List of defunct airlines of Italy

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


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		 Ceased
operations		 Notes
24Airways2017Not launched[3]
4air.it2004Not launched[4]
A
Action AirORSAVIATION SERVICE[5]
AeralHSSKYTRUCK19581980
Aeralpi19631968
Aereo Teseo19471948
Aerfly2009Not launched[6]
AermarcheMMCAERMARCHE[7]
AermediterraneaBQBQIMEDITERRANEA19831985Merged into Aero Trasporti Italiani
AernordAEDAERNSPA[8]
Aero Espresso Italiana (AEI)19261934Absorbed into Ala Littoria
Aero Taxi Sud19891990Renamed and merged into Sagittair
Aero Trasporti ItalianiBMATIATI19631994Subsidiary of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, merged back into them
AeroitaliaROOAEROITALIA[9]
AeropaVZAAU19741975Established as SAV (Società Aerea Veneziana). Operated Boeing 707[10]
Aerotaxi Sud19901990Renamed to Sagittair[11]
AerovenetaEVTAEROVENETA[12]
Aertirrena19701975Operated Yakovlev Yak-40
Agentair2004Not launched[13]
Air 7019751975Not launched[14]
Air BeeBMOBEAIRBEE20082008
Air Besit19992001Operated Swearingen Metroliner[15]
Air Blu2004Not launched[16]
Air Brixia2002Not launched[17]
Air Columbia19842003Renamed and merged into TAI – Transporti Aerei Italiani
Air Day1999Not launched[18]
Air Emilia20032003Not launched
Air EuropePEAELAIR EUROPE19892008
Air Freedom2004Not launched. Low cost out of Sardinia[19]
Air Halica20022004[20]
Air Industria7YIDU19992003
Air Italica3B20032003Operated ATR 72[21]
Air Italy20012004Palermo based carrier[22]
Air Italy (2005–2018)I9AEYAIR ITALY20052018Merged with Meridiana Fly to form the new Meridiana
Air Italy (2018–2020)IGISSAIR ITALY20182020Formed by the merger of past Air Italy and Meridiana
Air Italy (Free Airways)NNAJRFREE AIRWAIS20012002
Air Liguria2001Not launched
Air MachKAMICO-AIR[23]
Air Mediterranea
Air OneAPADHHERON19882014
Air One CityLinerCTCYLCITYLINER20062011Rebranded as Alitalia CityLiner
Air Panarea
Air Piedmont2002Not launched[24]
Air Sal9B20052006[25]
Air SardiniaVVASZ19871990[26]
Air Service PlusAXY20032008[27]
Air SiciliaBM19911991[28]
Air SiciliaBMSICAIR SICILIA19942004
Air ValléeVKRVLAIR VALLEE19872016
AircapitolCKAIRCAP[29]
AirdayIMIAD19991999
Airone19471949Merged with Transadriatica and ALI to form ALI – Flotte Riunite
AirSal9B20042005[30]
AirSud20162016[31]
AirumbriaUMBAIR UMBRIA19932014Operated Douglas DC-3
Ala Littoria19341945Disbanded after WWII
Ali Adria19821982[32]
AliadriaticaAPADHHERON19831995
ALI – Flotte Riunite19491952Established as Avio Linee Italiane;[33] went bankrupt and acquired by LAI
Aliblu AirwaysKRKROALIBLY19871989Acquired by Avianova. Operated Jetstream 31
Alieurope20002002Operated Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma[34]
AligiuliaRWRWAALIGIULIA19831986Operated Dart Herald, Nord 262[35]
AlinordDNDNO19861990Operated YAK-40;[36] taken over by Unifly Express
AlisardaIGISSAlisarda19631991Merged with Spanish airline Universair to form the Meridiana
Alisea AirlinesFZBBGALISEA20002003
Alistar19921993Established as Milair[37]
Alisud (Compagnia Aerea Meridionale)19631964Operated Carvair[38]
Aerolinee Italiane InternazionaliAZAZA19461957Merged with Linee Aeree Italiane to form Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane[39]
Alitalia CargoAZAZAALTALIA19472009
Alitalia-Linee Aeree ItalianeAZAZAALITALIA19572009Rebranded as Alitalia
Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea ItalianaAZAZAALITALIA20092015Rebranded as Alitalia
Alitalia CityLinerCTCYLCITYLINER20062021Formerly Air One CityLiner
Alitalia - Società Aerea ItalianaAZAZAALITALIA20152021Went bankrupt. Rebranded as ITA Airways
