List of defunct airlines of Norway explained

This is a list of defunct airlines of Norway.^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
A/S Aero					1920	1920
					1924	1946	Operated Junkers F 13, Junkers G 24, Junkers W 33, Junkers Ju 52, Douglas DC-3^[3]
Agderfly			AGD	AGDERFLY	1966	2004
					1989	1991	Established as Norway Airlines, and later named back to Norway Airlines.^[4]
Air Executive Norway		BS			1972	1980	Renamed to Busy Bee of Norway
Air Norway		M3	NFA	NORTH FLYING	2003	2017
Air Stord		GO	SOR	AIR STORD	1990	1999	Went bankrupt
		8W	TTX	AIR TEAM	1978	2000	Operated Cessna Caravan^[5]
			NAX	SCANBIRD	1987	1988	^[6]
			NWG	AIRWING	2004	2023	Fied for bankruptcy in 2023.^[7]
Arctic Air		8A	AKR	ARCTIC NORWAY	1996	2003	Went bankrupt
Bergen Air Transport (1961)			BAT		1961	1977	Operated Douglas C-54
Bergen Air Transport (1998)			BGT	BERGEN AIR	1998	2017
Bergen Aviation					1986	1988
					1934	1935	Founded by Gidsken Jakobsen. Operated Loening C-2^[8]
					1963	1966	Acquired by Ski og Sjøfly. Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna 206, SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera^[9]
BlueWay Offshore			BWN	BLUEHELI	2009	2014	Sold to Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen
Braathens		BU	BRA	BRAATHENS	1997	2004	Renamed to SAS Braathens
Braathens Helikopter				BEE COPTER	1989	1993
Braathens S.A.F.E. (Braathens South American & Far East Airtransport)		BU	BRA		1946	1997	Renamed to Braathens
Busy Bee		BS	BEE	BUSYBEE	1980	1992	Reestablished as Norwegian Air Shuttle
Busy Bee Air Service					1966	1980	Renamed/merged to Busy Bee of Norway
			BGT		2004	2010	Operated BAe Jetstream 31^[10]
Coast Aero Center		BX	CST	COAST CENTER	1975	1988
Coast Air		BX	CST	COAST CENTER	1988	2008	Founded on the remains of Coast Aero Center
Color Air		CL	CLA	PENNANT	1998	1999	Went bankrupt
					1969	2001	Operated Cessna Caravan^[11]
					1933	1945
Det Norske Luftfartsrederi (DNL)					1918	1920
Feel Air						2009	2011	Not launched
					1970	2003	Operated Rockwell Commander 690^[12]
Fjellfly					1954	1972	Went bankrupt
					1977	2006	At the beginning operated seaplanes. Renamed to ScanAviation^[13]
FlyNonstop		J7	DNM	DENIM	2013	2013
Flyr		FS	FOX	GREENSTAR	2021	2023
					2000	2015	Merged into Viking Air Norway. Operated Piper Chieftain^[14]
FlyViking		VF	FVK	BALDER	2017	2018
Fred. Olsen Airtransport		FO	FOF	FREDOLSEN	1946	1997
					2015	2016	Founded by Ola O.K Giæver. Renamed to FlyViking^[15]
GuardAir		FB	JAP	GUARD-AIR	1992	2001	Went bankrupt
			HAM		1994	1998	Operated Beech King Air^[16]
			HAX		1999	1999	Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation I^[17]
					1966	2000	^[18]
					2007	2011	Acquired by Helitrans^[19]
			HSG	SKY DOLPHIN	1992	2018
Kato Airline		6S	KAT	KATO-AIR	1995	2008
Krohn Air					2010	2014
					1996	2000	Renamed to FlyTaxi Nord. Operated Cessna Stationair seaplane^[20]
					1933	1934	Owned by Helge Skappel, Leiv Brun, Ditlef Smith and Erik Engnæs. Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth^[21]
Mey-Air		MT		MARITIME	1970	1974	Went bankrupt
			MOR		1955	1995	Founded by Elling Lande, Per Dalen and Kåre Stein Haram^[22]
					1962	1968	Operated de Havilland Heron^[23]
Nor-Fly Charter					1971	1984	Merged into Partnair
					1970	1971	Merged with Varangfly^[24]
					1932	1934	Founded and owned by Gidsken Jakobsen. Operated Junkers F 13^[25]
Nordic Air					1970	1973	Acquired by and merged into Fred. Olsen Airtransport
					1971	1972	Acquired by Varangfly^[26]
Nordsjøfly						1977	1983
