List of defunct airlines of Sweden explained

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

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
					1982	1990	Established as LBF-Eda Varken. Renamed Time Air Sweden. Operated Piper Navajo^[2]
					2009	2011	Operated Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-800^[3]
					1950	1950	Renamed Airtaco^[4]
					1975	1981	Renamed Aerocenter i Växjö AB^[5]
Aerotransport					1924	1951	Also known as AB Aerotransport. Merged into SAS.
					1986	2000	Acquired to form Skyways Regional^[6]
Air Express Sweden			AEQ	LUNA		2009	Purchased by MCA Airlines
					1990	1993	Operated Short Skyvan^[7]
					1985	1992	Operated Short 360, Dornier 228, Beech King Air^[8]
		DJ	NDC		1990	1997	Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Fokker F27, Saab 340^[9]
Air One			ONE		1989	1994	Operated Boeing 737-200
Air Ops			OOE	AIROPS	1993	1996	Operated Lockheed Tristar
Air Sweden		SL		AIR SWEDEN	1991	1993	Also known as Time Air Sweden
Air Sweden			SNX	SNOWFLAKE	2009	2011
Air Trader					1970	1973	Operated Vickers Vanguard
			MIW		1988	2001	To form Skyways Regional. Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Dornier 228, Cessna 402^[10]
					1950	1957	Established as Aero Scandia. Merged into Linjeflyg. Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed Lodestar, Lockheed Super Electra^[11]
					1976	1985	Renamed AMA Norving. Operated Swearingen Metro II^[12]
					2012	2013	Renamed Bromma Business Jet and Svenskt Industriflyg in 2016^[13]
					1946	1951	Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth, Noorduyn Norseman^[14]
					1944	1992	Merged into Salair and renamed Skyways Express^[15]
Avia Express		JX	SKX	SKY EXPRESS	1940	2011
Avitrans		2Q	ETS	EXTRANS	2004	2010
Baltic Aviation			BAB		1978	1988	Renamed Baltic Airlines
Barents AirLink		8N	NKF	NORDFLIGHT	2006	2016	Merged into Scandinavian AirAmbulance
					1934	1945	Founded by Kurt Björkvall. Renamed Skandinaviska Aero. Operated Caudron Simoun, Waco YKS-7^[16]
Blekingeflyg						2016	Formed part of Sverigeflyg
Blue Scandinavian		6B	BLX		1996	1998	Rebranded as Britannia Airways AB
Braathens Malmö Aviation		BU	SCW		1999	2000	Renamed Malmö Aviation
Braathens Sverige		TQ	TQA	BRAATHENS	1998	1999	Merged into Malmö Aviation
Britannia Nordic		6B	BLX		1998	2006	Rebranded as TUIfly Nordic. Operated Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757-200
					2013	2016	Established as Andersson Business Jet. Renamed Svenskt Industriflyg. Operated Dassault Falcon 7X^[17]
					1967	1969	Operated Douglas DC-3^[18]
City Air Scandinavia		6E	SCW		1992	1993	Merged into Malmö Aviation
City Airline		CF	FDR	SWEDESTAR	1997	2011	Merged with Skyways
					1968	1975	Merged with Svensk Flygtjanst to form Swedair^[19]
Direktflyg		HS	HSV	HIGHSWEDE	2000	2019
		HZ	EUW		1995	2001	Operated Beech 1900, Cessna Citation II^[20]
European Executive Express		RY	EXC	ECHO EXPRESS	1997	2005
					1967	1967	Formed to succeed Tor-Air. Operated Curtiss C-46^[21]
Falcon Air		IH	FCN	FALCON	1986	2006
					1967	1970	Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra, Vickers Viscount^[22]
Fly Logic Sweden					1997	2012	Rebranded as North Express
					2000	2001	Operated BAC 1-11^[23]
FlyExcellent		F3	FXL		2007	2008	Operated MD-83
Flyglinjen		U3			2010	2014	Rebranded as Sparrow Aviation
					1992	2000	Renamed Skyways Enterprise. Operated Fokker 50^[24]
FlyMe		SH	FLY	FLYBIRD	2003	2007
FlyNordic		LF	NDC	NORDIC	2003	2007	To Norwegian Air Shuttle
FlySmaland					2009	2016	Formed part of Sverigeflyg, rebranded as Östersundsflyg. Operated Saab 2000
Golden Air					1976	1993	Renamed Golden Air Flyg. Formed part of Sverigeflyg^[25]
		DC	GAO		1993	2012	Established as Golden Air. Renamed Braathens Regional^[26]
Goodjet					2002	2003	Low cost services. Declared bankrupt
		G4			1989	1994	Operated Saab 340^[27]
					2001	2016	Formed part of Sverigeflyg
					1993	2009	Acquired by HeliAir Sweden. Operated Hughes 369^[28]
					1995	2000	Established as Holmström Air. Acquired by Skyways Regional. Operated Dornier 228^[29]
Hilair					1969	1972	Established as Hillerstrom Flyg. Acquired by Malmros Aviation
Höga Kusten Flyg		2N	NTJ	NEXTJET	2007	2017	Virtual airline, purchased Nextjet and merged operations.
