This is a list of defunct airlines from Austria . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Aero Lloyd Austria | HG | AYP | 2003 | 2003 | Renamed/merged to flyNiki | ||
Aero Transport | ![]() | 1958 | 1964 | Operated de Havilland Dove, Lockheed Constellation, Vickers VC.1 Viking | |||
Air A!ps | ![]() | A6 | LPV | ALPAV | 1998 | 2014 | |
Air Kärnten | 2014 | 2015 | Failed project | ||||
Air Salzburg | 1993 | 1996 | Operated Dornier 328 [3] | ||||
Air Sylhet | ![]() | SL | SYLHET | 2009 | 2009 | ||
Aircraft Innsbruck | ZJ | 1958 | 1980 | Rebranded to Tyrolean Airways [4] | |||
Airlink Luftverkehrsgesellschaft | JAR | 1984 | 2001 | Operated Cessna CitationJet/M2, Pilatus PC-12 [5] | |||
AlpenAir | LPN | 1968 | 1992 | Operated Fokker F27, Learjet 31, Dassault Falcon 20 [6] | |||
Amadeus Air | ![]() | AM | AMU | 1992 | 1995 | Established as AlpenAir. Operated Fokker F27 [7] | |
Amerer Air | ![]() | AMK | AMER AIR | 1995 | 2009 | ||
Amira Air | ![]() | XPE | EXPERT | 2004 | 2016 | Renamed Laudamotion [8] | |
Anisec Luftfahrt | ![]() | VK | FOO | AUSTROJET | 2017 | 2019 | Renamed as Level Europe |
Austria-Flugdienst | 1958 | 1964 | In association with Deutsche Flugdienst. Operated Douglas DC-3 [9] | ||||
Austrian Air Services | ![]() | SO | AAS | AIR SERVICES | 1980 | 1994 | Merged into Austrian Airlines |
Austrian Air Transport | AAT | AUSTRIAN CHARTER | 1964 | 2001 | Acquired by Lauda Air. Operated Bombardier CRJ [10] | ||
Austrian Arrows | ![]() | VO | TYR | TYROLEAN | 2003 | 2012 | Renamed to Tyrolean Airways |
Austrojet | ![]() | AUJ | AUSTROJET | 2006 | 2009 | ||
Avia-Consult Flugbetrieb | AJF | AVIACONSULTANT | 1989 | 1996 | Renamed to Jetalliance | ||
B.A.C.H. Flubetriebs | B4 | BCF | BACH | 2002 | 2002 | Operated Cessna Conquest [11] | |
Bannert Air | ![]() | BBA | BNAIR | 1998 | 1998 | Operated IAI 1125 Astra, Cessna Citation II [12] | |
Business Flight Salzburg | ![]() | AUJ | AUSTROJET | 2000 | 2010 | Operated Bell Jet Ranger | |
Charter Air | CHW | CHARTER WIEN | 2004 | 2006 | Operated Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner [13] | ||
City-Jet Luftfahrt | CIT | CITY VIENNA | 1993 | 1996 | Operated Cessna 500, Cessna 550, Cessna 650, Dassault Falcon 20 [14] | ||
Clevair | 2005 | 2007 | Rebranded as Robin Hood Aviation | ||||
Comtel Air | ![]() | COE | COMTEL AIR | 1988 | 2011 | ||
Eagle Airlines | ZN | EAV | MAYFLOWER | 2001 | 2002 | [15] | |
Easy Aviation | ![]() | 2008 | 2013 | Operated Dornier 328 [16] | |||
Europ Star Aircraft | ![]() | ESQ | EUROP STAR | 2003 | 2017 | Operated Challenger 600, Cessna Citation, Embraer ERJ-135 | |
Fairline | FAIRLINE | 2003 | 2004 | ||||
flyNiki | HG | AYP | FLYNIKI | 2003 | 2004 | Renamed Niki | |
InterSky | | 3L | ISK | INTERSKY | 2002 | 2015 | |
Jetalliance | ![]() | JAG | JETALLIANCE | 1996 | 2013 | ||
