List of defunct airlines of France

This is a list of defunct airlines of France.[1][2]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
ACE Transvalair		VY	CHX		1984	1994
Aéris		SH	AIS	FRANCE CHARTER	1999	2003
Aéro Cargo					1947	1952
Aero France International		FB	ROF		1978	1991
Aerolinair			ERN
AeroLyon		4Q	AEY	AEROLYON	1996	2001
Aéromaritime		OV	QKL		1987	1991
Aéromaritime		QK			1966	1987	Renamed/merged to Aéromaritime
Aéropostale					1918	1933	Founded as Société des lignes Latécoère, also known as Lignes aeriennes Latécoère
Aero Services Corporate			CJE		2001	2007
Aigle Azur		ZI	AAF	AIGLE AZUR	1946	2019
Air Alpes		LP	ALP	AIR ALPES	1961	1981	Merged with Air Alsace and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines
Air Alsace			SY		1960	1981	Merged with Air Alpes and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines
Air Provence Charter					1978	1998	Rebranded as Virgin Express France
Air Asie					1928	1929	Merged with Air Union Lignes d'Orient to form Air Orient
Air Atlantique		V6	APB	CHARENTE	1963	2004
Air Bleu					1935	1940
Air Charter International		SF	ACF	AIR CHARTER	1966	1998	Called Air Charter until 1969, the Air Charter International until 1984 when it reverted to the original name
Air Corse		DK	ARK		1988	1990
Air Dauphiné					1969	1970
Air Evasion		E3	IVS		1992	1993
Air France Asie					1998	2004
Air Horizons		RN	EUH	EURALAIR HORIZONS	2004	2005	Went bankrupt
Air Inter		IT	ITF	AIR INTER	1958	1990	Rebranded as Air Inter Europe
Air Inter Europe					1990	1997	Absorbed into Air France
Air Jet		V6	AIJ		1974	2003
Airlec			ARL		1965	1992	Merged with Air Vendeé to form Regional Airlines
Air Lib		IW	LIB		2001	2003
Air Liberté		IJ	LIB		1987	2001	Rebranded as Air Lib
Air Littoral		FU	LIT	AIR LITTORAL	1972	2004	Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc (1988-1988) merged into Air Littoral
Air Lorraine					1981	1981
Air Méditerranée		ML	BIE	MEDITERRANEE	1997	2016
Air Moorea		QE	TAH	AIR MOOREA	1968	2010
Air Normandie					1949	1951
Air Open Sky			OPN	AIR SKY	1998	2000
Air Orient					1929	1933	Merged into Air France
Air Outre Mer		QN	AOM	AOM	1989	1991	Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Air Rouergue							Merged into TAT European Airlines
Air Toulouse International		SH	RTQ	TLE	1989	1999	Renamed/merged to Aeris
Air Turquoise		RT	RTQ		2005	2006
Air Union					1923	1933	Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Air Vendée		VM	AVD	AIR VENDEE	1975	1992	Merged with Airlec to form Regional Airlines
Airlinair		AN	RLA	AIRLINAIR	1999	2017	Flights operated by HOP!
Airnautic					1958	1966
AlsaceExel		XT			2004	2005
Alsair			LSR		2002	2007
Alsavia		XG			1991	1999
Air Limousin Transport Aérien		QY;QD	LMT		1979	1989
AOM French Airlines		IW	AOM	FRENCHLINES	1990	2001	Merged into Air Liberté
Aria			ARW	ARIABIRD	2004	2005
Atlantic Air Lift			HGH	HIGHER	2005
Atlantique Air Assistance			TLB	AAA	1989	2015	Renamed/merged to Atlas Atlantique Airlines
Atlas Atlantique Airlines		L5	TLB	TRIPLE ALPHA	2015	2017
Axis Airways		6V	AXY	AXIS	2000	2001	Rebranded as New Axis Airways
BelAir - Ile de France		BL	FBR		1994	2000
Blue Line		4Y	BLE	BLUE BERRY	2002	2010
Brit Air		DB	BZH	BRITAIR	1973	2017	Flights operated by HOP!
CAL		WL;FQ			1976	1988
Compagnie Corse Mediterranee		XK	CCM		2000	2010	Became Air Corsica
Compagnie Générale Aéropostale					1918	1933	Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Compagnie Grands Express Aériens					1919	1923	Merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union
Champagne Airlines			CPH	Champagne	1998	2005
Compagnie Air Transport			TF		1946	1970
Compagnie générale transaérienne					1909	1921	First French airline; absorbed into Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
CFRNA					1920	1933	Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne, joint French-Romanian airline; merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes					1919	1923	Merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union