Holmström Flyg		HJ	ENT		1966	1995	Founded by John-Olof Holmström. Went bankrupt. Operated Dornier 228^[30]
		6I	IBZ		1983	2007	Renamed Aerosynchro Aviation. Operated Embraer Brasilia, Fairchild Metro III, Piper Navajo^[31]
Internord Aviation		NK		INTERNORD	1965	1968
					1971	1972	Operated Douglas DC-8^[32]
					1954	2019
					2010	2013	Merged into Nordic Air Sweden^[33]
			SJT		2001	2001	^[34]
Kalmarflyg					2007	2016	Formed part of Sverigeflyg. Operated Saab 340^[35]
Kalmarplanet					2006	2007	Rebranded as Kalmarflyg
					1994	2001	Acquired by Kallax Flyg. Operated Bell 206, AS350^[36]
Kullaflyg		DC	BRX	BRAATHENS	2003	2016	Formed part of Sverigeflyg
					1967	1971	Renamed Nya Kungsair I Norrkoping. Operated Piper Navajo^[37]
					1967	1981	Operated Cessna Citation I, Cessna Citation II^[38]
					1953	2012	Operated Junkers W 34, Noorduyn Norseman, Republic Seabee, Bell 47, Bell 206^[39]
					1955	1982	To Air Sweden^[40]
Linjeflyg		LF	LIN	SWEDLINE	1957	1993	Merged into SAS
					1963	1964	Operated Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3^[41]
					2001	2016	To Babcock Scandinavian AirAmbulance^[42]
Malmö Aviation		MJ	SCW		1981	1992	Acquired bt City Air Scandinavia
Malmö Aviation		6E	SCW		1993	1999	Renamed/merged to Braathens Malmö Aviation
					1971	1978	Acquired by Basair^[43]
Maxair		8M	MXL	MAXAIR	1996	2005
MCA Airlines			MCA	CALSON	2008	2009
Nextjet		2N	NTJ	NEXJET	2002	2018
Nordic Airlink		LF	NDC		2001	2004	Rebranded as FlyNordic
Nordic Airways		6N	NRD	NORTH RIDER	2004	2009	To Air Sweden
Nordic East Airways		4F / N7	ELN	NEA	1991	1996	Renamed Nordic European Airlines
Nordic European Airlines		DJ	NOD	NORDIC	1991	1998
Nordic Leisure		6N	NRD		2004	2005	Renamed/merged to Nordic Airways
Nordic Regional		6N	NRD	NORTH RIDER	2004	2008
					1950	1953	Renamed Transair Sweden^[44]
Nordkalottflyg		8N	NKF	NORDFLIGHT	1974	2006	Renamed Barents AirLink
Norrlandsflyg			HMF	LIFEGUARD SWEDEN	1961	2011
					1990	1993	Established from the assets of Liz-Air. Operated Dornier 228^[45]
		N9	NVR	NAVIGATOR	1997	2023
					1971	1979	Established as Kungsair. Operated Piper Navajo^[46]
					1975	1985	^[47]
		CG			1962	1965	Founded by Lennart Osterman. Merged with Aero-Nord to form Internord. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-7^[48]
					1993	2006	Acquired by Kallax Flyg. Operated Hughes 500, Eurocopter EC120^[49]
Reguljair					1996	2000	To FlyNordic
					1969	2009	Acquired by HeliAir Sweden. Operated Hughes 269, Schweizer 269C, Schweizer 330^[50]
			TGT		1990	2015	Established as Nyge Aero. Operated Beech Super King Air, Learjet 35, MD Explorer, Mitsubishi MU-2^[51]
Salair		YD	SKX		1976	1993	Merged into Skyways Express
					1989	1991	Charter carrier. Operated DC-10, Saab 340^[52]