Jetfly Airlines | JFL | BLUE DANUBE | 1997 | 2009 | Operated Cessna 550, Cessna 560 [17] | ||
Knaus Helicopter | ![]() | 1992 | 2007 | Founded by Johann Knaus. Established as Ritter Trade & Aviation Consulting in 1984. Operated Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2, Bell 204, Bell 205, MD 520N [18] | |||
Lauda | ![]() | OE | LDM | LAUDA MOTION | 2018 | 2020 | [19] |
Lauda Air | ![]() | NG | LDA | AUSTRIAN | 1985 | 2012 | Merged into Austrian Airlines, rebranded as Austrian myHoliday |
LaudaMotion | ![]() | OE | LDM | EXPERT | 2016 | 2018 | [20] |
Level Europe | ![]() | VK | FOO | AUSTROJET | 2017 | 2020 | Operated flights for Level. |
LTU Austria | ![]() | L3 | LTO | BILLA TRANSPORT | 2004 | 2008 | Single aircraft transferred to LTU International |
Luxe Aviation | ![]() | LAV | 2007 | 2008 | Operated Embraer ERJ-135 [21] | ||
Magna Air | MGR | MAGNA AIR | 1996 | 2001 | Renamed to Jet 2000. Operated Cessna 525, Dassault Falcon 900 [22] | ||
MAPJet | ![]() | AQ | AUN | MAPJET | 2002 | 2012 | Rebranded as Common Sky |
Montana Austria | ![]() | OF | 1976 | 1981 | |||
Niki | ![]() | HG | NLY | FLYNIKI | 2003 | 2017 | Merged with Lauda |
Österreichische Luftverkehrs | 1923 | 1939 | [23] | ||||
People's Viennaline | ![]() | PE | PEV | PEOPLES | 2011 | 2018 | Rebranded as People's. Operated Embraer EMB 170 [24] |
Rheintalflug | ![]() | W | RTL | RHEINTAL | 1973 | 2002 | Merged into Tyrolean Airways |
Robin Hood Aviation | ![]() | RH | RHA | SHERWOOD | 2007 | 2011 | |
Salzburg Airlines | LFU | UNIFOX | 1986 | 1994 | Operated Swearingen Merlin IV [25] | ||
Salzburg Spirit | ![]() | Z2 | STY | 2004 | 2006 | Became Styrian Spirit | |
Skytaxi (Austria) | STC | AIR JET | 2007 | 2017 | Operated Cessna Citation Mustang [26] | ||
Smartline | 2007 | 2007 | |||||
Styrian Spirit | ![]() | Z2 | STY | STYRIAN | 2004 | 2006 | |
Teamline Air | L9 | TLW | TEAMLINE | 2001 | 2004 | ||
Tyrolean Air Ambulance | ![]() | TYW | TYROL AMBULANCE | 1976 | 2000 | Renamed to Tyrol Air Ambulance | |
Tyrolean Airways | ![]() | VO | TYR | TYROLEAN | 1980 | 2015 | Merged into Austrian Airlines |
ULL 14 | ULL | 2002 | 2008 | ||||
Viennair Luftfahrtges | 1968 | 1971 | Established as Zwoboda Aviation in 1964. Operated Piper Navajo [27] | ||||
VIP-Air | VPI | 1973 | 2000 | [28] | |||
Welcome Air | ![]() | 2W | WLC | WELCOMEAIR | 2000 | 2017 | |
X-Jet | KJE | 2015 | 2017 | Operated Cessna Citation Bravo [29] |
Lauda, legally Laudamotion GmbH, was an Austrian low-cost airline based in Concorde Business Park in Schwechat, near Vienna, Austria. It has been a subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings since 2018, as are Ryanair DAC, Ryanair UK, Malta Air and Buzz. Former Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda had a minority stake in Amira Air before buying it outright in 2016.