This is a list of defunct airlines of Italy . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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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 | |
AirItaly (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 Jets 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 | [96] | |||
SW Italia | IU | CSW | SILKITALIA | 2015 | 2019 | ||
SixCargo | 6P | ISG | 2001 | 2006 | Renamed to Fly Wex [97] | ||
SkyBridge Airops | KYB | 2005 | 2015 | Operated Embraer Brasilia [98] | |||
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 [99] | ||||
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 | [100] | ||||
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 [101] | |
SolAir | 2001 | 2001 | [102] | ||||
Sunline | 1994 | 1994 | [103] | ||||
T | |||||||
TAI – Transporti Aerei Italiani | 2003 | 2004 | Established as Air Columbia. Renamed to ItAli Airlines [104] | ||||
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 [105] | ||||
Transadriatica - Società Anonima di Navigazione Aerea Transadriatica | 1926 | 1931 | Renamed to Società Aerea Mediterranea [106] | ||||
Transavia | 1961 | 1962 | Specialised in the transport of newspapers within Italy [107] | ||||
Transavio | TD | TVO | TRANS-BALLERIO | 1980 | 1995 | Scheduled passenger summer service to Elba [108] | |
Trawel Fly | 2009 | 2014 | |||||
Turavia Linee Aeree Turistiche | 1967 | 1971 | Operated Fokker F27, Fokker F28 [109] | ||||
U | |||||||
Unifly Express | IP | BJA | UNIFLY | 1980 | 1990 | ||
Universair | 1989 | 1989 | [110] | ||||
V | |||||||
Victoria Airlines | 1998 | 1998 | [111] | ||||
VIP-Air | VIT | VIPAIR | 1967 | 1979 | [112] | ||
Volare | 1998 | 2005 | Renamed to Volareweb.com [113] | ||||
Volare Airlines | VE | VLE | VOLA | 1997 | 2015 | ||
Volare Airlines | VA | VLE | REVOLA | 1998 | 2004 | [114] | |
Volareweb.com | VA | VLE | REVOLA | 2005 | 2009 | [115] | |
VolaSalerno | ORI | 2008 | 2008 | ||||
VoliAmo | 2007 | 2008 | |||||
VoliRegionali | 2005 | 2006 | [116] | ||||
W | |||||||
Wind Jet | IV | JET | GHIBLI | 2003 | 2012 | ||
Wing | 2004 | 2004 | Rebranded as MyAir | ||||
Y | |||||||
Yes Air | 2005 | 2005 | [117] | ||||
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