SAS Commuter		SK	SAS	SCANDINAVIAN	1988	2004	Merged into SAS Group
Scanair		DK	VKG	VIKING	1961	1994	Merged with Conair of Scandinavia to form Premiair
ScanBee					1977	1985	Operated Convair 340, Convair 580^[53]
Skyline		OX			1971	1977
Skyways		JZ	SKK	SKY EXPRESS	1993	2012	^[54]
Snowflake		SK	SAS	SCANDINAVIAN	2002	2003
Sparrow Aviation		9I			2010	2018
					1970	1973	Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra^[55]
		JG			1978	1979	Merged into Swedair^[56]
Sundsvallsflyg		DC	GAO	GOLDEN AIR	2001	2016	Formed part of Sverigeflyg
Sunways		IS	SWY	SUNWAYS	1995	1997
					1998	2000	Established as WestEastAir. Operated BAe Jetstream 31^[57]
					1935	1975	Merged with Crownair to form Swedair. Operated Bucker Jungmann, Fairey Firefly, Douglas Skyraider^[58]
					1943	1946	Founded by Marcus Wallenburg. Became the Swedish part of SAS. Operated Convair 340, Convair 580^[59]
Svensk Lufttrafik					1919	1920
					1954	1963	Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide^[60]
Sverigeflyg		DC	BRX	BRAATHENS	2001	2016	Merged into BRA Braathens Regional Airlines
Swe Aviation Europe		S6 / S9	SWL		1997	2001	Renamed/merged to Transjet Airways
Swe Fly		WV	SWV	FLYING SWEDE	1994	2005
Swedair					1935	1994
		SW			1992	1994	Operated Fairchild F-27^[61]
Swedeways		HJ	SWE		1993	2001	Established as Air Hudiksvall. Operated Douglas DC-9
					1987	1999	To FlyNordic. Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Chieftain^[62]
Swedish Intercontinental Airlines					1943	1977	Merged into SAS in 1948
		VD	BBB	BLACKBIRD	2001	2006	Operated Canadair CRJ100^[63]
Swedline Express		SM	SRL	STARLINE	2002	2006	^[64]
		UF			1966	1979	Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Short 330^[65]
Time Air Sweden		SL	SDN	AIR SWEDEN	1991	1993
Tor Air		OD	OAI	TORLINE	2008	2011
Tor-Air					1964	1966	Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-3
Transair Sweden		TB	TSA		1950	1981
Transair Sweden			TWE		2001	2003	Filed for bankruptcy on 16 January 2003. Operated Boeing 757-200
Transjet Airways		S9	SWL		2001	2002	Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002. Operated Boeing 747
Transwede Airways		TQ	TWE	TRANSWEDE	1985	1998	Scheduled division merged into Braathens SAFE. Charter division became Blue Scandinavian.
Transwede Airways (2005–10)		5T	TWE	TRANSWEDE	2005	2010
Transwede Leisure			TWE		1996	1996	Renamed/merged to Blue Scandinavian
		YC	TYG	TRYGG	1991	2002	Operated CASA C-212, Saab 340^[66]
					1993	2002	Renamed Swedline Express. Operated Beech 1900, Saab 340^[67]
Viking Airlines		4P	VIK	SWEDJET	2003	2010
			SWN		1992	2008	Merged with Atlantic Airlines UK and West Air Luxembourg trading as West Atlantic^[68]

See also

• List of airlines of Sweden
• List of airports in Sweden

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2019-02-24.
