq Air
 Merged into Transavia
Jan 19
Air Caledonian
 Suspended all flights
Jan 21
Quebecair Express
 Suspended all flights
Jan 25
Great Western
 Suspended all flights
Jan 27
Vasp
 Suspended all flights
Feb 04
Corporate Airlines
 Became Regions Air
Feb 10
PIA
 Suspended all flights
Mar 11
Jetsgo
 Suspended all flights
Mar 15
Ilavia
 Suspended all flights
Mar 27
Germania Express
 Merged into DBA
Mar 28
Chi Express
 Suspended all flights
Apr 07
Air Exel
 Suspended all flights
Apr 30 Harlequin Air Suspended all flight
May 09 Britannia Became Thomsonfly
May 09
Belgium Exel
 Suspended all flights
May 10 Holland Exel Suspended all flights
May 15 Planet Suspended all flights
Jun 07 Norfolk Suspended all flights
Jul 24 Westward Airways Suspended all flights
Jul 25 EUJet Suspended all flights
Aug 29 Universal Suspended all flights
Sep 02 SWE Fly Suspended all flights
Sep 14 Air Scandic Suspended all flights
Sep 30 TMA Suspended all flights
Oct 14 Air Jam Expr Suspended all flights
Oct 31 Suspended all flights
Nov 01 Fischer Air Suspended all flights
Nov 14 Air Horizons Suspended all flights
Nov 23 TUI Belgium Became Jetairfly
Nov 23 Air Paradise Suspended all flights
Nov 23 Air Lithuania Suspended all flights
Nov 23 Awair Merged into Air Asia
Dec 07 Magic Blue Suspended all flights
Dec 07 Indian Airlines Became Indian
Dec 14 Changchangi Suspended all flights
Dec 14 Albarka Air Suspended all flights
Dec 14 Sosoliso Suspended all flights
Dec 17 European Executive Suspended all flights
Dec 18 Air Nauru Suspended all flights
Dec 24 Regional Wings Suspended all flights
2004
  
Date
Airline
Info
Jan 13
Air 2000
 Became First Choice
Jan 19
Sobelair
 Suspended all flights
Jan 27
Flying Finn
 Suspended all flights
Jan 28
Jetmagic
 Suspended all flights
Feb 05
Air Kazakstan
 Suspended all flights
Feb 17
Air Littoral
 Suspended all flights
Feb 21
Great Plains
 Suspended all flights
Feb 28
Gandalf
 Suspended all flights
Mar 01
West Air
 Suspended all flights
Mar 01
City Air
 Suspended all flights
Mar 02
Sunair
 Suspended all flights
Mar 04
Azzurra
 Suspended all flights
Mar 05 American Falcon Suspended all flights
Mar 25 Air Holland  Suspended all flights
Apr 01 Became SAS Braathens
Apr 01
JAS
 Merged into Japan Airlines
Apr 06 Air Atlantique Suspended all flights
Apr 12 Armenian Suspended all flights
May 01 Duo Suspended all flights
May 04 Soder Airlines Suspended all flights
May 12 JetGreen Suspended all flights
May 19 Royal Tongan Suspended all flights
May 25 Suspended all flights
Jun 09 Fairline Suspended all flights
Jul 01 Sol Air Became Aero Honduras
Jul 10 Suspended all flights
Jul 23 Lan Chile Became LAN Airlines
Aug 05 Ghana Suspended all flights
Aug 17 First Cambodia Suspended all flights
Sep 07 Zip Merged into Air Canada
Oct 08 VBird Suspended all flights
Oct 11 Helvetic Wings Suspended all flights
Oct 12 DCA Suspended all flights
Oct 18 Caucasus Suspended all flights
Oct 30 Swiss Sun Merged into Swiss
Oct 31 Odette  Merged into Helvetic
Nov 26 Air Bourbon  Suspended all flights
Nov 30 Southeast Suspended all flights
Dec 05 Air Polonia  Suspended all flights
Dec 17 Granda Exel  Suspended all flights
Dec 21 Dutchbird  Suspended all flights
2003
  
