List of defunct airlines of Spain explained

This is a list of defunct airlines of Spain.

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
					2000	2000	Renamed to AeBal. Operated Boeing 717-200^[1]
AeBal-Spanair Link		DF	ABH	AIR BALEAR	1999	2008	Renamed to Quantum Air^[2]
					1965	1979	^[3]
		FW		FLETE	1968	1974	Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4^[4]
			ARM	AMEX	1988	1992	Operated Douglas DC-3^[5]
			ALD	DORADA	?	?	^[6]
		UX	OVA	AERONOVA	1996	2016	Rebranded as Air Europa Express. Operated ATR 42, Fairchild Metro III^[7] ^[8]
			PUB	AEROPUBLIC	?	?	^[9]
			AXT	AEROAXA	?	?	^[10]
					1977	1984	Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6, Fairchild FH-227^[11]
			OTO	OTO	1997	2002	Operated Aérospatiale Corvette, Beech King Air C90, Swearingen Metro II^[12]
			AWY	AEROWEE	?	?	^[13]
			AHB	ALHAMBRA	?	?	^[14]
Air Andalucia					2003	2005	^[15]
Air Asturias					2006	2007	^[16]
		QD			1992	1999	Operated Beech 1900D, Swearingen Merlin IV^[17]
		MW			1983	1987	Operated Douglas DC-8, Swearingen Merlin IV^[18]
			CAN	AIRCAN	?	?	^[19]
					1985	1986	Operated Swearingen Merlin IV^[20]
					2001	2002	Operated Fairchild Metro III^[21]
Air Comet		A7	MPD	RED COMET	1996	2009	^[22]
			JID	CONDAL	1974	1979	Operated HS 748^[23]
			CDB	AIR CORDOBA	?	?	^[24]
					1984	1986	Renamed to Air Europa^[25]
			EET	AESTE	2006	2009	Established as Fly LPI. Operated Saab 340, Swearingen Merlin IV^[26]
			GCE	EUROPA CANARIAS	1999	2001	Regional airline. Operated Boeing 737-300^[27]
Air Europa Express		UX	PMI	EUROPA	1996	2001	^[28]
Air Madrid		NM	DRD	ALADA AIR	2003	2006	^[29]
			PCK		2004	2008	Operated Cessna Caravan^[30]
Air Plus Comet					1996	2007	Renamed Air Comet
Air Spain		JA		AIR SPAIN		1966	1975	^[31]
AirClass Airways			VSG	VISIG	2003	2008	^[32]
		KG	NCR	NACAR	1986	1991	Established as Canafrica Transportes Aereos. Operated BAe 146, Douglas DC-9, MD-83^[33]
Alaire			ALR		2001	2017	Operated HS 748, Cessna Cargomaster^[34]
Ándalus Líneas Aéreas		EA	ANU	ANDALUS	2008	2010	^[35]
			AAN	ANDALUSAIR	1999	2000	Operated Airbus A320-231^[36]
					1999	1999	Operated DC-10-30^[37]
			ARM	AMEX	1989	1999	Established as Aeromarket Express. Operated Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec^[38]
			AVS	ARTAC	2002	2006	Operated Swearingen Merlin IV^[39]
ASL Airlines Spain		PV	PNR	SKYJET	1987	2018	Formerly called PAN Air.
