List of defunct airlines of Portugal explained

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

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
ACEF Transportes Aereos Cargas			CFM	ACEF	1998	2003	Operated Convair 440, Convair 580
			DSK	SKYBANNER	?	?	^[3]
Aero Portuguesa					1934	1953	Absorbed by TAP
			VMR	AERO VILAMOURA	2000s	2000s	Operated Cessna Skyhawk^[4]
			ARA	AEROBEIRA	?	?	^[5]
Aerocondor		2B	ARD	AEROCONDOR	1984	2008
Agroar Carga Aérea			GRR	AGROAR	1992	2011
Air Atlantis		EJ	AIA	AIR ATLANTIS	1985	1993
Air Columbus		BO	CNB	AIR COLUMBUS	1988	1994
					1998	1999	Operated leased Boeing 737-300^[6]
Air Luxor		LK	LXR	AIRLUXOR	1988	2006
Air Madeira		MM	MMZ		1993	2000	Renamed to EuroAtlantic Airways
		FK	SUL	AIRSUL	1989	1992	Operated leased Boeing 737-200^[7]
Air Zarco		MM	MMZ		1993	2000	Used trade name Air Madeira
			ALR	ALGARVILARA	?	?	^[8]
Arlinair Portugal			RLP		2008	2012	Renamed to Lease Fly. Operated ATR 42
					1958	1958	Operated Martin PBM Mariner^[9]
			AVG	ALGARVE	1988	1996	Operated Falcon 20, Beech Baron, Rockwell Turbo Commander^[10]
					1988	1996	^[11]
					1993	1994	Established as Linhas Aéreas Regionais in 1985. Operated Dornier 228^[12]
LAR Transregional		TH	PDF		1985	1993	Renamed to Euroair. Operated British Aerospace ATP
			LUA	LUSITANIA	2008	2009	Charter carrier. Operated Airbus A320-200^[13]
Luzair			LUZ	LISBON JET	1998	2011
			LMJ	MASTERJET	2003	2016	Established as Air Luxor Corporate Jets. Renamed to Luxaviation Portugal^[14]
		6O	OBS	ORBEST	2007	2020	Merged with Evelop Airlines and renamed to Iberojet
			OCN	OCEANAIR	1990	1998	Renamed to SATA International^[15]
PGA Express		OC	OAC		2001	2015
PGA Portugália Airlines		NI	PGA	PORTUGALIA	1990	2016	Rebranded TAP Express
Portugália Airlines		NI	PGA		1989	1997	Renamed to PGA Portugália Airlines
SATA International		S4	RZO	AIR AZORES	1998	2015	Renamed/merged to Azores Airlines
					1947	1980	Renamed to SATA Air Açores. Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6, HS 748^[16]
TAP Air Portugal		TP	TAP		1979	2005	Renamed to TAP Portugal
TAP Portugal		TP	TAP		2005	2017	Renamed to TAP Air Portugal
					1946	1978	Renamed to TAP Air Portugal. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Boeing 707, Lockheed Super Constellation, Sud Aviation Caravelle^[17]
Windavia Airlines					2013	2014	Operated Airbus A320-200
Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter			YSS		2000	2004	Operated Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

See also

• List of airlines of Portugal
• List of airports in Portugal

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2019-02-16.
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. 2019-02-16.
3. Web site: Aero Algarve . Airport Insider . 19 December 2021.
4. Web site: Aero Vilamoura . Airport Insider . 19 December 2021.
5. Web site: Aerobeira . Airport Insider . 19 December 2021.
6. Web site: Air Global . Airline History . 19 December 2021.
7. Web site: Air Sul . Airline History . 19 December 2021.
8. Web site: Algarvilara . Airport Insider . 22 December 2021.
9. Web site: ARTOP (Aero Topografica) . Aviation Safety . 27 January 2022.
10. Web site: Avialgarve . rzjets . 22 December 2021.
11. Web site: Eurafric . Airline History . 22 December 2021.
12. Web site: Euroair . Airline History . 22 December 2021.
13. Web site: Lusitania Airways . Airline History . 24 December 2021.
14. Web site: Masterjet . Airline History . 24 December 2021.
15. Web site: Oceanair . Airline History . 24 December 2021.
16. Web site: Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aéreos . Airline History . 29 December 2021.
17. Web site: Transportes Aéreos Portugueses . Airline History . 29 December 2021.