List of defunct airlines of Italy

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

Defunct airlines

List: 

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• See also
• References

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
24Airways					2017		Not launched[3]
4air.it					2004		Not launched[4]
A
Action Air			ORS	AVIATION SERVICE			[5]
Aeral		HS		SKYTRUCK	1958	1980
Aeralpi					1963	1968
Aereo Teseo					1947	1948
Aerfly					2009		Not launched[6]
Aermarche			MMC	AERMARCHE			[7]
Aermediterranea		BQ	BQI		1983	1985	Merged into Aero Trasporti Italiani
Aernord			AED	AERNSPA			[8]
Aero Espresso Italiana (AEI)					1926	1934	Absorbed into Ala Littoria
Aero Taxi Sud					1989	1990	Renamed and merged into Sagittair
Aero Trasporti Italiani		BM	ATI	ATI	1963	1994	Subsidiary of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, merged back into them
Aeroitalia			ROO	AEROITALIA			[9]
Aeropa		VZ	AAU		1974	1975	Established as SAV (Società Aerea Veneziana). Operated Boeing 707[10]
Aerotaxi Sud					1990	1990	Renamed to Sagittair[11]
Aeroveneta			EVT	AEROVENETA			[12]
Aertirrena					1970	1975	Operated Yakovlev Yak-40
Agentair					2004		Not launched[13]
Air 70					1975	1975	Not launched[14]
Air Bee		BM	OBE	AIRBEE	2008	2008
Air Besit					1999	2001	Operated Swearingen Metroliner[15]
Air Blu					2004		Not launched[16]
Air Brixia					2002		Not launched[17]
Air Columbia					1984	2003	Renamed and merged into TAI – Transporti Aerei Italiani
Air Day					1999		Not launched[18]
Air Emilia					2003	2003	Not launched
Air Europe		PE	AEL	AIR EUROPE	1989	2008
Air Freedom					2004		Not launched. Low cost out of Sardinia[19]
Air Halica					2002	2004	[20]
Air Industria		7Y	IDU		1999	2003
Air Italica		3B			2003	2003	Operated ATR 72[21]
Air Italy					2001	2004	Palermo based carrier[22]
Air Italy (2005–2013)		I9	AEY	AIR ITALY	2005	2013	Merged with Meridiana Fly to form the new Meridiana
Air Italy (2018–2020)		IG	ISS	AIR ITALY	2018	2020	Formed by the merger of past Air Italy and Meridiana
Air Italy (Free Airways)		NN	AJR	FREE AIRWAIS	2001	2002
Air Liguria					2001		Not launched
Air Mach			KAM	ICO-AIR			[23]
Air Mediterranea
Air One		AP	ADH	HERON	1988	2014
Air One CityLiner		CT	CYL	CITYLINER	2006	2011	Rebranded as Alitalia CityLiner
Air Panarea
Air Piedmont					2002		Not launched[24]
Air Sal		9B			2005	2006	[25]
Air Sardinia		VV	ASZ		1987	1990	[26]
Air Service Plus			AXY		2003	2008	[27]
Air Sicilia		BM			1991	1991	[28]
Air Sicilia		BM	SIC	AIR SICILIA	1994	2004
Air Vallée		VK	RVL	AIR VALLEE	1987	2016
Aircapitol		CK		AIRCAP			[29]
Airday		IM	IAD		1999	1999
Airone					1947	1949	Merged with ALI – Flotte Riunite
AirSal		9B			2004	2005	[30]
AirSud					2016	2016	[31]
Airumbria			UMB	AIR UMBRIA	1993	2014	Operated Douglas DC-3
Ala Littoria					1934	1945	Established as Aero Expresso Italiana
Ali Adria					1982	1982	[32]
Aliadriatica		AP	ADH	HERON	1983	1995
ALI – Flotte Riunite					1949	1952	Established as Avio Linee Italiane[33]
