List of defunct airlines of Argentina explained

This is a list of defunct airlines of Argentina.^[1]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Aero 2000		4M	DSM		2004	2005	Became LAN Argentina
					1997	1998	Operated Fokker F28
					1963	1965	Operated Boeing PT-17 Stearman, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Curtiss C-46^[2]
					2001	2001	Operated Swearingen Merlin II^[3]
		VM	PRV	DESCONOCIDO	2008	2013	Operated BAe Jetstream 32
		CQ			2001	2001	Privatized and renamed to ALFA (Aerolínea Federal Argentina). Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27^[4]
					1993	1996	Operated Swearingen Merlin^[5]
		CQ	FED	ALFA	1985	1990	Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fairchild F27
					1959	1970	Operated Curtiss C-46, Lockheed Constellation^[6]
					1957	1964	Founded by José Ini. Operated Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6^[7]
					1955	1959	Operated Beech Bonanza, Cessna T-50, DHC-2 Beaver, Lockheed 10 Electra^[8]
					1971	1974	Operated Douglas DC-4^[9]
					1963	1963	Operated Curtiss C-46^[10]
Aeroposta			RPO	AEROPOSTA	1987	1993
		PO	RPO	AEROPOSTA	1928	1949	Merged with Aviación del Litoral Fluvial Argentino, Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina and Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolíneas Argentinas to form Aerolíneas Argentinas
				AEROSUR	1970	1971	Reorganized as Aeroplasa SA. Operated Douglas DC-4^[11]
			PTG	PATAGONIA	1994	1995	Established as Air Patagonia ̵ Lineas Aereas del Sur
Aerotransportes Entre Rios		RS	SFA	AERSA	1962	1981	Operated Bristol Britannia, Canadair CL-44, Curtiss C-46, Lockheed Constellation^[12]
		SG		ALA	1957	1971	Operated BAC 1-11, Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, NAMC YS-11^[13]
					1957	2009	Operated Cessna Caravan, Rockwell 680^[14]
					1956	1968	Operated Curtiss C-46^[15]
					1963	1971	Established as Transportes Aereos Mirleni. Operated Curtiss C-46^[16]
					1955	1957	Integrated into Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino. Operated Avro Anson, Beech AT-11 Kansan, Curtiss C-46, Fairchild C-82 Packet, Lockheed Lodestar^[17]
					1963	1971	Established as Lloyds Aereo Pancontinental. Operated Curtiss C-46^[18]
		2D	AOG	AVIP	1999	2010	Operated BAe Jetstream 31
					1956	1964	Operated Curtiss C-46^[19]
		U3	LMP	AIR FLIGHT	1998	2002	Operated Boeing 747
					2002	2002	Renamed to Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas^[20]
			AYM	AIRMAN	1999	2006	Operated Swearingen Merlin^[21]
AL Carreras Transportes Aéreos					1959	1967	Operated Lockheed Constellation
					1995	1999	Operated Swearingen Merlin, Swearingen Metro, Fairchild F27^[22]
					2016	2018	Rebranded as JetSmart Argentina. Operated Airbus A320-200^[23]
					2003	2005	Operated Swearingen Merlin^[24]
			LGN	ALTA ARGENTINA	1996	1998	Operated Beech 1900, Fairchild F-27, DHC-8^[25]
		WK	AFB	AMERICAN FALCON	1996	2005	Operated Boeing 737-200^[26]
					1996	1996
		CK	NDR	ANDESMAR	1995	1998	Operated Saab 340^[27]
		MJ	LPR		2001	2002	Renamed once again as Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas
					2010	2014
Austral		AU	AUT	AUSTRAL	1957	1971	Renamed to Austral Lineas Aéreas
Aviación del Litoral Fluvial Argentino (ALFA)					1946	1949	Merged with Aerolineas Aeroposta, Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina and Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolíneas Argentinas to form Aerolíneas Argentinas
		A0	ANC	AVIAN	2016	2019
			SYA		2001	2004	^[28]
			CTZ	CATA	1986	2006
					1991	1995
					1945	1946	To Aerolíneas Argentinas^[29]
					1950	1955	Operated Curtiss C-46^[30]
					1958	1971	To Austral Líneas Aéreas. Operated BAC 1-11, Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-6, NAMC YS-11^[31]
					1921	1924	Formed by the merger of Compañía Franco Argentina de Transportes Aéreos and River Plate Aviation Company^[32]
		D7	RDN	AERO DINAR	1992	2002
					1993	1995	Operated Aero Commander 500B, CASA Aviocar, Cessna Skylane^[33]