2. Web site: Abal Air . Airline History . 19 September 2021.
3. Web site: Aer Olympic . Airline History . 19 September 2021.
4. Web site: Aero Scandia. Airline History . 19 September 2021.
5. Web site: Aerocenter Trafikfyg . Airline History . 19 September 2021.
6. Web site: Air Express . Airline History . 19 September 2021.
7. Web site: Air Forum . Airline History . 19 September 2021.
8. Web site: Air Hudik . Air-Britain . 19 September 2021.
9. Web site: Air Nordic . Air-Britain . 19 September 2021.
10. Web site: Airborne of Sweden . Air-Britain . 19 September 2021.
11. Web site: Airtaco . Airline History . 20 September 2021.
12. Web site: AMA Air Express . Airline History . 20 September 2021.
13. Web site: Andersson Business Jet . Airline History . 20 September 2021.
14. Web site: Arosflyg . Airline History . 20 September 2021.
15. Web site: Avia . Airline History . 20 September 2021.
16. Web site: Björkvallsflyg . Airline History . 20 September 2021.
17. Web site: Bromma Business Jet . Airline History . 20 September 2021.
18. Web site: Capella Aircharter . ATDB-aero . 20 September 2021.
19. Web site: Crownair . Airline History . 21 September 2021.
20. Web site: Euroflight Sweden . Air-Britain . 21 September 2021.
21. Web site: Fairline . Airline History . 22 September 2021.
22. Web site: Falconair . Airline History . 22 September 2021.
23. Web site: FlyEuropean . Airline History . 22 September 2021.
24. Web site: Flying Enterprise . Airline History . 22 September 2021.
25. Web site: Golden Air . Airline History . 23 September 2021.
26. Web site: Golden Air Flyg . Airline History . 23 September 2021.
27. Web site: Gotia Shuttle Express . Airline History . 23 September 2021.
28. Web site: Helimatic . Airline History . 23 September 2021.
29. Web site: Highland Air . Airline History . 25 September 2021.
30. Web site: Holmstrom Flyg . Airline History . 25 September 2021.
31. Web site: IBA (International Business Air) . Airline History . 25 September 2021.
32. Web site: Interswede Aviation . Airline History . 25 September 2021.
33. Web site: JE Time Sweden . Airline History . 25 September 2021.
34. Web site: JE Time Sweden . Airline History . 25 September 2021.
35. Web site: Kalmarflyg . Planespotter . 25 September 2021.
36. Web site: Kiruna Flyg . Airline History . 25 September 2021.
37. Web site: Kungsair . Airline History . 25 September 2021.
38. Web site: Kungsair I Goteborg . PlaneLogger . 25 September 2021.
39. Web site: LapAir . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
40. Web site: LBF-Eda Varken . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
41. Web site: Loadair . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
42. Web site: Lufttransport . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
43. Web site: Malmros Aviation . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
44. Web site: Nordisk Aerotransport . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
45. Web site: North Cross Air . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
46. Web site: Nya Kungsair I Norrkoping . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
47. Web site: Orebro Air . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
48. Web site: Osterman Air Charter . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
49. Web site: Polarhelikopter . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
50. Web site: Rehnström Aero . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
51. Web site: Saab Nyge Aero . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
52. Web site: Salenia Aviation . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
53. Web site: ScanBee . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
54. Web site: Skyways next bankrupt Scandinavian regional carrier; all international routes left unserved. anna.aero. 2 August 2015.
55. Web site: Sterling Airways Sweden . Airline History . 30 September 2021.
56. Web site: Sterner Aero . Airline History . 27 September 2021.
57. Web site: Svea Flyg . Airline History . 27 September 2021.
58. Web site: Svensk Flygtjänst . Airline History . 27 September 2021.
59. Web site: Svensk Interkontinental Lufttraffik . Airline History . 26 September 2021.
60. Web site: Svenska Aero . Airline History . 27 September 2021.
61. Web site: Sweden Airways . rzjets . 27 September 2021.
62. Web site: Swedewings . Airline History . 27 September 2021.
63. Web site: SwedJet Airlines . rzjets . 27 September 2021.
64. Web site: Swedline Express News Update. ch-aviation. 2 August 2015.
65. Web site: Syd-Aero . Airline History . 27 September 2021.
66. Web site: Trygg Flyg . Airline History . 27 September 2021.
67. Web site: Varmlandsflyg . Airline History . 27 September 2021.
68. Web site: West Air Sweden . Airline History . 27 September 2021.