Continent Air Paris			CBD		1995	1998
Corse-Air International		CS;SS	CRL		1981	1991	Renamed/merged to Corsair International
Corse-Méditerranée		ZN;XK	CCM		1989	2000
Crossair Europe		QE	ECC	Cigogne	1998	2006
Eagle Aviation France			EGN	FRENCH EAGLE	1998	2009	Rebranded as Noor Airways
Europe Aéro Service		EY	EYT	Europe Aéro Service	1962	1993	Renamed/merged to EAS Europe Airlines
EAS Europe Airlines		EY	EVT	EURO LINE	1993	1995
Euralair		EN	ERL	EURALAIR EXECUTIVE	1962	1999
Euralair Horizons		RN	EUL;EUH		1999	2004	Rebranded as Air Horizons
Euroberlin France		EE	EEB	EUROBER	1988	1994	Franco-German joint airline, known as Euroberlin from 1990 to 1994
Eurojet Airlines			EUF		2002	2004	Went bankrupt
Europe Air Charter				EAC	1972	1972
Europe Airpost		5O	FPO		1999	2015	Renamed/merged to ASL Airlines France
Fairlines		LK	FIR		1995	1998
Flandre Air		IX	FRS		1985	2001	Merged with Proteus Airlines and Regional Airlines to form Régional
Flywest					2004	2005	Went bankrupt
French Blue		BF	FBU		2016	2018	Renamed/merged to French Bee
Hex'Air		UD	HER	HEX AIRLINE	1991	2017	Merged into Twin Jet
ICS-Inter Ciel Service			ICS	Inter Ciel Service	1990	1991
Inter Cargo Service			ICS		1987	1990	Renamed/merged to ICS
Jet Alsace		WU	JLS		1988	1993	Renamed/merged to TransAlsace
Jet Europe					1989	1990
Jet Fret		JF	JFT		1987	1993
Joon		JN	JON	JOON	2017	2019	Reincorporated to Air France
Kel Air			CET		1986	1990
Kyrnair		KH;V4	KYN		1986	2000
L-Air			LRK		2002	2003
LAM					1941	1945
L'Avion		A0	AVI	ELYSAIR	2007	2009	Merged into OpenSkies
Lignes Aériennes Farman					1919	1924	Rebranded as Société Générale des Transports Aériens
Minerve		IW	MIN	MINERVE	1975	1992	Merged with Air Outre Mer to form AOM French Airlines
New Axis Airways		9X	AXY		2009	2009
Noor Airways					2009	2010
Occitania Jet Fleet			OJF		1997	2004
Ocean Airways		OG	OCW		2003	2005	Failed project
Octavia Airlines		O4	OCN		2001	2005
OpenSkies		LV	BOS	MISTRAL	2008	2018	Discontinued in favour of Level
Point Air		FW			1980	1987	Went bankrupt
Proteus Airlines		YS	PRB	PROTEUS	1996	2001	Merged with Flandre Air and Regional Airlines to form Régional
Regional Airlines			RGI		1992	2001	Merged with Flandre Air and Proteus Airlines to form Régional
Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne		YS	RAE	REGIONAL EUROPE	2001	2013	Merged with Brit Air and Airlinair to form HOP!
RLAF					1945	1946
Rousseau Aviation		RU			1963	1976
SATI					1948	1949	Merged with [[Aeromaritime to form Union de Transports Aériens
SCELA					1933	1933
SCLA					1940	1945
SNATI (Air Toulouse)
Société Générale des Transports Aériens					1924	1933	Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Strategic Airlines		EF	STZ		2009	2010
Sud Airlines			SDU	SUD LINES	2003	2006
TAT European Airlines		VD	TAT		1969	1996	Merged into Air Liberté
TEA France		FN	TFR		1989	1995
Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux				TAI	1946	1963	Merged with Union Aéromaritime de Transport to form Union de Transports Aériens
Union Aéromaritime de Transport				UAT	1949	1963	Merged with Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux to form Union de Transports Aériens
Union de Transports Aériens		UT	UTA	UTA	1963	1992	Merged into Air France
Virgin Express France					1988		Subsidiary of the Virgin Express, originally Air Provence Charter
XL Airways France		SE	XLF	STARWAY	1995	2019

See also

• List of airlines of France
• List of defunct airlines of Oceania#French Polynesia
• List of defunct airlines of the Americas#Guadeloupe
• List of defunct airlines of the Americas#Martinique
• List of defunct airlines of Oceania#New Caledonia
• List of defunct airlines of Africa#Réunion
• List of airports in France

References

1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
2. "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. Retrieved 2019-01-22.