			RCU	AIR COURIER	1999	2003	Established as Air Atlantic (Spain) in 1992^[40]
Audeli Air			ADI	AUDELI	1987	2005	Renamed to Gestair Airlines
Aviaco		AO	AYC	AVIACO	1948	1999	Merged with Iberia^[41]
			AZT	AZIMUT	1997	1997	^[42]
			BAI	BARAI	?	?	^[43]
					1996	2000	Operated Douglas DC-7^[44]
BCM Airlines		TY	BCM	BCM AIRLINES	1996	1998	Operated Airbus A320-231^[45]
Binter Mediterraneo		AX	BIM	BINTER	1988	2001	Bought by Air Nostrum^[46]
			BRV	BOREAL AVIACION	1999	2030	Operated Airbus A320-231^[47]
Bravo Airlines		BQ	BBV	BRAVO	2004	2008	^[48]
					1939	1940	Merged into Lineas Aereas Postales Españolas^[49]
					1947	1949	Founded by Ultano Kindelan. Operated Miles Aerovan, Miles Gemini, Miles Messenger, Siebel Si 204^[50]
					2008	2010	Renamed to Canaryfly^[51]
			CCS	CANARIAS CARGO	1995	2000	Operated Douglas DC-8^[52]
Canarias Regional Air		FW	CNM	CANARIAS AIR	1998	2000	^[53]
Cargosur		OW	OWS	CARGOSUR	1987	1995	Merged with Iberia. Operated Douglas DC-8-62^[54] ^[55] ^[56]
Centennial Airlines		BE	CNA	CANNON	1993	1996	^[57]
CLASSA (Concesionaria de Líneas Aéreas Subvencionadas)				CLASSA	1929	1931	Merged with LAPE^[58]
Clickair		XG	CLI	CLICKJET	2006	2009	Merged with Vueling^[59] ^[60]
			KOM	BLACKEAGLE	2012	2012	Operated Airbus A320-200^[61]
		KG	NCR	NACAR	1985	1987	Renamed to Canafrica. Operated Douglas DC-8, MD-83^[62]
		XG	RGN	CYGNUS AIR	1998	2007
			DET	DELTA AVIATION	?	?	^[63]
			DEJ	DELTA JET	?	?	^[64]
Drenair			DRS		1986	2003	^[65]
			ECN	EURO CONTINENTAL	2004	2006	Operated Swearingen Merlin IV^[66]
Euro First Air - Canarias Cargo			EFA	CARGOCANARIAS	2000	2000	Cargo airline^[67]
					1992	2002	^[68]
		EA	EUA	GOLDEN ANGEL	1998	2000	Operated Embraer 145^[69]
		E9	EVE	EVELOP	2013	2021	Merged with Orbes to form Iberojet. Operated Airbus A320-200, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900^[70] ^[71]
Flyant			FYA	FLYANT	2006	2008	Cargo airline^[72]
Flylink Express					2003	2009	^[73]
FlySur					2008	2008	TAER Andalus was renamed Flysur in the last months of operation.^[74]
Futura International Airways		FH	FUA	FUTURA	1989	2008	^[75]
Gadair European Airlines		GP	GDR	GADAIR	2007	2009	^[76]
Gestair Cargo		XG	RGN	REGIONAL LINEAS	2007	2013	Renamed Cygnus Air for the second time.^[77]
Girjet		8G	GJT	BANJET	2003	2008	^[78]
					2011	2013	Operated Beech 1900D, Fairchild Metro III, Fokker 50, MD-87, Saab 340B^[79]
Helitt Líneas Aéreas		H9	HTH	ALBORAN	2011	2014	^[80]
Hispania Airways					2011	2012	^[81]
Hispania Líneas Aéreas		HI	HSL	Sunbeam	1982	1989	^[82]
Hola Airlines		H5	HOA	HOLA	2002	2010	^[83]
Iberworld		TY	IWD	IBERWORLD	1998	2011
IMD Airways					2008	2009	^[84]
Intermediación Aérea			IEA		1997	2005	^[85]
Islas Airways		IF	ISW	PINTADERA	2003	2012
LagunAir		N7	LGA	LAGUNAIR	2003	2008	^[86]
LAPE				LAPE	1932	1939	Expropriated^[87]
Líneas Aéreas Canarias		L9	LCN	LAC	1985	1990	Bought by Meridiana Air^[88]
Líneas Aéreas Navarras					1994	1997	^[89]
LTE International Airways		XO	LTE	FUN JET	1987	2008	^[90]
Melilla Airlines					2013
Meridiana Air					1990	1992	^[91]
Mint Airways		IM	MIC	MINT AIRWAYS	2009	2012	^[92]
Navegacion y Servicios Aéreos Canarios		ZN	NAY	NAYSA	1969	2018	Merged into Binter Canarias
Nort Jet		EL	ENJ	Nortjet	1989	1992	^[93]
Oasis Airlines		OB	AAN	Oasis	1986	1996
Orbest Orizonia Airlines		TY	IWD	IBERWORLD	2011	2013
Orionair			ORI	RED GLOBE	2004	2008	^[94]
PauknAir		PV		PAUKNAIR	1995	1998	^[95]
Plaza Servicios Aéreos					2006	2008	^[96]
Prima Air					1996	1996
Pronair			PRJ	PRONAIR	2007	2009	^[97]
Pyrenair					2006	2011
Quantum Air		QO	QTM	QUANTUM	2008	2010	Initially named Aerolíneas de Baleares^[98]
Rioja Airlines				Rioja Airlines	2007	2007	^[99]
Ryjet		W2	RYJ	RYJET	1999	2012	^[100]
Saicus Air			FYA		2008	2010	Cargo airline^[101]
Sky Service Aviation			SKT		1992	2005	Merged with Gestair^[102]
South Atlantic Airways			HRC		2000	2001	^[103]
Spanair		JK	JKK	SPANAIR	1986	2012	^[104] ^[105]
Spantax		BX	BXS	SPANTAX	1959	1988	Merged into Spanair^[106] ^[107]
Tadair			TDC	Tadair	1990	2003	^[108]
TAE – Trabajos Aéreos y Enlaces			JK	TAE	1966	2000	^[109]
TASSA – Trabajos Aéreos del Sahara			KI	TASSA	1961	1965	^[110]
Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics		H5	CTB	SUNNYHEART	2017	2021	^[111]
Top Fly			TLY		1998	2009	^[112]
Transeuropa			TR	TRANSEUROPA	1965	1982	^[113]
Unión Aérea Española					1925	1929	Merged with Concesionaria de Líneas Aéreas Subvencionadas (CLASSA)^[114]
Universair					1986	1992	^[115]
Viva Air		FV	VIV	VIVA	1988	1998	^[116]
Volar Airlines			DRS		2001	2005	^[117]

See also

• List of airlines of Spain

External links

• • Defunct Airlines Europe

Notes and References