					1954	1966	Founded by Odvar Korsvoldwas. Operated Auster Autocrat, Piper Tripacer, Piper Super Cub, Finnmark 5A, Convair 240^[27]
Norsk Air		NC	NIR		1985	1990	Acquired by Wideroe and rebranded as Wideroe Norsk Air
					1972	1985	Established as Vestfoldfly in 1961. Renamed to Norsk Air. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Douglas DC-6^[28]
Norsk Forurensningskontroll					1983	1986
					1993	2009	Renamed to Bristow Norway^[29]
					1920s	1920s	Operated Savoia-Marchetti, LFG^[30]
					1935	1937	Founded by Floor and Erling Jensen. Operated Security Airster S-1, Spartan Arrow, Stinson SM-1F^[31]
					1928	1934	Operated LFG V 130^[32]
					1982	1987	Renamed to Agderfly. Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo, Mitsubishi MU-2^[33]
Norving		RT			1972	1993	Went bankrupt
Norway Airlines		JA	NOS	NORSPEED	1988	1992	Went bankrupt
Norwegian Air Lines (DNL)		SK	DNL	SCANDINAVIAN	1933	1951	Merged with Swedish Intercontinental Airlines and Danish Air Lines to form Scandinavian Airlines
Norwegian Long Haul		DY	NLH	RED NOSE	2013	2021	Parent company ceased long haul
					1971	1976	Founded by Thor Tjøntveit^[34]
Offshore Helicopters						1974	1980
Partnair		PD	PAR	PARTNAIR	1971	1989	Went bankrupt following crash
					1947	1948	Merged with Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS^[35]
					1964	1969	Operated Douglas DC-3, Convair 240^[36]
					1973	1975	Operated Carvair^[37]
					1971	1972	Renamed to Troll-Air. Operated Douglas DC-6B^[38]
SAS Braathens		BU	CNO	SCANOR	2004	2007	Renamed/merged to SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge
SAS Commuter		SK	SKS	SCANDINAVIAN	1988	2004	Merged into SAS Group
SAS Norge		SK	CNO	SCANOR	2007	2009	Merged with SAS Sweden, SAS Denmark and SAS International to form SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SAS Norlink		SK			1990	2003	Operated Fokker 50
					1956	1966	Renamed to Helikopter Services^[39]
					1964	1967	Floatplane operator. Took over Bjørumfly. Operated Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna Skywagon, Piper Super Cub^[40]
Sørfly						1946	1962
					1970	1977	Operated Convair 440, Douglas DC-3, Fairchild FH-227^[41]
					1975	1985	Founded by Einar S. and Ingrid Pedersen. Operated Cessna Skywagon^[42]
Teddy Air		ZJ	TED	TEDDYS	1990	2004
					1947	1971	Founded by Sigvard Nicolaisen. Operated Piper Cub^[43]
					1961	1966	Operated Cessna 140, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 310, Noorduyn Norseman^[44]
					1938	1940	Founded by Thor Solberg. Operated Aeronca K, Cessna Airmaster^[45]
Trans Polar					1970	1971
			TWG	TRANSWING CARGO	1999	2006	Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Caravan^[46]
					1972	1972	Established as Saga Norsk Flytjeneste. Operated Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6B^[47]
			UGG		1991	1998	Operated Beech Super King Air^[48]
					1960	1972	Renamed to Norving^[49]
					1935	1939	Operated Cessna Airmaster, Security Airster S-1, Waco YKS-7^[50]
					1961	1972	Founded by Øyvind Skaunfelt. Renamed to Norsk Flytjeneste^[51]
					1947	1957
					2015	2016	Merged into FlyViking^[52]
Vildanden		2Q			2005	2011	Went bankrupt
					1946	1948	Operated Handley Page Halifax^[53]
					1946	2018	^[54]
		WF	WIF		1934	1948	^[55]
					1933	1934	Founded by Viggo Widerøe and Halvor Bjørneby. Merged with Lotsberg & Skappel to form Widerøe^[56]
					1991	1996	Renamed from Norsk Air. Merged into Widerøe^[57]
					1948	1958	^[58]

See also

• List of airlines of Norway
• List of airports in Norway

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2019-02-14.
