List of defunct airlines of Germany

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


AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
A
Advance Air AXX20122017Operated Cessna 550, Piper Cheyenne II [3]
Aero Express 19491956Founded by Herr Russell. Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking [4]
Aero Flight Aero Flight Airbus A320.jpg GVARFAERO FOX20042005
Aero Lloyd McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83), Aero Lloyd AN0114429.jpg YPAEFAERO LLOYD19812003Re-established as Aero Flight a year later
Aero Transport Flugbetriebsgesellschaft 19581963Operated Lockheed Constellation, Vickers VC.1 Viking [5]
Aeroline 7EAWU20122017Operated Cessna 550, Piper Cheyenne II [6]
Aerotec Airways 19891998Operated Beech King Air, Piper Seneca [7]
Aerotour 19581959Operated Douglas DC-4 [8] and Vickers Viking
Air Berlin D-ALPI 2 A330-223 Air Berlin(BER) DUS 24JUN12 (7438586000).jpg ABBERAIR BERLIN19912017
Air Berlin Aviation H3TCN20182018Acquired by Thomas Cook Aviation. Operated Airbus A321-200 [9]
Air Berlin USA Air Berlin USA Boeing 707-300 Manteufel.jpg ZF19791991Renamed to Air Berlin
Air Bremen Airbremen.jpg HRBRNAIR BREMEN19881990
Air Cargo Germany Air Cargo Germany Boeing 747-400F Breidenstein-1.jpg 6UACXLOADMASTER20092013
Air Classic 19741989Renamed/merged to Classic Wings
Air Commerz Boeing 707-138B (Air Commerz) ex D-ADAQ.jpg DXAIRCOMER19701972
Air de Cologne 19871988Formed by Scandinavian Airlines. Acquired by TNT.[ clarification needed ]
Air Evex EVE19752005Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Hawker 800, Learjet 45 [10]
Air Germanica 19951996 [11]
Air Lipsia W22010
Air Lloyd 19611964Formed by the merger of Deutsche Nahluftverkehr and Deutsche Taxiflug [12]
Air Omega Embraer EMB-120(ERF) Brasilia, Air Omega AN0375495.jpg OEAOW20012004
Air Service Wildgruber 20032009 [13]
All-Air DZ19651966Merged with Transportflug. Operated Douglas DC-4 [14]
Amadeus Cessna 421B Golden Eagle Amadeus Flugdienst, EDRT Trier-Fohren, Germany PP1210057611.jpg B519962004
Antares Airtransport ANMANTARES20012005Operated Let Turbolet
Atlantis Douglas DC-8-33, D-ADIM, Atlantis.jpg NONOUATLANTIS19681972
Augsburg Airways D-ADHD (4479572120) (2).jpg IQAUBAUGSBURG-AIR19862013
Augusta Air Augusta Air Cessna 560XL Citation XLS D-CTTT.JPG AUFAUGUSTA19852014Operated Cessna 560XL
Aviaction Aviaction Fokker F28-1000 Volpati-1.jpg HCAVIACTION19691973Operated Fokker F28
Azur Air Azur Air Germany Boeing 767-300 D-AZUC (39342872922).jpg URARZBLUE EAGLE20172018
B
Baden Air 19982000Merged into Cirrus Airlines
Badische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft 19231926
Bavaria Fluggesellschaft D-BIBI HPR7 Dart Herald 200 Bavaria HAJ 02MAY64 (6890685055).jpg BVBAVARIA19571977Merged with Germanair to form Bavaria Germanair
Bavaria Germanair Bavaria Germanair Airbus A300 Haafke.jpg BVBAVARIA19771979Merged into Hapag-Lloyd Flug
Bayerische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft 19251928
Bayerischer Flugdienst BT19541975
Berline Ilyushin Il-18V, Berline AN1198238.jpg BZTBLBEROLINER19911994
Bin Air BinAir Fairchild Metroliner (D-CCCC) @ HAJ, June 2010.jpg BIDBINAIR19962018
Blue Wings Blue Wings Airbus A321 KvW.jpg QWBWGBLUE WINGS20032010
Bonair Business Charter D-CMTM Do.328-110 MTM ZRH 17JUN03 (8515613480).jpg BOBTWISTER20022005
Bremenfly Bremenfly B734 D-ABRE.jpg 8BBFYBORGWARDT20092010
Britannia Airways Germany 113cg - Britannia GMBH Boeing 767-304ER, D-AGYC@FRA,20.10.2000 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg BNDBY19972001
C
Calair DZCALAIR19701972
Cimber Air Cimber Air Aerospatiale N-262A-30 Haafke.jpg EG;GW1992Formed by Denmark's Cimber Air.