					1946	1949	Merged with Aerolineas Aeroposta, Aviación del Litoral Fluvial Argentino and Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolíneas Argentinas to form Aerolíneas Argentinas
					2017	2020	Subsidiary of Air Nostrum. Operated Bombardier CRJ100^[34]
					1997	1999	Established as Austral Express. Operated CASA CN235^[35]
		F7	KJI		1990	1999
		4M	DSM	LANAR	2005	2016	Renamed to LATAM Argentina
		L4	NQN	LASA	2014	2018	Operated Embraer ERJ 145
		4M	DSM	LANAR	2016	2020
					2008	2012	Operated MD-83
Línea Aérea Nordeste					1930	1945	merged with Línea Aérea Sud Oeste to become LADE
Línea Aérea Sud Oeste					1930	1945	merged with Línea Aérea Nordeste to become LADE
		CQ		Lineas Aéreas Chaquenas	1957	1985	Merged to Aerolinea Federal Argentina
		2L			1980	2002
					1949	1952	Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-3^[36]
					1957	1961	Operated Convair 340, Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-3^[37]
			LDS	LINSUR	2009	2012
		A4	FED		2003	2005
					1960	1965	Operated Aero Commander 690, Curtiss C-46, Lockheed Constellation^[38]
Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas		MJ	LPR		1977	2001	Renamed/merged to: ARG Argentina Línea Privada
Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas		MJ	LPR		2002	2003	Renamed from ARG Argentina Línea Privada in 2002; went bankrupt in 2003
					1969	1979	^[39]
					1989	1990	Operated CASA Aviocar^[40]
					1990	1999	Operated Swearingen Merlin^[41]
Macair Jet		IA;A0	MCJ		1995	2017	Became Avianca Argentina
					1959	1961	Founded by Eduardo Buschiazzo. Operated Lockheed Lodestar^[42]
		DN	NAA	NORUEGA	2018	2020
					1957	1966	Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed Lodestar, Lockheed L.10 Electra^[43]
					1970s	1970s	Livestock transport. Operated Canadair CL-44^[44]
					1990	2003	Operated Aero Commander 690, Swearingen Merlin^[45]
					1998	1999	Operated Fairchild Swearingen Metro III^[46]
					1990	1999	Operated Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca^[47]
					1968	1972	Operated Douglas DC-3
					1962	1978	Subsidiary company of Industrias Kaiser Argentina. Operated Douglas DC-3^[48]
		FS	STU	FUEGUINO	1985	2005
			SIK		2006	2008	Operated Boeing 737-200^[49]
			SYA	LINEAS CARDINAL	2004	2005	Established as Cardinal Lineas. Operated Boeing 737-200^[50]
					1956	1961	Operated Cessna T-50^[51]
					1940	1943	Operated Consolidated Commodore, Sikorsky S-38^[52]
Sol Líneas Aéreas		8R	OLS	FLIGHT SOL	2005	2016	Went bankrupt.
		A4	SWD	SOUTHERN WINDS	1996	2005
		FS	STU	FUEGUINO	1985	2005	Operated Boeing 707, Boeing 727, L-188 Electra, MD-11^[53]
					1993	1996	Operated Boeing 707, Boeing 737, BAe 125, Fokker F27^[54]
					1997	1999	Operated Fairchild Swearingen Metro II^[55]
					1960	1962	Operated Bell 47^[56]
		VV			1976	1977	Operated Convair 240, Douglas DC-8^[57]
		HR	HRT		1971	1977
					1960	1961	Operated Curtis C-46^[58]
Trans Atlantica Argentina					1960	1962
					1956	1961	Operated Bristol Britannia, Curtiss C-46, Lockheed Super Constellation^[59]
					1956	1999	Operated Cessna 310, Fairchild C-82, Fairchild Swearingen Metro II, Piper Apache^[60]
					1993	1999	Operated Swearingen Merlin^[61]
					1960	1961	Operated Douglas DC-6, Noorduyn Norseman^[62]
		HR	HRT		1970	1989
					1970	1970	Operated Douglas DC-6B^[63]
					1958	1963	Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-4, Douglas C-54^[64]
				1958	1963	Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-4, Douglas C-54^[65]
		T8	NEQ	NEUQUINO	1972	2003	Established as Líneas Aéreas del Neuquén. Operated Aero Commander 690, Saab 340, Swearingen Merlin IV
					1962	1964	Operated Douglas DC-2^[66]
					1961	1965	^[67]
Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolíneas Argentinas						1949	Merged with Aerolineas Aeroposta, Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina and Aviación del Litoral Fluvial Argentino to form Aerolíneas Argentinas

See also

• List of airlines of Argentina
• List of airports in Argentina

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2018-11-18.
