List of defunct airlines of Greece explained

This is a list of defunct airlines of Greece.[1] [2]

AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignCommenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Aegean AviationA3AEEAEGEAN 19881999Renamed to Aegean Airlines
Aerogenesis Air Services19992022
Aeolian AirlinesAOLAEOLIAN20112012
Aeroland Airways3SAENAEROLAND20052012
Aerospace OneIW OANHELLAS CARGO 20132014
Afrek19761983Operated Bristol Britannia
1997 1998 Renamed to Kara Air[3]
4AAGSAIRGO CARGO20082011Operated British Aerospace ATP
AGW ARGONAUT 2009 2010 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Air GreeceJGAGJAIR GREECE19941999Merged into Aegean Airlines
Air Manos19992000
2002 2004 [4]
19471951Merged with Hellenic Airlines and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines
AirSea LinesPEV20042009
AlexandairAXNALEXANDROS20042007
Airgo Seaplane20092010Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Apollo AirwaysPJ
K6
AOAAPOLLO AIR19941997Operated Airbus A300
Astra AirlinesA2AZIGREEK STAR20082019
Athens AirwaysZFATWATHENSAIR20082011
Axon AirlinesXNAXOAXONAIR 19982001Established as Cosmos Airlines. Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700, Embraer ERJ 145[5]
CLV CALAVIA ? ? [6]
1998 1998 Renamed to Axon Airlines. Operated Boeing 737NG, Boeing 717-200[7]
Cretan AirlinesC5KRTCRETAN19931995
Cronus AirlinesX5CUSCRONUS19952001Merged into Aegean Airlines
Daedalus Airlines19471950Went bankrupt
Delphic Airlines20212023Never got AOC - went bankrupt
Electra AirlinesELDELECTRA 20002003
EllinairELELBELLINAIR HELLAS20132021
Elite Airlines20072010
EuroAir6MEUPEUROSTAR19952009AOC suspended
First Airways20102012Rebranded as Minoan Air
ELF 2018 2019 Renamed to FlyGR8[8]
Fly HellasVQVKHDELPHI20112011
Galaxy Airways9GGLX19992001
Gee Bee AirGEBGOLF-BRAVO AIR 20022006
Greece AirwaysIXGREGREECE AIRWAYS20032006Formed by Greek, Spanish and UK (Air Scotland) interests using assets from Electra Airlines, dba Air-Scotland.
GreenJet AirlinesGRN;GRJ20112013
HRS HELLAS AIR ? ? [9]
Hellas JetHJHEJHELLAS JET20032010
Hellas WingsLJRHELLAS WINGS 19982006
Hellenic Airlines (GAT)HELLENIC19471951Merged with Air Transport of Greece and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines
Hellenic Imperial AirwaysHTIMPIMPERIAL20072012
Hellenic Star AirwaysHJHST19992003
1931 1940 Known under the French name of Société Hellénique des Communications Aériennes[10]
Hermes AirlinesH3HRMHERMES20112016
1930 1930 Known as Greece's first airline. Went bankrupt[11]
InterJetINJINJET19922011
Jonian Airways19711972
K2 SmartJetsKSJ20072013
CLV CALAVIA 1990 2001 Became Ver-Avia. Operated Swearingen Merlin IV[12]
Macedonian AirlinesMCMCSMACAIR19922003Rebranded as Olympic Airlines
MEL 2008 2014 Established in Jordan, but applied in May 2009 to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority for an AOC[13]
Minoan AirMAVMINOAN20122015
Olympic AirlinesOAOALOLYMPIC20032009Sold name and logo to Olympic Air
Olympic AirwaysOAOALOLYMPIC19562003Merged with several internal companies within Olympic Airways to form Olympic Airways Services
Olympic AviationMLOLYOLAVIA19712003Flight academy became part of Olympic Airways Services and airliner fleet transferred to Olympic Airlines. Still operates as a helicopter charter service
O4 OTF ORANGE2FLY 20152021
Pantheon AirwaysOAOAL20082008Rebranded as Olympic Air
Princess AirlinesIGPER19982000Operated Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-300
6J GRE SEEA AIR 1992 1995 Flew under Virgin Atlantic brand. Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, Fokker 50, Swearingen Merlin IV[14]
Sky Wings AirlinesNDGSW ARROW JET 20062012
SkyGreece AirlinesGWSGRSKYGREECE20122015
Summer ExpressEUH19971998
TAE Greek National AirlinesGKTAEGREEK19461957Rebranded as Olympic Airways
TEG EUROLINES 1998 1998 Operated Embraer Bandeirante[15]
Technical and Aeronautical HoldingsGKTAEGREEK19351951Merged with Hellenic Airlines and Air Transport of Greece to form TAE Greek National Airlines
Venus AirlinesV4VERVENUS19921996Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 767-200, MD-83, MD-87[16]
GRV NIGHT RIDER 2001 2009 Operated Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III[17]
Viking Hellas AviationVQVKH20092011Rebranded as Fly Hellas

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2019-01-31.
  2. Web site: Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies.. aerotransport.org. 2019-01-31.
  3. Web site: Agapitos Airlines . Airline History . 4 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Air Miles . Airline History . 4 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Axon Airlines . Airline History . 4 December 2021.
  6. Web site: CAL Aviation . Airports Insider . 5 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Cosmos Airlines . Airline History . 5 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Fly Ellas . Airline History . 5 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Hellas Air Service . Airport Insider . 5 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Helliniki Etairia Enaerion Sygkoinonion . Airline History . 5 December 2021.
  11. Web site: Icarus Airlines . Airline History . 5 December 2021.
  12. Web site: KAL Aviation . rzjets . 5 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Meelad Air . Airline History . 5 December 2021.
  14. Web site: South East European Airlines . Airline History . 6 December 2021.
  15. Web site: TEA Trans European Airlines . rzjets . 6 December 2021.
  16. Web site: Venus Airlines . Airline History . 6 December 2021.
  17. Web site: Ver-Avia . rzjets . 6 December 2021.