This is a list of defunct airlines of Italy . [1] [2]
| 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 | MEDITERRANEA | 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 (2005–2018) | | I9 | AEY | AIR ITALY | 2005 | 2018 | 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 Transadriatica and ALI to form 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 | Disbanded after WWII | |||
| Ali Adria | 1982 | 1982 | [32] | ||||
| Aliadriatica | AP | ADH | HERON | 1983 | 1995 | ||
| ALI – Flotte Riunite | 1949 | 1952 | Established as Avio Linee Italiane; [33] went bankrupt and acquired by LAI | ||||
| 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] taken over by Unifly Express | ||
| Alisarda | | IG | ISS | Alisarda | 1963 | 1991 | Merged with Spanish airline Universair to form the Meridiana |
| AlisCargo Airlines | | CP | LSI | ALIS | 2021 | 2022 | Company acquired by MSC Air Cargo, which plans to fly under new AlisCargo air operator's certificate [37] |
| Alisea Airlines | | FZ | BBG | ALISEA | 2000 | 2003 | |
| Alistar | 1992 | 1993 | Established as Milair [38] | ||||
| Alisud (Compagnia Aerea Meridionale) | | 1963 | 1964 | Operated Carvair [39] | |||
| Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali | | AZ | AZA | 1946 | 1957 | Merged with Linee Aeree Italiane to form Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane [40] | |
| Alitalia Cargo | | AZ | AZA | ALTALIA | 1947 | 2009 | |
| Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane | | AZ | AZA | ALITALIA | 1957 | 2009 | Rebranded as Alitalia |
| Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana | | AZ | AZA | ALITALIA | 2009 | 2015 | Rebranded as Alitalia |
| Alitalia CityLiner | | CT | CYL | CITYLINER | 2006 | 2021 | Formerly Air One CityLiner |
| Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana | | AZ | AZA | ALITALIA | 2015 | 2021 | Went bankrupt. Rebranded as ITA Airways |
| Alitalia Express | | XM | SMX | ALIEXPRESS | 1997 | 2015 | |
| Aliway Airlines | 2000 | 2000 | Operated Jetstream 31 [41] | ||||
| Alpi Eagles | | E8 | ELG | ALPI EAGLES | 1979 | 2007 | |
| Altair | SM | SMI | SIERRA MIKE | 1967 | 1984 | Charter operator. Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle [42] | |
| Antares Airlines | 1976 | [43] | |||||
| Arabian American Airlines | 1951 | 1952 | [44] | ||||
| Assofly Airlines | 1999 | 1999 | [45] | ||||
| Avianova | | RD | NOV | AVIANOVA | 1986 | 1996 | Rebranded as Alitalia Express |
| Avio Linee Italiane | | AV | AVIOLINEE | 1926 | 1949 | Merged with Airone and Transadriatica to form ALI – Flotte Riunite | |
| Avioligure | TF | 1975 | 1980 | Operated YAK-40 (I-JAKE, I-JAKI) [46] | |||
| Avion Express Italia | 2011 | 2011 | [47] | ||||
| Aviosarda | | DF | ADZ | AVIOSARDA | 1997 | 1999 | Operated only one ATR 42 [48] |
| Azzurra Air | | ZS | AZI | AZZURRA | 1996 | 2004 | |
| B | |||||||
| Belle Air Europe | | L9 | BAL | BELLEAIR EUROPE | 2010 | 2013 | |
| Benair International Freight | BEI | 1998 | 1999 | [49] | |||
| Besit Servizi Aerei | 1999 | 1999 | [50] | ||||
| Blu Air | 2003 | 2003 | [51] | ||||
| Blue | 2004 | 2004 | [52] | ||||
| Blue Panorama Airlines | | BV | BPA | BLUE PANORAMA | 1998 | 2021 | |
| C | |||||||
| Cadabo | KB | CADABO | 1980 | 1986 | Renamed to Alinord. Operated YAK-40 [53] | ||
| Cargoitalia | | 2G | CRG | CARGOITALIA | 2005 | 2011 | |
| Ciao Fly | CIO | 2002 | 2002 | [54] | |||
| CityFly | CII | CITYFLY | 2004 | 2006 | [55] | ||
| Club Air | | 6P | ISG | ITALCARGO | 2002 | 2008 | |
| Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri | 1956 | 1969 | Operated Agusta-Bell 47 [56] | ||||
| D | |||||||
| Dolphin Air Express | 2004 | 2004 | [57] | ||||
| E | |||||||
| Eagles Airlines | | E3 | EGS | EAGLES | 2010 | 2011 | Rebranded as PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani |
| Easy Islands | 2002 | 2004 | Virtual carrier [58] | ||||
| EBA Italy | 1993 | 1996 | Virtual carrier [59] | ||||
| EGO Airways | E3 | EGW | EGOL | 2019 | 2022 | ||
| ElbaFly | | 2006 | 2012 | ||||
| ELI-Linee Italiane | 1956 | 1959 | Renamed to Elivie [60] | ||||