Aliblu Airways		KR	KRO	ALIBLY	1987	1989	Acquired by Avianova. Operated Jetstream 31
Alieurope					2000	2002	Operated Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma[34]
Aligiulia		RW	RWA	ALIGIULIA	1983	1986	Operated Dart Herald, Nord 262[35]
Alinord		DN	DNO		1986	1990	Operated YAK-40[36]
Alisarda		IG	ISS	Alisarda	1963	1991	Merged with Spanish airline Universair to form the Meridiana
Alisea Airlines		FZ	BBG	ALISEA	2000	2003
Alistar					1992	1993	Established as Milair[37]
Alisud (Compagnia Aerea Meridionale)					1963	1964	Operated Carvair[38]
Alitalia		AZ	AZA		1947	1957	Merged with Linee Aeree Italiane to form Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane[39]
Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane		AZ	AZA	ALITALIA	1957	2009	Rebranded as Alitalia
Alitalia Cargo		AZ	AZA	ALTALIA	1947	2009
Alitalia Express		XM	SMX	ALIEXPRESS	1997	2015
Aliway Airlines					2000	2000	Operated Jetstream 31[40]
Alpi Eagles		E8	ELG	ALPI EAGLES	1979	2007
Altair		SM	SMI	SIERRA MIKE	1967	1984	Charter operator. Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[41]
Antares Airlines					1976		[42]
Arabian American Airlines					1951	1952	[43]
Assofly Airlines					1999	1999	[44]
Avianova		RD	NOV	AVIANOVA	1986	1996	Rebranded as Alitalia Express
Avio Linee Italiane		AV		AVIOLINEE	1926	1952	Acquired by Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI)
Avioligure		TF			1975	1980	Operated YAK-40 (I-JAKE, I-JAKI)[45]
Avion Express Italia					2011	2011	[46]
Aviosarda		DF	ADZ	AVIOSARDA	1997	1999	Operated only one ATR 42[47]
Azzurra Air		ZS	AZI	AZZURRA	1996	2004
B
Belle Air Europe		L9	BAL	BELLEAIR EUROPE	2010	2013
Benair International Freight			BEI		1998	1999	[48]
Besit Servizi Aerei					1999	1999	[49]
Blu Air					2003	2003	[50]
Blue					2004	2004	[51]
C
Cadabo		KB		CADABO	1980	1986	Renamed to Alinord. Operated YAK-40[52]
Cargoitalia		2G	CRG	CARGOITALIA	2005	2011
Ciao Fly			CIO		2002	2002	[53]
CityFly			CII	CITYFLY	2004	2006	[54]
Club Air		6P	ISG	ITALCARGO	2002	2008
Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri					1956	1969	Operated Agusta-Bell 47[55]
D
Dolphin Air Express					2004	2004	[56]
E
Eagles Airlines		E3	EGS	EAGLES	2010	2011	Rebranded as PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani
Easy Islands					2002	2004	Virtual carrier[57]
EBA Italy					1993	1996	Virtual carrier[58]
ElbaFly					2006	2012
ELI-Linee Italiane					1956	1959	Renamed to Elivie[59]
ELIPDANA					1960	1961	Operated two Sikorsky S-58 leased by Sabena and one Vertol 44[60]
Elivie		EV		EIVIE	1956	1970	Established as ELI-Linee Italiane
Ernest Airlines		EG	ERN	ERNEST	2017	2020
EuReCa		F4	URE		1998	2002	[61]
Eurofly		GJ	EEZ	E-FLY	1989	2010	Merged with Meridiana to form Meridiana fly
Eurojet Italia			ERJ	JET ITALIA	1987	2007	Renamed to Air4[62]
Evolavia					2002	2007
Executive Aviation Services			GDM		1993	2005	Operated Canadair CL-600, Hawker 700, Learjet 35[63]
Executive Blue					2004	2006	[64]
F
FAR Airlines			FAR	FAR AIRLINES	1994	1999
Federico II Airways		X8	FDE	FEDEREAGLE	1998	2002