Date
Airline
Info
Jan 03
Trans Travel
 Suspended all flights
Jan 16
Goodjet
 Suspended all flights
Jan 16
Transair SE
 Suspended all flights
Jan 16 Vnukovo Suspended all flights
Jan 21 EuroCeltic Suspended all flights
Feb 13 Air Lib Suspended all flights
Feb 13 Air Lib Express Suspended all flights
Feb 20 BerlinJet Suspended all flights
Mar 01 Midwest Express Became Midwest
Mar 10 Africa One Suspended all flights
Mar 11 Air Columbus Suspended all flights
Mar 15 Air Industria Suspended all flights
Mar 17 Air Jet Suspended all flights
Mar 20 Panair Suspended all flights
Mar 24 Became Bulgaria Air
Mar 27 Discover Air Suspended all flights
Mar 30 Go Merged into EasyJet
Mar 30 KLMuk Merged into KLM Cityhopper
Mar 31 Buzz Merged into Ryanair
Apr 01 JMC Became Thomas Cook
Apr 01 Delta Express Replaced by Song
Apr 02 Suspended all flights
Apr 04 Khalifa Suspended all flights
Apr 07 Air Mali Suspended all flights
Apr 15 Armenian Airlines Suspended all flights
Apr 20 Lapa Suspended all flights
Apr 24 Maersk Became Duo Airways (Maersk UK)
May 01 LTE Became Volar
May 17 Cougar Suspended all flights
Jun 01 West Air Merged into Aeris
Jun 20 Electra Suspended all flights
Jul 02 Aer Turas Suspended all flights
Jul 14 Lao Aviation Became Lao Airlines
Jul 18 Euro-Hopper Became Denim Airways
Aug 05 AJT Air Suspended all flights
Aug 05 Eurasia Suspended all flights
Aug 20 Aces Suspended all flights
Sep 05 Air Bosna Suspended all flights
Sep 15 Flamingo Merged into Kenya Airways
Sep 16 Tyrolean Became Austrian Arrows
Sep 18 Shorouk Suspended all flights
Sep 20 Air Italicca Suspended all flights
Sep 30 Tango Brand Discontinued
Oct 01 SA Express Merged into South African Airways
Oct 16 Suspended all flights
Oct 26 Minerva Suspended all flights
Oct 29 Air Srpska Suspended all flights
Oct 30 Midway Suspended all flights
Nov 08 Aeris Suspended all flights
Nov 10 Canadian Western Suspended all flights
Nov 14 Allegro Suspended all flights
Nov 19 Became Independent Air
Nov 30 Air Emilia Suspended all flights
Dec 12 Olympic Airways Became Olympic Airlines
Dec 12 Olympic Aviation Merged into Olympic Airlines
Dec 12 Macedonian Became Olympic Airlines
Dec 15 Alisea Suspended all flights
Dec 31 Air Botnia Became Blue1
2002
  
Date
Airline
Info
Jan 10
Suspended all flights
Jan 11
Suspended all flights
Feb 07
Suspended all flights
Feb 15 Became SN Brussels Airlines
Mar 04 Suspended all flights
Mar 31 Became Swiss International Airlines
Mar 31 Suspended all flights
Mar 31 Suspended all flights
Mar 31 Became BA CitiExpress
Mar 31 Became BA CitiExpress
Apr 07 Became Jazz
Apr 07 Became Jazz
Apr 07 Became Jazz
Apr 07 Became Jazz
Apr 08 Suspended all flights
Apr 09 Suspended all flights
Apr 18 Suspended all flights
Apr 30 Became MyTravel
Apr 30 Became MyTravel
Jul 09 Suspended all flights
Jul 30 Suspended all flights
Aug 13 Suspended all flights
Aug 28 Became Delsey Airlines
Aug 31 Merged into BA CityExpress
Sep 11 Suspended all flights
Sep 17 Suspended all flights
Sep 30 Suspended all flights
Oct 01 Suspended all flights
Nov 04 Suspended all flights
Nov 05 Suspended all flights
Nov 06 Suspended all flights
Nov 15 Suspended Start-up
Nov 16 Suspended all flights
Nov 17 Suspended all flights
Nov 29 Suspended all flights
Dec 20 Became Swedline
Dec 26 Suspended all flights

2001
  
Date
Airline
Info
Feb 13
Bru International
 Suspended all flights
Feb 20
Suspended all flights
Feb 27
Suspended all flights
Mar 10 Suspended all flights
Mar 15 Suspended all flights
Mar 22 Merged into Canada 3000
Mar 30 Suspended all flights
Mar 31 Suspended all flights
Apr 01 Suspended all flights
Apr 01 Merged into Regional Air
Apr 01 Merged into Regional Air
Apr 01 Became Swisswings
Apr 01 Suspended all flights
Apr 01 Became British European
Apr 06 Suspended all flights
Apr 24 Qantas NZ Brand Discontinued
May 04 Suspended all flights
May 18 Suspended all flights
Jun 20 Air Great Wall Merged into China Eastern
Jul 16 Suspended all flights
Aug 13 Suspended all flights
Sep 20 Suspended all flights
Sep 20 Became Air Lib
Sep 20 Merged into Air Lib
Oct 04 Suspended all flights
Oct 06 Suspended all flights
Oct 11 Suspended all flights
Oct 16 Suspended all flights
Oct 30 Brand Discontinued
Oct 31 United Express Brand Discontinued
Oct 31 Suspended all flights
Nov 01 Suspended all flights
Nov 01 Merged into Lan Chile
Nov 02 Suspended all flights
Nov 05 Suspended all flights
Nov 07 Suspended all flights
Nov 09 Suspended all flights
Nov 11 Suspended all flights
Nov 20 Became QantasLink
Nov 20 Suspended all flights
Nov 25 Eurosun Suspended all flights
Nov 30 Suspended all flights
Dec 01 Suspended all flights
Dec 02 Merged into American Airlines
Dec 02 Suspended all flights
Dec 03 Suspended all flights
Dec 14 Suspended all flights

2000
  
Date
Airline
Info
Feb 24
Suspended all flights
Mar 27
Became JMC
Mar 27
Flying Colors
 Became JMC
Apr 13 Became Aeroflot Don
Apr 13 Suspended all flights
Apr 30 Suspended all flights
Aug 25 Suspended all flights
Sep 18 Suspended all flights
Oct 03 Lorair Suspended all flights
Oct 10 ERA Suspended all flights
Oct 10 Tower Air Suspended all flights
Oct 20 Suspended all flights
Oct 23 Suspended all flights
Oct 23 Suspended all flights
Nov 01 Suspended all flights
Nov 01 Seven Air Suspended all flights
Dec 03 Suspended all flights
Dec 03 Merged into Americal Eagle
Dec 06 Suspended all flights

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