1. Web site: AB Bluestar . Airline History . 29 December 2021.
2. http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/AeBal%20-%20Aerolineas%20Baleares.htm Aebal
3. Web site: Aerlyper . Airline History . 29 December 2021.
4. Web site: Aeroflete . Airline History . 29 December 2021.
5. Web site: Aeromarket Express . Aviation Safety . 29 December 2021.
6. Web site: Aeronaves La Dorada . Airport Insider . 30 December 2021.
7. Web site: Informacion Corporativa / Air Europa . 2015-06-25 . 2011-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706224743/http://agencias.aireuropa.com/es/es/informacion/corp_air_historia.html . dead .
8. Web site: Aeronova . Airline History . 29 December 2021.
9. Web site: Aeropublic . Airport Insider . 30 December 2021.
10. Web site: Aerotaxis Axa . Airport Insider . 30 December 2021.
11. Web site: Aerotransporte de España . rzjets . 30 December 2021.
12. Web site: Aerovento . Airline History . 30 December 2021.
13. Web site: Aeroway . Airport Insider . 30 December 2021.
14. Web site: Air Alboran . Airport Insider . 30 December 2021.
15. http://www.etn.nl/lcostgra.htm ETN
16. [Airliner World]
17. Web site: Air Atlantic . Airline History . 30 December 2021.
18. Web site: Air Cargo Spain . Airline History . 30 December 2021.
19. Web site: Air Canarias . Airport Insider . 30 December 2021.
20. Web site: Air Catalunia . Airport Insider . 30 December 2021.
21. Web site: Air Catalunya . Airline History . 30 December 2021.
22. Web site: Air Comet’s demise reduces competition between Spain and South America . anna.aero . https://web.archive.org/web/20100520015850/http://www.anna.aero/2010/01/08/air-comets-demise-reduces-competition-between-spain-and-south-america/ . 20 May 2010 . 8 January 2010.
23. Web site: Air Condal . Airline History . 3 January 2022.
24. Web site: Air Cordoba . Airport Insider . 3 January 2022.
25. Web site: Air Espania . Airline History . 3 January 2022.
26. Web site: Air Este . Airline History . 3 January 2022.
27. Web site: Air Europa Canarias . Airline History . 3 January 2022.
28. Web site: Air Europa Express (1997). ch-aviation. 16 January 2016.
29. http://www.elmundo.es/mundodinero/2006/04/18/economia/1145358319.html Los pasajeros suspenden a las aerolíneas españolas, El Mundo 18 April 2006
30. Web site: Air Pack Express . Airline History . 3 January 2022.
31. http://oud16hoven.nl/luchtvaartmaatschappijen/air-spain Air Spain – Airnieuws archives
32. http://www.aerosecure.de/news/2946-aus-fuer-zwei-spanische-charter-airlines.php aerosecure.de – Aus für zwei spanische Charter-Airlines, 28 March 2008
33. Web site: Air Sur . Airline History . 3 January 2022.
34. Web site: Alaire . Airline History . 13 January 2022.
35. News: Rivera . Agustín . Andalus airlines, investigada por Fomento y financiada por la Junta, busca inversores para sobrevivir. es. Andalus airlines, investigated by Fomento and financed by the Junta, looking for investors to survive. El Confidencial . 3 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129121624/https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2010-04-03/andalus-airlines-investigada-por-fomento-y-financiada-por-la-junta-busca-inversores-para-sobrevivir_421038/ . 29 November 2020 . Málaga . Andalus Airlines nació en mayo de 2008, tiene su sede operativa en Málaga y emplea a 80 trabajadores. (Andalus airlines was set up in May 2008, its operative base is in Málaga and it has 80 employees.).
