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List of defunct airlines of Spain

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Spain.


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

See also

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References

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  3. ^ "Aeroflete". Airline History. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Aeromarket Express". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Aeronaves La Dorada". Airport Insider. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Informacion Corporativa / Air Europa". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  7. ^ "Aeronova". Airline History. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Aeropublic". Airport Insider. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Aerotaxis Axa". Airport Insider. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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  11. ^ "Aerovento". Airline History. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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  13. ^ "Air Alboran". Airport Insider. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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  19. ^ "Air Catalunia". Airport Insider. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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  25. ^ "Air Este". Airline History. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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  38. ^ "Artac Aviación". rzjets. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  39. ^ "Atlantic Airways (Spain)". Airline History. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  40. ^ Sociedad de Transportes Aviación y Comercio S.A.
  41. ^ "Azimut". Airline History. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  42. ^ "Barair". Airport Insider. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  43. ^ "Basaer". Airline History. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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  45. ^ "Boreal Aviación". Airline History. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  46. ^ Bravo Airlines
  47. ^ "CAETA (Cia. Anonima Espanola de Transporte Aereo)". Airline History. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  48. ^ "CANA (Compania Auxiliar De Navegacion Aerea)". Airline History. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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  50. ^ "Canarias Air Cargo". Airline History. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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  59. ^ "CTA (Canafrica Transportes Aereos)". Airline History. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  60. ^ "Delta Aviation". Airpots Insider. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  61. ^ "Delta Jet". Airpots Insider. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  62. ^ Drenair
  63. ^ "Euro Continental Air". rzjets. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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  66. ^ "European Regions Airlines". rzjets. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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  68. ^ "Evelop Airlines". rzjets. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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  78. ^ Ideal – Hispania Airways aspira a alcanzar 80.000 pasajeros con sus nuevas rutas en Granada
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  81. ^ IMD Airways
  82. ^ Planelogger – Intermediación Aérea Fleet
  83. ^ LagunAir
  84. ^ LAPE
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  93. ^ Quantum Air re-branded
  94. ^ Rioja Airlines comunica a sus clientes la suspensión de sus vuelos desde Agoncillo
  95. ^ Ryjet Aerotaxis del Mediterráneo
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  97. ^ Cinco Días – Gestair compra Sky Service y refuerza su posición en vuelos para ejecutivos
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  109. ^ Universair / Airliners
  110. ^ Viva Air Fleet
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