Alitalia ExpressXMSMXALIEXPRESS19972015
Aliway Airlines20002000Operated Jetstream 31[40]
Alpi EaglesE8ELGALPI EAGLES19792007
AltairSMSMISIERRA MIKE19671984Charter operator. Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[41]
Antares Airlines1976[42]
Arabian American Airlines19511952[43]
Assofly Airlines19991999[44]
AvianovaRDNOVAVIANOVA19861996Rebranded as Alitalia Express
Avio Linee ItalianeAVAVIOLINEE19261949Merged with Airone and Transadriatica to form ALI – Flotte Riunite
AvioligureTF19751980Operated YAK-40 (I-JAKE, I-JAKI)[45]
Avion Express Italia20112011[46]
AviosardaDFADZAVIOSARDA19971999Operated only one ATR 42[47]
Azzurra AirZSAZIAZZURRA19962004
B
Belle Air EuropeL9BALBELLEAIR EUROPE20102013
Benair International FreightBEI19981999[48]
Besit Servizi Aerei19991999[49]
Blu Air20032003[50]
Blue20042004[51]
Blue Panorama AirlinesBVBPABLUE PANORAMA19982021
C
CadaboKBCADABO19801986Renamed to Alinord. Operated YAK-40[52]
Cargoitalia2GCRGCARGOITALIA20052011
Ciao FlyCIO20022002[53]
CityFlyCIICITYFLY20042006[54]
Club Air6PISGITALCARGO20022008
Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri19561969Operated Agusta-Bell 47[55]
D
Dolphin Air Express20042004[56]
E
Eagles AirlinesE3EGSEAGLES20102011Rebranded as PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani
Easy Islands20022004Virtual carrier[57]
EBA Italy19931996Virtual carrier[58]
EGO AirwaysE3EGWEGOL20192022
ElbaFly20062012
ELI-Linee Italiane19561959Renamed to Elivie[59]
ELIPDANA19601961Operated two Sikorsky S-58 leased by Sabena and one Vertol 44[60]
ElivieEVEIVIE19591970
Ernest AirlinesEGERNERNEST20172020
EuReCaF4URE19982002[61]
EuroflyGJEEZE-FLY19892010Merged with Meridiana to form Meridiana fly
Eurojet ItaliaERJJET ITALIA19872007Renamed to Air4[62]
Evolavia20022007
Executive Aviation ServicesGDM19932005Operated Canadair CL-600, Hawker 700, Learjet 35[63]
Executive Blue20042006Operated Piaggio P.180 Avanti[64]
F
FAR AirlinesFARFAR AIRLINES19941999
Federico II AirwaysX8FDEFEDEREAGLE19982002
Fly Ernest20162017Renamed to Ernest Airlines[65]
Fly Marche20172017Virtual carrier with services operated by Van Air Europe. Operated Let Turbolet[66]
Fly WexIMIADFLYWEX20012007Established as SixCargo
FlyOnAir4R20062012Established as On Air
FlyOristano20102011
Flyplanet20122014
Fortune AviationFOR19941995Renamed to Noman[67]
FoxairFXRWILDFOX19992009Charter operator owned by Piaggio Aerospace. Renamed to K-Air[68]
Free Airlines19962001Charter airline[69]
FreeAir HelicoptersFRHFREEAIR COPTER19962001Aerial work and public transport[70]
G
Gandalf AirlinesG7GNFGANDALF19982004Acquired by Alitalia
GitanairVGGTAGITANAIR19891990[71]
Goldwing AirlinesEEGDW20002001[72]
GrandaExel20032004
H
HelisirioHSLHELISIRIO[73]
HelitaliaHITHELITALIA[74]
I
Idrolines20092011Seaplane services[75]
INAER Aviation Italia19782016Rebranded as Babcock MCS Italia[76]
International Flying ServicesF4IFSEURECA19891998[77]
ItalairB8DRGITALAIR19962000
ItAli AirlinesFSACLITALI20042011Shut down
Italiatour AirlinesOIIAZ20082009Operated BAe 146
ItalJetQJITJITALJET19911991[78]
Italy FirstIFIFSRIVIERA19992005Operated ATR 42-200
ItaviaIHIHSITAVIA19621981Suspended operations from 1965-1969
J
JetXJXX20042004Renamed to Primera Air[79]
Jonio AirlinesDORVL20052006
K
K-AirFXR20092018Established as Foxair[80]
L
Linee Aeree Italiane (LAT)19461957Merged with Alitalia to form Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane
LATI19391941Flights discontinued in 1941, but company existed until 1956
Lauda Air ItalyL4LDILAUDA ITALY19932003Merged into Livingston Energy Flight