2. Web site: Aero Servicios Errecaborde . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
3. Web site: Aerocassa . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
4. Web site: AeroChaco (Líneas Aéreas Chaqueñas) . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
5. Web site: Aerocondor Argentina . rzjets . 23 October 2021.
6. Web site: ACTA (Aerolineas Carreras Transportes Aereos) . Airline History . 22 October 2021.
7. Web site: Aerolíneas ini Cia . rzjets . 23 October 2021.
8. Web site: Aeronorte . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
9. Web site: Aeropalas . rzjets . 23 October 2021.
10. Web site: Aeroplane Co . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
11. Web site: Aerosur . rzjets . 22 October 2021.
12. Web site: Aerotransportes Entre Rios . rzjets . 22 October 2021.
13. Web site: Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino . rzjets . 22 October 2021.
14. Web site: Aerotransportes Wollkopf . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
15. Web site: Aerovias Buenos Aires . rzjets . 23 October 2021.
16. Web site: Aerovias Halcon . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
17. Web site: Aerovias Monder . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
18. Web site: Aerovias Pancontinental . rzjets . 23 October 2021.
19. Web site: Aerunion . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
20. Web site: AIRG . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
21. Web site: Airman . rzjets . 23 October 2021.
22. Web site: Alas del Sur . rzjets . 23 October 2021.
23. Web site: Alas del Sur . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
24. Web site: All Borders Airlines . Airline History . 23 October 2021.
25. Web site: ALTA Lineas Aereas . rzjets . 22 October 2021.
26. Web site: American Falcon . rzjets . 22 October 2021.
27. Web site: Andesmar Lineas Aereas . rzjets . 23 October 2021.
28. Web site: Cardinal Líneas Aéreas . Airline History . 24 October 2021.
29. Web site: Compañía Argentina de Aeronavegación Dodero . Airline History . 24 October 2021.
30. Web site: Compañía Argentina de Cargas Aereas Internacionales . Airline History . 24 October 2021.
31. Web site: Compañía Austral de Transportes Aéreos SACI (CATASACI) . Airline History . 24 October 2021.
32. Web site: Compañía Rio Platense de Aviación . Airline History . 24 October 2021.
33. Web site: El Pingüino Líneas Aéreas . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
34. Web site: Flyest . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
35. Web site: Inter Austral . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
36. Web site: LACAS (Lineas Aereas Comerciales al Sur) . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
37. Web site: Líneas Aéreas de Cuyo . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
38. Web site: Lineas Aereas Patagonica Argentina . rzjets . 25 October 2021.
39. Web site: Lineas Aereas Provinciales de Entre Rios . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
40. Web site: Lineas Aereas Santafecinas . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
41. Web site: Lineas Aereas Williams . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
42. Web site: NorSur . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
43. Web site: Primera Linea Aerea Santefesina . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
44. Web site: River Plate Airlines . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
45. Web site: SAPSE . rzjets . 25 October 2021.
46. Web site: Senma . Airline History . 26 October 2021.
47. Web site: Servicios Aéreos Bahienses . Airline History . 26 October 2021.
48. Web site: Servicios Aereos Santa Isabel . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
49. Web site: Silver Sky . rzjets . 26 October 2021.
50. Web site: Silver Sky . rzjets . 26 October 2021.
51. Web site: Sociedad Argentina Linea de Transporte Aereo . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
52. Web site: Sociedad Argentina de Navegacion Aerea . Airline History . 25 October 2021.
53. Web site: STAF Servicios de Transportes Aereos Fueguinos . rzjets . 26 October 2021.
54. Web site: Sudamericana de Aviación . rzjets . 26 October 2021.
55. Web site: TAL Trader Airlines . Airline History . 26 October 2021.
56. Web site: Trabajos Aereos y Representaciones . Airline History . 26 October 2021.
57. Web site: Trabajos y Fe Transportes Aéreos . Airline History . 26 October 2021.
58. Web site: Trans American Air Transport . Airline History . 28 October 2021.
59. Web site: Transcontinental . Airline History . 28 October 2021.
60. Web site: Transportes Aereo Costa Atlantica . Airline History . 26 October 2021.
61. Web site: Transporte Aereo de Catamarca . rzjets . 28 October 2021.
62. Web site: Transportes Aereo Costa Atlantica . Airline History . 26 October 2021.
63. Web site: Transportes Aéreos Latin America . Airline History . 28 October 2021.
64. Web site: Transportes Aéreos Mirleni . Airline History . 28 October 2021.
65. Web site: Transportes Aéreos Mirleni . Airline History . 28 October 2021.
66. Web site: Transportes Aereos Terrestres y Maritimo . Airline History . 28 October 2021.
67. Web site: Union Air Cargo . Airline History . 28 October 2021.