Cirrus Airlines Embraer ERJ-175-200LR Cirrus Airlines D-ALIB, FRA Frankfurt (Rhein-Main), Germany PP1208023971.jpg C9RUSCIRRUS19982012 Cosmos Air (1997-1999) merged into Cirrus Airlines. Baden Air (1998-2000) merged into Cirrus Airlines
Cirrus Aviation Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600, Cirrus Aviation JP6457482.jpg RUS20012008Formed by Cirrus Airlines (Cirrus Group). Acquired by ATON[ clarification needed ] and merged into DC Aviation on 31 March 2008.
City-Air Saab 340B, City-Air AN0481452.jpg 6ECIPCITYWAYS19712004
Cologne Air Transport 19911996
Condor Berlin Condor Berlin Airbus A320 Jonsson.jpg DECIB19972009
Condor Luftreederei Vickers Viking 1B D-BONE LH Cargo BH 09.05.64 edited-2.jpg 19551961Renamed/merged to Condor
Condor Syndikat 19241927
Contact Air 86cd - Contact Air Fokker 50; D-AFFX@ZRH;28.02.2000 (5553252882).jpg C3KISCONTACT AIR19742012Merged into OLT Express Germany
Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei 19581962
Cosmos Air 37ab - Cosmos Air Dornier 328-110; D-COSA@ZRH;22.08.1998 (5553250788).jpg ZEAZE19971999
D
Danziger Luftpost 19211923
Dauair DauAir Saab 340B.jpg D5DAUDAUAIR20052006
DBA Boeing 737-36Q, DBA AN0871795.jpg DIBAGSPEEDWAY20052008Rebranded as Air Berlin
DELAG LZ7 passenger zeppelin mod.jpg 19101935
Delta Air Dornier 228-201, Deutsche BA AN0208146.jpg 19771992
Deruluft Stettin 1927 - Carl Meurling & Yngve Larsson.jpg 19211937Joint German-Soviet airline
Deutsche Aero Lloyd 19231926Merged with Junkers Luftverkehr to form Deutsche Luft Hansa
Deutsche BA TXL DeutscheBA B737-300 D-ADBL.jpg 19922005Rebranded as DBA
Deutsche Luft Hansa Stettin 1927 - Carl Meurling & Yngve Larsson - Lufthansa.jpg 19261945
Deutsche Luft-Reederei AEG J.II Kabine.jpg 19171923Rebranded as Deutsche Aero Lloyd
Deutsche Lufthansa Bundesarchiv Bild 183-41100-0006, Leipzig, Flughafen, Flugzeug.jpg 19551963Sued by the West German based Lufthansa and liquidated. Staff, fleet and route network transferred to Interflug
Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei Hindenburg at lakehurst.jpg 19351939Successor to DELAG. Resurrected in 2001.