Fly Ernest					2016	2017	Renamed to Ernest Airlines[65]
Fly Marche					2017	2017	Virtual carrier with services operated by Van Air Europe. Operated Let Turbolet[66]
Fly Wex		IM	IAD	FLYWEX	2001	2007	Established as SixCargo
FlyOnAir		4R			2006	2012	Established as On Air
FlyOristano					2010	2011
Flyplanet					2012	2014
Fortune Aviation			FOR		1994	1995	Renamed to Noman[67]
Foxair			FXR	WILDFOX	1999	2009	Charter operator owned by Piaggio Aerospace. Renamed to K-Air[68]
Free Airlines					1996	2001	Charter airline[69]
FreeAir Helicopters			FRH	FREEAIR COPTER	1996	2001	Aerial work and public transport[70]
G
Gandalf Airlines		G7	GNF	GANDALF	1998	2004
Gitanair		VG	GTA	GITANAIR	1989	1990	[71]
Goldwing Airlines		EE	GDW		2000	2001	[72]
GrandaExel					2003	2004
H
Helisirio			HSL	HELISIRIO			[73]
Helitalia			HIT	HELITALIA			[74]
I
Idrolines					2009	2011	Seaplane services[75]
INAER Aviation Italia					1978	2016	Rebranded as Babcock MCS Italia[76]
International Flying Services		F4	IFS	EURECA	1989	1998	[77]
Italair		B8	DRG	ITALAIR	1996	2000
ItAli Airlines		FS	ACL	ITALI	2004	2011	Shut down
Italiatour Airlines		OI	IAZ		2008	2009	Operated BAe 146
ItalJet		QJ	ITJ	ITALJET	1991	1991	[78]
Italy First		IF	IFS	RIVIERA	1999	2005	Operated ATR 42-200
Itavia		IH	IHS	ITAVIA	1962	1981	Established as Societa di Navigazione Aerea Itavia
J
JetX			JXX		2004	2004	Renamed to Primera Air[79]
Jonio Airlines		DO	RVL		2005	2006
K
K-Air			FXR		2009	2018	Established as Foxair[80]
L
LAI Linee Aeree Italiane					1946	1957	Merged with Alitalia to form Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane
LATI					1939	1941	Flights discontinued in 1941, but company existed until 1956
Lauda Air Italy		L4	LDI	LAUDA ITALY	1993	2003	Merged into Livingston Energy Flight
Levriero Fly					2009	2011
Link Air Express		6M	LKX	MUTTLEY	2006	2008
Livingston Compagnia Aerea		JN	NLV	SEAGULL	2012	2014
Livingston Energy Flight		LM	LVG	LIVINGSTON	2003	2010
Lufthansa Italia		LU	LHI	LUFTHANSA	2009	2011
M
Med Airlines		M8	MDS	MIZAR	1997	2001	Went bankrupt[81]
Mediteravia					1959	1964	[82]
Megaride Air					2011	2012	Operated 737-400
Meridiana (1991–2010)		IG	ISS	MERIDIANA	1991	2010	Merged with Eurofly to create Meridiana Fly
Meridiana (2013–2018)		IG	ISS		2013	2018	[83]
Meridiana Fly		IG	ISS		2010	2013	Merged with Air Italy to create Meridiana (2013–2018)[84]
Milair		2Q			1990	1993	Operated Yakovlev Yak-40, Yakovlev Yak-42. Renamed to Alistar[85]
Minerva Airlines		N4	MTC	AIR MINERVA	1996	2003
MiniLiner			MNL	MINILINER	1982	2015
Mistral Air		M4	MSA	AIRMERCI	1981	2019	Renamed to Poste Air Cargo[86]
MyAir		8I	MYW	FRANKY	2004	2009
MyJet					2015	2016	Acquired by Blink[87]
N
National Jets Italia					2000	2001	Established as Italian National Airlines[88]
Noman		U4	NOM	NOMAN	1994	1997	Established as Fortune Aviation. Air One took over the operations[89]
O
Ocean Airlines		VC	VCX	OCEAN CARGO	2003	2008
On Air		4R			2006	2012	Renamed to FlyOnAir
P
Panair		P2	PIT	PANAIRFLY	2001	2003
Posta Aerea Transadriatica					1918	1919	[90]
PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani		E3	EGS	EAGLES	2011	2011
S
Sagittair			SGT		1990	1991	Established as Aerotaxi Sud. Operated BAe 146-300, MD-83
Salpanavi					1947	1948	Merged into Aereo Teseo[91]
Samanta			CDF	SAMANTA			[92]
Sardairline			SAP	SARDAIR			[93]
Serib Wings			ISW	SERIB	1988	1999	Operated Swearingen Metroliner[94]
Si Fly		S6	KWY	SIFLY	1999	2001
Silk Way Italia			CSW		2014	2018	[95]
SixCargo		6P	ISG		2001	2006	Renamed to Fly Wex[96]
SkyBridge Airops			KYB		2005	2015	Operated Embraer Brasilia[97]
Small Planet Airlines		P2	LLI	AURIGA	2010	2014
SmartLynx Italia		6Y	ART		2009	2010	Was subsidiary of SmartLynx Airlines
Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM)			MQ		1928	1939	A subsidiary of Ala Littoria. Merged with Aero Espresso Italiana, Società Italiana Servizi Aerei, and Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea to form Ala Littoria
Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM)			MQ		1959	1981	A subsidiary of Alitalia
Società Aerea Veneziana (SAV)					1973	1974	Formed in 1969. Renamed Aeropa. Operated Boeing 707[98]
Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea (SANA)					1926	1934	Merged with Aero Espresso Italiana, Società Italiana Servizi Aerei, and Società Aerea Mediterranea to form Ala Littoria
Societa Avio Trasporti Torino (SATT)					1964	1968	[99]
Società Italiana Servizi Aerei (SISA)					1923	1934	Merged with Aero Espresso Italiana, Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea, and Società Aerea Mediterranea to form Ala Littoria
Societa di Navigazione Aerea Itavia		IH	IHS	ITAVIA	1958	1962	Renamed to Itavia[100]
SolAir					2001	2001	[101]
Sunline					1994	1994	[102]
T
TAI – Transporti Aerei Italiani					2003	2004	Established as Air Columbia. Renamed to ItAli Airlines[103]
TAS Airways		TJ	TTS		1987	1994
TEA Italy		TD	TEI		1990	1995
Transadriatica					1947	1949	Renamed to ALI – Flotte Riunite[104]
Transadriatica - Società Anonima di Navigazione Aerea Transadriatica					1926	1931	Renamed to Società Aerea Mediterranea[105]
Transavia					1961	1962	Specialised in the transport of newspapers within Italy[106]
Transavio		TD	TVO	TRANS-BALLERIO	1980	1995	Scheduled passenger summer service to Elba[107]
Trawel Fly					2009	2014
Turavia Linee Aeree Turistiche					1967	1971	Operated Fokker F27, Fokker F28[108]
U
Unifly Express		IP	BJA	UNIFLY	1980	1990	Merged into Alinord
Universair					1989	1989	[109]
V
Victoria Airlines					1998	1998	[110]
VIP-Air			VIT	VIPAIR	1967	1979	[111]
Volare					1998	2005	Renamed to Volareweb.com[112]
Volare Airlines		VE	VLE	VOLA	1997	2015
Volare Airlines		VA	VLE	REVOLA	1998	2004	[113]
Volareweb.com		VA	VLE	REVOLA	2005	2009	[114]
VolaSalerno			ORI		2008	2008
VoliAmo					2007	2008
VoliRegionali					2005	2006	[115]
W
Wind Jet		IV	JET	GHIBLI	2003	2012
Wing					2004	2004	Rebranded as MyAir
Y
Yes Air					2005	2005	[116]

See also

• List of airlines of Italy

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