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. 2019-02-14.
3. Web site: Aerotransport . Airline History . 29 September 2021.
4. Web site: Air Europe Scandinavia . Airline History . 29 September 2021.
5. Web site: Air Team . rzjets . 29 September 2021.
6. Web site: Air-X . Airline History . 29 September 2021.
7. Web site: Airwing . Airline History . 29 November 2023.
8. Web site: Bergens Aero . Airline History . 29 September 2021.
9. Web site: Bjørumfly . Airline History . 29 September 2021.
10. Web site: Classic Norway Air . Airline History . 30 September 2021.
11. Web site: Coronet Norge . Airline History . 30 September 2021.
12. Web site: Fjellanger Widerøe . Airline History . 1 October 2021.
13. Web site: Fjellfly Einar Andersen . Airline History . 1 October 2021.
14. Web site: FlyTaxi Nord . Airline History . 2 October 2021.
15. Web site: Giaevair . Airline History . 2 October 2021.
16. Web site: Hamarfly . Airline History . 2 October 2021.
17. Web site: Hangar 5 Air Services . Airline History . 2 October 2021.
18. Web site: Helikopter Services . Airline History . 2 October 2021.
19. Web site: HelikopterDrift . Airline History . 2 October 2021.
20. Web site: Lofotfly . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
21. Web site: Lotsberg & Skappel . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
22. Web site: Mørefly . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
23. Web site: Nor Flyselskap . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
24. Web site: Nor-Wings . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
25. Web site: Nord-Norges Aero . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
26. Web site: Nordlandsfly . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
27. Web site: Norronafly . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
28. Web site: Norske Flytjeneste . Airline History . 5 October 2021.
29. Web site: Norsk Helikopter . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
30. Web site: Norsk Lufttrafikk . Airline History . 4 October 2021.
31. Web site: Norsk Lufttrafikk Erling Jensen . Airline History . 5 October 2021.
32. Web site: Norske Luftruter . Airline History . 5 October 2021.
33. Web site: Nortrans Agderfly . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
34. Web site: Norwegian Overseas Airways . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
35. Web site: Polarfly . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
36. Web site: Polaris Air Transport . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
37. Web site: Rorosfly Cargo . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
38. Web site: Saga Norsk Flytjeneste . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
39. Web site: Scancopter-Service . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
40. Web site: Ski og Sjøfly . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
41. Web site: Stellar Airfreighter . Airline History . 6 October 2021.
42. Web site: Svalbardfly . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
43. Web site: Telemark Flyselskap . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
44. Web site: Thor Solbergs Aviation . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
45. Web site: Thor Solbergs Flyveselskap . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
46. Web site: Trans Wing . rzjets . 7 October 2021.
47. Web site: Troll-Air . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
48. Web site: Ugland Air Taxi . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
49. Web site: Varangfly . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
50. Web site: Vest-Norges Flyveselskap . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
51. Web site: Vestfoldfly . Airline History . 7 October 2021.
52. Web site: Viking Air Norway . Airline History . 8 October 2021.
53. Web site: Vingtor Airways . Airline History . 8 October 2021.
54. Web site: Widerøe's Flyveselskap & Polarfly . Airline History . 8 October 2021.
55. Web site: Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS . Airline History . 8 October 2021.
56. Web site: Widerøe & Bjørneby . Airline History . 8 October 2021.
57. Web site: Widerøe Norsk Air . Airline History . 8 October 2021.
58. Web site: Widerøe's Flyveselskap & Polarfly . Airline History . 8 October 2021.