List of defunct airlines of Lebanon

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

AirlineImage IATA ICAO CallsignCommenced operationsCeased operationsNotes
Air-Liban 19511965Taken over by Middle East Airlines in 1963 and fully merged in 1965.
Berytos Airlines BYR20032008
Blue Sky Aviation GIW20062009
Caledonian Airlines Associated with Caledonian Airlines, Inc in Pennsylvania.
Cirrus Middle East JTI20052007Rebranded as ImperialJet
EasyFly 20102010Rebranded as Emerald Jets
Flying Carpet Airlines Flying Carpet Boeing 737-200, OD-LMB@HAJ,28.07.2007-482gz - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg 7YFCRFLYING CARPET20012009Rebranded as Med Airways
Globe Jet Lockheed L-1011-500 Tristar, Globe Jet Airlines JP6013675.jpg GJA20042007
ImperialJet Imperial Jet Boeing 737-200 Milinkovic.jpg JTI;IMJ20072009
Lebanese International Airways LQLIA1966197031% interest acquired in 1968 against payment for CV-990As. Taken over by Middle East Airlines Air Liban following the 1968 Israeli raid on Lebanon which destroyed most of the fleet.
MEA MEA Sud SE-210 Caravelle VI-N at Vienna Airport.jpg MEMiddle East AL19451963Renamed/merged to: Middle East Airlines|
Med Airways 7YMEDFLYING CARPET20092015
MenaJet F-OKRM A320-211 Menajet DUS 25JUL08 (3180190961).jpg IMMNJMENAJET20022010
TMA Cargo OD-TMA Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA Cargo (5250997277).jpg N2TMATANGO LIMA19532014
Wings of Lebanon T7-WLA (44122419472).jpg W7WLBWINGS LEBANON20062020IOSA certified in January 2019. Suspended operations on 27/3/20 due to COVID-19; re-started on 11/6/20. Suspended again operations on 26/8/20.

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