36. Web site: Andalusair . Airline History . 13 January 2022.
37. Web site: Andalusair . Airline History . 14 January 2022.
38. Web site: ARM Palfe . rzjets . 14 January 2022.
39. Web site: Artac Aviación . rzjets . 14 January 2022.
40. Web site: Atlantic Airways (Spain) . Airline History . 14 January 2022.
41. https://archive.today/20120912075721/http://www.enciclopedia.cat/fitxa_v2.jsp?NDCHEC=0006299 Sociedad de Transportes Aviación y Comercio S.A.
42. Web site: Azimut . Airline History . 14 January 2022.
43. Web site: Barair . Airport Insider . 14 January 2022.
44. Web site: Basaer . Airline History . 14 January 2022.
45. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/BCM-Airlines Planespotters – BCM Airlines
46. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%200824.html?search=%22Binter%20Mediterraneo%22 56 "World Airline Directory."
47. Web site: Boreal Aviación . Airline History . 14 January 2022.
48. http://www.bravoairlines.com/ Bravo Airlines
49. Web site: CAETA (Cia. Anonima Espanola de Transporte Aereo) . Airline History . 14 January 2022.
50. Web site: CANA (Compania Auxiliar De Navegacion Aerea) . Airline History . 14 January 2022.
51. Web site: Canaria Aeronautica . Airline History . 21 January 2022.
52. Web site: Canarias Air Cargo . Airline History . 21 January 2022.
53. http://www.aviationcorner.net/gallery_en.asp?airline=Canarias%20Regional%20Air Canarias Regional Air / Aviationcorner
54. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Cargosur Planespotters / Cargosur
55. http://elpais.com/diario/1995/06/02/economia/802044013_850215.html El Pais, 2 de junio de 1995; Acuerdo en Cargosur para cesar su actividad e integrar parte de la plantilla en Iberia
56. http://elpais.com/diario/1989/09/05/economia/620949614_850215.html El Pais, 5 de septiembre de 1989; Cargosur.
57. http://www.hosteltur.com/09452_espana-juez-instruye-posible-quiebra-fraudulenta-centennial-airlines.html España: Un juez instruye la posible quiebra fraudulenta de Centennial Airlines
58. http://www.viajesybilletesdeavion.es/online-historia-de-los-vuelos-comerciales-en-espana.html Historia de los Vuelos Comerciales en España
59. http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1215488627.html Vueling To Merge With Clickair
60. http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1215488627.html Merger Information
61. Web site: Cosmo Airlines . Airline History . 21 January 2022.
62. Web site: CTA (Canafrica Transportes Aereos) . Airline History . 22 January 2022.
63. Web site: Delta Aviation . Airpots Insider . 22 January 2022.
64. Web site: Delta Jet . Airpots Insider . 22 January 2022.
65. http://drenair.pymes.com/ Drenair
66. Web site: Euro Continental Air . rzjets . 22 January 2022.
67. http://www.airlinecolors.com/entry/details.php?no=12433 Airline Colors – Euro First Air/Canarias Cargo
68. Web site: European Air Cargo . Airline History . 22 January 2022.
69. Web site: European Regions Airlines . rzjets . 22 January 2022.
70. Web site: Evelop Airlines . Airline History . 23 January 2022.
71. Web site: Evelop Airlines . rzjets . 23 January 2022.
72. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 83 . 3 April 2007.
73. http://www.flylinkexpress.com Flylink Express
74. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/pais/vasco/aerolinea/andaluza/suspende/vuelos/apenas/45/dias/elpepuespvas/20081017elpvas_17/Tes El Pais
75. News: Futura seeks administration, suspends flights . Reuters . 8 September 2008 . 1 July 2017 . 13 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113072134/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/09/08/spain-airline-administration-idUSL8638820080908 . live .
76. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 85 . 3 April 2007.
77. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/20071-gestair-sells-off-cargo-subsidiary-now-operating-as-cygnus-air-again ch-aviation – Gestair sells off cargo subsidiary; now operating as Cygnus Air again
78. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=GIR&al_op=1 Girjet Fleet
79. Web site: GoodFly . Airline History . 23 January 2022.
80. http://www.aerotelegraph.com/spanische-helitt-lienas-aereas-ist-am-ende-stellt-betrieb-ein Aerotelegraph – Helitt Líneas Aéreas
81. http://www.ideal.es/granada/20121206/local/granada/hispania-airways-aspira-alcanzar-201212061542.html Ideal – Hispania Airways aspira a alcanzar 80.000 pasajeros con sus nuevas rutas en Granada
82. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6D81E3FF931A15754C0A96E948260 Spanish Airline Buys Boeing Jets – New York Times
83. News: Hola Airlines suspends all operations . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 16 February 2010.
84. http://www.imdairways.com/ IMD Airways
85. http://www.planelogger.com/Airline/Fleet/Intermediacion%20Aerea Planelogger – Intermediación Aérea Fleet
86. http://www.lagunair.com/companianoticia.php?id=49.asp LagunAir
87. http://airline-memorabilia.blogspot.com/2011/04/alas-de-la-republica-classa-lape-1934.html LAPE
88. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Lineas-Aereas-Canarias LAC
89. http://www.diarioazafata.com/2014/04/17/que-fue-de-lagun-air-lineas-aereas-navarras-iberline-express-rioja-airlines/ Qué fue de… Lagun Air | Líneas Aéreas Navarras | Iberline Express | Rioja Airlines
90. http://www.elmundo.es/mundodinero/2008/10/16/economia/1224188868.html El Mundo
91. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Meridiana-Air Meridiana Air
92. http://www.microsiervos.com/archivo/aerotrastorno/presentada-mint-airways.html Presentada Mint Airways – AVIÓN REVUE; 3 June 2009
93. Web site: Qué fue de… Air Asturias Prima Air Euskal Air- NortJet . 2015-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923073636/http://www.diarioazafata.com/2014/01/09/que-fue-de-air-asturias-prima-air-euskal-air-nortjet/ . 2016-09-23 . dead .
94. http://www.orionair.es/ Orionair website
95. https://web.archive.org/web/20031023110517/http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var= Aviation-safety
96. Web site: Plaza Servicios Aéreos . 2015-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081025181950/http://www.plazaserviciosaereos.net/ . 2008-10-25 . dead .
97. http://www.eldiario.es/economia/Castilla-La-Mancha-aeropuertos-anos-vuelos_0_150485456.html Castilla-La Mancha: Dos aeropuertos con menos de diez años y sin vuelos
98. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/02/06/322200/picture-spains-aebal-to-rebrand-as-quantum-air.html Quantum Air re-branded
99. http://www.larioja.com/20070909/rioja-region/rioja-airlines-comunica-clientes-20070909.html Rioja Airlines comunica a sus clientes la suspensión de sus vuelos desde Agoncillo
100. http://www.ryjet.com/ Ryjet Aerotaxis del Mediterráneo
101. http://worldairlinenews.com/tag/saicus-air/ World Airline News – Saicus Air
102. http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/gestair-compra-sky-service-refuerza-posicion-vuelos-ejecutivos/20050120cdscdiemp_14/ Cinco Días – Gestair compra Sky Service y refuerza su posición en vuelos para ejecutivos
103. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/South-Atlantic-Airways South Atlantic Airways Fleet Details and History
104. http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/spanair-to-shut-down-tonight-after-qatar-airways-declines-to-invest/ World Airline News – Spanair
105. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spanair-stops-flying-after-qatar-deal-falls-through-367505/ Flightglobal – Spanair
106. News: Spanish Airline. 30 March 1988. The New York Times. D11. 9 November 2009.
107. News: Airline shutdown strands 7,000. 30 March 1988. The Associated Press. 9 November 2009. Palma de Mallorca.
108. http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/19980910/pag_090.html Tadair prepara la 40ª promoción de pilotos civiles – El Periodico 10 de Septiembre de 1998
109. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/blanco.y.negro/1966/03/26/018.html 26/03/1966 – Blanco y Negro – Hemeroteca de ABC
110. http://www.rzjets.net/operators/?show=3342 rzjets: TASSA
111. Web site: Wet Lease Provider Thomas Cook Balearics Is Insolvent . 2019-12-31 . 2019-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191227180229/https://www.en24.news/2020/01/wet-lease-provider-thomas-cook-balearics-is-insolvent.html . dead .
112. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=TLY&al_op=1 Top Fly Fleet
113. Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Midland Publishing
114. Luis Utrilla Navarro & Marcos García Cruzado (2005). Madrid: Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea, S.A., ed. Historia de los Aeropuertos de Madrid (I). .
115. http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Universair Universair / Airliners
116. http://aerobernie.ae.funpic.de/Viva%20Air.html Viva Air Fleet
117. [Flight International]