Levriero Fly20092011
Link Air Express6MLKXMUTTLEY20062008
Livingston Compagnia AereaJNNLVSEAGULL20122014
Livingston Energy FlightLMLVGLIVINGSTON20032010
Lufthansa ItaliaLULHILUFTHANSA20092011
M
Med AirlinesM8MDSMIZAR19972001Went bankrupt[81]
Mediteravia19591964[82]
Megaride Air20112012Operated 737-400
Meridiana (1991–2010)IGISSMERIDIANA19912010Merged with Eurofly to create Meridiana Fly
Meridiana (2013–2018)IGISS20132018[83] Rebranded to Air Italy
Meridiana FlyIGISS20102013Merged with Air Italy to create Meridiana (2013–2018)[84]
Milair2Q19901993Operated Yakovlev Yak-40, Yakovlev Yak-42. Renamed to Alistar[85]
Minerva AirlinesN4MTCAIR MINERVA19962003Went bankrupt
MiniLinerMNLMINILINER19822015
Mistral AirM4MSAAIRMERCI19812019Renamed to Poste Air Cargo[86]
MyAir8IMYWFRANKY20042009
MyJet20152016Acquired by Blink[87]
N
National Jets Italia20002001Established as Italian National Airlines[88]
NomanU4NOMNOMAN19941997Established as Fortune Aviation. Air One took over the operations[89]
O
Ocean AirlinesVCVCXOCEAN CARGO20032008
On Air4R20062012Renamed to FlyOnAir
P
PanairP2PITPANAIRFLY20012003
Posta Aerea Transadriatica19181919[90]
PRiMA Aero Trasporti ItalianiE3EGSEAGLES20112011
S
SagittairSGT19901991Established as Aerotaxi Sud. Operated BAe 146-300, MD-83
Salpanavi19471948Merged into Aereo Teseo[91]
SamantaCDFSAMANTA[92]
SardairlineSAPSARDAIR[93]
Serib WingsISWSERIB19881999Operated Swearingen Metroliner[94]
Si FlyS6KWYSIFLY19992001
Silk Way ItaliaCSW20142018[95]
SixCargo6PISG20012006Renamed to Fly Wex[96]
SkyBridge AiropsKYB20052015Operated Embraer Brasilia[97]
Small Planet AirlinesP2LLIAURIGA20102014
SmartLynx Italia6YART20092010Was subsidiary of SmartLynx Airlines
Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM)MQ19281939A 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)MQ19591981A subsidiary of Alitalia; went bankrupt
Società Aerea Veneziana (SAV)19731974Formed in 1969. Renamed Aeropa. Operated Boeing 707[98]
Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea (SANA)19261934Merged with Aero Espresso Italiana, Società Italiana Servizi Aerei, and Società Aerea Mediterranea to form Ala Littoria
Societa Avio Trasporti Torino (SATT)19641968[99]
Società Italiana Servizi Aerei (SISA)19231934Merged with Aero Espresso Italiana, Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea, and Società Aerea Mediterranea to form Ala Littoria
Societa di Navigazione Aerea ItaviaIHIHSITAVIA19591962Rebranded to Itavia[100]
SolAir20012001[101]
Sunline19941994[102]
T
TAI – Transporti Aerei Italiani20032004Established as Air Columbia. Renamed to ItAli Airlines[103]
TAS AirwaysTJTTS19871994
TEA ItalyTDTEI19901995
Transadriatica19471949Merged with Airone and ALI to form ALI – Flotte Riunite[104]
Transadriatica - Società Anonima di Navigazione Aerea Transadriatica19261931Renamed to Società Aerea Mediterranea[105]
Transavia19611962Specialised in the transport of newspapers within Italy[106]
TransavioTDTVOTRANS-BALLERIO19801995Scheduled passenger summer service to Elba[107]
Trawel Fly20092014
Turavia Linee Aeree Turistiche19671971Operated Fokker F27, Fokker F28[108]
U
Unifly ExpressIPBJAUNIFLY19801990
Universair19891989[109]
V
Victoria Airlines19981998[110]
VIP-AirVITVIPAIR19671979[111]
Volare19982005Renamed to Volareweb.com[112]
Volare AirlinesVEVLEVOLA19972015
Volare AirlinesVAVLEREVOLA19982004[113]
Volareweb.comVAVLEREVOLA20052009[114]
VolaSalernoORI20082008
VoliAmo20072008
VoliRegionali20052006[115]
W
Wind JetIVJETGHIBLI20032012
Wing20042004Rebranded as MyAir
Y
Yes Air20052005[116]

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