DLR Flugbetriebe Dassault Falcon 20E-5, Germany - DLR Flugbetriebe JP6237227.jpg GPL1967
DLT Fokker 50, DLT - Deutsche Luftverkehrsgesellschaft AN0114414.jpg DWDLT19581992Renamed/merged to Lufthansa CityLine
E
EastWest Airlines Dornier Do-328-100, East West Airlines JP6103361.jpg 5DEWTE-WEST19941995
Elbe Air Dassault Falcon (Mystere) 20E, Elbe Air AN0433313.jpg LBRMOTION
Euroberlin France Boeing 737-3Y0, Euroberlin France AN0193510.jpg EEEEBEUROBER19881994Franco-German joint airline
Euro-hopper.com 20032003Renamed/merged to Denim Airways
European Air Express D-BCRS European Air Express (EAE) (2185550037).jpg EAEALSTAR WING19992007
EuroCity Line 19981998
Eurowings Flug Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, Eurowings AN0185810.jpg EWEWF;GWI19952002Renamed/merged to Germanwings
Excellent Air Excellent Air - Dornier 328-110.jpg GZA19692007
F
FLM Aviation Swearingen Metro III FLM-Aviation D-CSAL, GRQ Groningen (Eelde), Netherlands PP1119702178.jpg FKIKIEL AIR19732013
Fly FTI G-EPFR 2 A320-231 FlyFTI MAN 24MAR00 (5857469863).jpg BZFTIFROG-LINE19982001
Futura Germany FUT20072008
G
General Air General Air Yakovlev Yak-40FG at Dusseldorf Airport (2).jpg GQGENERAL AIR19621976
German Airways Eurowings Bombardier Q400 D-ABQE (39342876462).jpg HELGWWALTER19802020Operated European routes on behalf of Eurowings, rebranded from Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW)
German Cargo Services Douglas DC-8-73AF, German Cargo AN0203135.jpg FXGEC19771993Renamed/merged to Lufthansa Cargo
German European Airlines 19941994
German Sky Airlines Boeing 737-883, German Sky Airlines JP7096610.jpg GHYGERMAN SKY20042012A subsidiary of Sky Airlines
German Wings German Wings MD-83; EI-BTX, April 1989 BXX (6350653417).jpg PWKFKGERMAN WINGS19891990Went bankrupt
Germanair Fokker F-28 1000 D-AGAB Germanair RM 07.05.73 edited-2.jpg DVGERMANAIR19681977Merged with Bavaria Fluggesellschaft to form Bavaria Germanair
Germania D-ASTW A321 Germania ACE 28-03-2017 (33772418444).jpg STGMIGERMANIA19782019 Berlin European UK (1986-1991) merged into Germania
Germania Express Boeing 737-75B, Hapag-Lloyd Express (Germania) AN0837611.jpg L3GMQCORGI20122013
Germanwings Germanwings A319 D-AILK.jpg 4UGWIGERMANWINGS20022020Integrated into Eurowings
Green Airlines 20202022
H
Hamburg Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 Dash 8, Hamburg Airlines AN0114407.jpg HXHASHAMBURG AIR19881997
Hamburg Airways D-AHHC A320-214 Hamburg Aws DUS 23JUL12 (7430357414).jpg HKHAYHAMBURG AIRWAYS20112014
Hamburg International Hamburg International A319 D-AHIM.jpg 4RHHIHAMBURG JET19982010
Hanseflug D-FJKA (2541862921).jpg HFLHANSEFLUG19922013
Hapag-Lloyd Express Hapag-Lloyd Express Fokker F100 at Cologne Bonn Airport.jpg X3HLXYELLOW CAB20022006Merged with Hapag-Lloyd Flug to form TUIfly
Hapag-Lloyd Flug Boeing 727-81, Hapag-Lloyd JP54444.jpg HFHLFHAPAG LLOYD19792006Merged with Hapag-Lloyd Express to form TUIfly
Holiday Express Do 228 Dune 1.jpg HL (HX)HLEHOLYDAY EXPRESS19831987
I
Interflug Bundesarchiv DH 2 Bild-F-04180, Berlin-Schonefeld, Flughafenbau, Il14.jpg IFIFLINTERFLUG19591991Originally formed in 1958 in East Germany. Obtained assets of Deutsche Lufthansa in 1963. Reorganized 3 October 1990 after German reunification. Assets put under control of Treuhandanstalt (public trust managing the privatization of East German enterprises). Decided on 7 February 1991 to be liquidated as uneconomical to operate after attempted take-overs by Lufthansa and British Airways. Operated its last services on 30 April 1991.