| ELIPDANA | | 1960 | 1961 | Operated two Sikorsky S-58 leased by Sabena and one Vertol 44 [61] | |||
| Elivie | EV | EIVIE | 1959 | 1970 | |||
| Ernest Airlines | | EG | ERN | ERNEST | 2017 | 2020 | |
| EuReCa | F4 | URE | 1998 | 2002 | [62] | ||
| Eurofly | | GJ | EEZ | E-FLY | 1989 | 2010 | Merged with Meridiana to form Meridiana fly |
| Eurojet Italia | | ERJ | JET ITALIA | 1987 | 2007 | Renamed to Air4 [63] | |
| Evolavia | 2002 | 2007 | |||||
| Executive Aviation Services | GDM | 1993 | 2005 | Operated Canadair CL-600, Hawker 700, Learjet 35 [64] | |||
| Executive Blue | | 2004 | 2006 | Operated Piaggio P.180 Avanti [65] | |||
| F | |||||||
| FAR Airlines | FAR | FAR AIRLINES | 1994 | 1999 | |||
| Federico II Airways | X8 | FDE | FEDEREAGLE | 1998 | 2002 | ||
| Fly Ernest | 2016 | 2017 | Renamed to Ernest Airlines [66] | ||||
| Fly Marche | 2017 | 2017 | Virtual carrier with services operated by Van Air Europe. Operated Let Turbolet [67] | ||||
| 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 [68] | ||
| Foxair | | FXR | WILDFOX | 1999 | 2009 | Charter operator owned by Piaggio Aerospace. Renamed to K-Air [69] | |
| Free Airlines | 1996 | 2001 | Charter airline [70] | ||||
| FreeAir Helicopters | FRH | FREEAIR COPTER | 1996 | 2001 | Aerial work and public transport [71] | ||
| G | |||||||
| Gandalf Airlines | | G7 | GNF | GANDALF | 1998 | 2004 | Acquired by Alitalia |
| Gitanair | VG | GTA | GITANAIR | 1989 | 1990 | [72] | |
| Goldwing Airlines | EE | GDW | 2000 | 2001 | [73] | ||
| GrandaExel | 2003 | 2004 | |||||
| H | |||||||
| Helisirio | HSL | HELISIRIO | [74] | ||||
| Helitalia | | HIT | HELITALIA | [75] | |||
| I | |||||||
| Idrolines | 2009 | 2011 | Seaplane services [76] | ||||
| INAER Aviation Italia | 1978 | 2016 | Rebranded as Babcock MCS Italia [77] | ||||
| International Flying Services | F4 | IFS | EURECA | 1989 | 1998 | [78] | |
| 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 | [79] | |
| Italy First | | IF | IFS | RIVIERA | 1999 | 2005 | Operated ATR 42-200 |
| Itavia | | IH | IHS | ITAVIA | 1962 | 1981 | Suspended operations from 1965 to 1969 |
| J | |||||||
| JetX | | JXX | 2004 | 2004 | Renamed to Primera Air [80] | ||
| Jonio Airlines | DO | RVL | 2005 | 2006 | |||
| K | |||||||
| K-Air | | FXR | 2009 | 2018 | Established as Foxair [81] | ||
| L | |||||||
| Linee Aeree Italiane (LAT) | | 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 [82] | |
| Mediteravia | 1959 | 1964 | [83] | ||||
| 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 | [84] Rebranded to Air Italy | |
| Meridiana Fly | | IG | ISS | 2010 | 2013 | Merged with Air Italy to create Meridiana (2013–2018) [85] | |
| Milair | 2Q | 1990 | 1993 | Operated Yakovlev Yak-40, Yakovlev Yak-42. Renamed to Alistar [86] | |||
| Minerva Airlines | | N4 | MTC | AIR MINERVA | 1996 | 2003 | Went bankrupt |
| MiniLiner | | MNL | MINILINER | 1982 | 2015 | ||
| Mistral Air | | M4 | MSA | AIRMERCI | 1981 | 2019 | Renamed to Poste Air Cargo [87] |
| MyAir | | 8I | MYW | FRANKY | 2004 | 2009 | |
| MyJet | | 2015 | 2016 | Acquired by Blink [88] | |||
| N | |||||||
| National Jet Italia | 2000 | 2001 | Established as Italian National Airlines [89] | ||||
| Noman | U4 | NOM | NOMAN | 1994 | 1997 | Established as Fortune Aviation. Air One took over the operations [90] | |
| 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 | [91] | ||||
| 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 [92] | ||||
| Samanta | CDF | SAMANTA | [93] | ||||
| Sardairline | SAP | SARDAIR | [94] | ||||
| Serib Wings | ISW | SERIB | 1988 | 1999 | Operated Swearingen Metroliner [95] | ||
| Si Fly | S6 | KWY | SIFLY | 1999 | 2001 | ||
| Silk Way Italia | CSW | 2014 | 2018 | [ citation needed ] | |||
| SW Italia | | IU | CSW | SILKITALIA | 2015 | 2019 | |
| 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; went bankrupt | ||
| 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 | 1959 | 1962 | Rebranded 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 | Merged with Airone and ALI to form 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 | |
| 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] | ||||