Interot Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 Dash 8, Interot Airways AN0114402.jpg IQIRT19901995Renamed/merged to Augsburg Airways
Interregional (IFG) Cimber Air Aerospatiale N-262A-30 Haafke.jpg IP19671974
J
Jetair Boeing 727-100 Jetair D-AJAA, DUS Dusseldorf (Duesseldorf International), Germany PP1166191321.jpg JAJETAIR19821984
Jetisfaction 20112012
Junkers Luftverkehr 19241926Merged with Deutsche Aero Lloyd to form Deutsche Luft Hansa
K
Karl Herfurtner Düsseldorf (KHD)19551957
L
Lloyd-Luftdienst
LowFare Jet 20022003
LTU International Airbus A330-200 LTU VI.jpg LTLTULTU19552011Merged into Air Berlin
LTU-Süd International Airways LTU-Sud Boeing 757 D-AMUV in Hamburg.jpg LULTS19881997
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) Eurowings Bombardier Q400 D-ABQE (39342876462).jpg HELGWWALTER19802020Rebranded to German Airways
Lufttransport Süd (LTS)BV19831988Renamed/merged to LTU-Süd International Airways
Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle Cessna 172 D-EVLB.jpg 19832011Merged with FLN Frisia Luftverkehr
M
Modern Air Transport Convair 990A N5624 Modern MIA 01.12.73 edited-2.jpg KVMODERN19611975
N
Nürnberger Flugdienst (NFD) Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III, NFD - Nurnberger Flugdienst AN0063920.jpg NSNFDFLAMINGO19741992Merged with RFG Regionalflug to form Eurowings
Nightexpress Beech 99 Airliner, Nightexpress AN2166007.jpg EXTEXECUTIVE19842017
Nordseeflug Sylter Lufttransport 19661968Renamed/merged to Atlantis
O
Oberschlesische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft 19251937
OLT Express Germany OLT Express Airbus A320-214 Idaszak.jpg OLOLTOLTRA20112013Went bankrupt
P
Paninternational Paninternational BAC 1-11-515FB.jpg DR-DELTA ROMEO19681971
PrivatAir Deutschland PrivatAir Airbus A319 KvW.jpg PTG20032018
R
RAS - Rheinland Air Service Short 360-300, RAS - Rheinland Air Service AN0067032.jpg RWRLD19712002
Ratioflug Airbus A300B2-1C, Ratioflug AN0059105.jpg RATBATMAN19821997
Regio-Air RAGGERMAN LINK19932009
Regional Air Express D-CAVA (3478037750).jpg REWREGIONAL WINGS20042010
RFG Regionalflug ATR ATR-42-300, RFG - Regionalflug AN0167126.jpg VGRFGRFG19761993Merged with Nürnberger Flugdienst to form Eurowings
S
Saarland Airlines Airbus A320-231, Saarland Airlines JP82747.jpg QWSLLSAARLAND19921993
Sächsische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft 19241926
Special Air Transport (SAT) Sud SE-210 Caravelle 10B1R, SAT Flug - Special Air Transport AN0333413.jpg JODST19781986Rebranded as Germania
Schlesische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft
SkyTeam Luftfahrtunternehmen
Small Planet Airlines D-ABDB (35004283723).jpg 5PLLXGERMANJET20152018A subsidiary of the now defunct Small Planet Airlines
Star XL German Airlines Airbus A320-232 Star XL German Airlines D-AXLA, HAJ Hannover (Langenhagen), Germany PP1154853198.jpg GXL20062006Rebranded as XL Airways Germany
Südavia FVVXYSUDAVIA19841990
Südflug International Douglas DC-7C, D-ABAC, Sudflug.jpg SZSUEDFLUG19521968Acquired by Lufthansa
Südwestflug 19641968Acquired by Germanair
SunExpress Deutschland D-ASXT (18884224456).jpg XGSXDSUNRISE20112020
T
Tel Aviv Air U8CYFTUS AIR20212022
Tempelhof Airways Tempelhof Airways USA Saab 340 Manteufel.jpg CLTEHTEMPELHOF19811991
Tempelhof Express Airlines Dornier 328-110, Tempelhof Express AN0063918.jpg FCSBY19982001
Thuringia Airways Dornier 328-110, Thuringia Airlines AN0289175.jpg FCSBY19971998Renamed/merged to Tempelhof Express Airlines
Trans-Avia Düsseldorf TAD19571959
TransAer Cologne 19982000
Transportflug TransportFlug Douglas C-54 Skymaster Volpati-1.jpg 19661970Merged into Calair
Triple Alpha Luftfahrtgesellschaft 19952011
V
Vibro Air Flugservice D-AVIB Embraer EMB 135BJ Legacy 600 E35L - VIB (29856051965).jpg VIB19942013
W
WDL Flugdienst Fokker F-27-100 Friendship, D-BAKO, WDL Flugdienst (WE)-1.jpg WE19551991Renamed/merged to WDL Aviation
Westflug D-EWAE Cessna 172 Skyhawk FPF Langenfeld.jpg WFA
Wirtschaftsflug Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules (L-382G), Wirtschaftsflug AN1052972.jpg WS19721982
X
XL Airways Germany XL Airways Boeing 737-800 D-AXLD DUS.jpg X4GXLSTARDUST20062013Went bankrupt

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