List of defunct airlines of Norway

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


AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		Ceased
operations		Notes
A
A/S Aero 19201920
Aerotransport 19241946Operated Junkers F 13, Junkers G 24, Junkers W 33, Junkers Ju 52, Douglas DC-3 [3]
Agderfly AGDAGDERFLY19662004
Air Europe Scandinavia Air Europe 737-300 LN-NOS.jpg 19891991Established as Norway Airlines, and later named back to Norway Airlines. [4]
Air Executive Norway Air Executive F-27 at Basel 1978.jpg BS19721980Renamed to Busy Bee of Norway
Air Norway Oslo-lufthavn-air-norway-fairchild-metroliner.jpg M3NFANORTH FLYING20032017
Air Stord Flydap.jpg GOSORAIR STORD19901999Went bankrupt
Air Team 8WTTXAIR TEAM19782000Operated Cessna Caravan [5]
Air-X NAXSCANBIRD19871988 [6]
Airwing Beech A 100 LN-AWA IMG 1972 (33771411213).jpg NWGAIRWING20042023Fied for bankruptcy in 2023. [7]
Arctic Air 8AAKRARCTIC NORWAY19962003Went bankrupt
B
Bergen Air Transport (1961) BAT C-54 Skymaster Groves.jpg BAT19611977Operated Douglas C-54
Bergen Air Transport (1998) Bergen Air Transport Cessna Conquest.jpg BGTBERGEN AIR19982017
Bergen Aviation Bergen Aviation Caravelle.jpg 19861988
Bergens Aero 19341935Founded by Gidsken Jakobsen. Operated Loening C-2 [8]
Bjørumfly Faroe stamp 122 bjorum fly.jpg 19631966Acquired by Ski og Sjøfly. Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna 206, SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera [9]
BlueWay Offshore BWNBLUEHELI20092014Sold to Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen
Braathens Braathens 737-705 LN-TUD.jpg BUBRABRAATHENS19972004Renamed to SAS Braathens
Braathens Helikopter Aerospatiale AS-332 L Super Puma Braathens, GRQ Groningen (Eelde), Netherlands PP1364652027.jpg BEE COPTER19891993
Braathens S.A.F.E.
(Braathens South American & Far East Airtransport)		 Braathens S.A.F.E. Douglas DC-6B Volpati.jpg BUBRA19461997Renamed to Braathens
Busy Bee Busy Bee Boeing 737.jpg BSBEEBUSYBEE19801992Reestablished as Norwegian Air Shuttle
Busy Bee Air Service 19661980Renamed/merged to Busy Bee of Norway
C
Classic Norway Air BGT20042010Operated BAe Jetstream 31 [10]
Coast Aero Center Coast Air Navajo Chieftain.jpg BXCSTCOAST CENTER19751988
Coast Air Coast Air ATR-42-300.jpg BXCSTCOAST CENTER19882008Founded on the remains of Coast Aero Center
Color Air Color Air 737-3Q8 G-COLB.jpg CLCLAPENNANT19981999Went bankrupt
Coronet Norge 19692001Operated Cessna Caravan [11]
D
Det Norske Luftfartselskap Sikorsky S-43 LN-DAG Valkyrien at Gressholmen.jpg 19331945
Det Norske Luftfartsrederi (DNL) Supermarine Channel Det Norske Luftfartsrederi.jpg 19181920
F
Feel Air 20092011Not launched
Fjellanger Widerøe 19702003Operated Rockwell Commander 690 [12]
Fjellfly Fjellfly Twin Pioneer.jpg 19541972Went bankrupt
Fjellfly Einar Andersen 19772006At the beginning operated seaplanes. Renamed to ScanAviation [13]
FlyNonstop Fly Nonstop Embraer-190.jpg J7DNMDENIM20132013
Flyr Flyr 737-800.png FSFOXGREENSTAR20212023
FlyTaxi Nord 20002015Merged into Viking Air Norway. Operated Piper Chieftain [14]
FlyViking VFFVKBALDER20172018
Fred. Olsen Airtransport Fred Olsen Airtransport Curtiss C-46 Commando Volpati-1.jpg FOFOFFREDOLSEN19461997
G
Giaevair 20152016Founded by Ola O.K Giæver. Renamed to FlyViking [15]
GuardAir Guardair Do-228-212 LN-BER.jpg FBJAPGUARD-AIR19922001Went bankrupt
H
Hamarfly HAM19941998Operated Beech King Air [16]
Hangar 5 Air Services HAX19991999Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation I [17]
Helikopter Services Helikopter Service Bell 212 at Groningen.jpg 19662000 [18]
HelikopterDrift 20072011Acquired by Helitrans [19]
Hesnes Air Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Hesnes Air JP6933883.jpg HSGSKY DOLPHIN19922018
K
Kato Airline Kato Air Do-228 LN-HTA.jpg 6SKATKATO-AIR19952008
Krohn Air 20102014
L
Lofotfly 19962000Renamed to FlyTaxi Nord. Operated Cessna Stationair seaplane [20]
Lotsberg & Skappel 19331934Owned by Helge Skappel, Leiv Brun, Ditlef Smith and Erik Engnæs. Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth [21]
M
Mey-Air Mey-Air 737-2H5 LN-MTD.jpg MTMARITIME19701974Went bankrupt
Mørefly Morefly Cessna 441.jpg MOR19551995Founded by Elling Lande, Per Dalen and Kåre Stein Haram [22]
N
Nor Flyselskap 19621968Operated de Havilland Heron [23]
Nor-Fly Charter Nor-Fly Charter Convair 580.jpg 19711984Merged into Partnair
Nor-Wings 19701971Merged with Varangfly [24]
Nord-Norges Aero 19321934Founded and owned by Gidsken Jakobsen. Operated Junkers F 13 [25]
Nordic Air 19701973Acquired by and merged into Fred. Olsen Airtransport
Nordlandsfly 19711972Acquired by Varangfly [26]
Nordsjøfly 19771983
Norronafly 19541966Founded by Odvar Korsvoldwas. Operated Auster Autocrat, Piper Tripacer, Piper Super Cub, Finnmark 5A, Convair 240 [27]
Norsk Air Norsk Air Brasilia.jpg NCNIR19851990Acquired by Wideroe and rebranded as Wideroe Norsk Air
Norsk Flytjeneste Norsk Flytjeneste Beechcraft Super King Air.jpg 19721985Established as Vestfoldfly in 1961. Renamed to Norsk Air. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Douglas DC-6 [28]
Norsk Forurensningskontroll Norsk Forurensningskontroll Twin Otter LN-FKA.jpg 19831986
Norsk Helikopter 19932009Renamed to Bristow Norway [29]
Norsk Lufttrafikk 1920s1920sOperated Savoia-Marchetti, LFG [30]
Norsk Lufttrafikk Erling Jensen 19351937Founded by Floor and Erling Jensen. Operated Security Airster S-1, Spartan Arrow, Stinson SM-1F [31]
Norske Luftruter 19281934Operated LFG V 130 [32]
Nortrans Agderfly 19821987Renamed to Agderfly. Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo, Mitsubishi MU-2 [33]
Norving Norving LN-NVD.jpg RT19721993Went bankrupt
Norway Airlines Norway Airlines MD-83 SE-DHB.jpg JANOSNORSPEED19881992Went bankrupt
Norwegian Air Lines (DNL) Sikorsky S-43 LN-DAG at Gressholmen.jpg SKDNLSCANDINAVIAN19331951Merged with Swedish Intercontinental Airlines and Danish Air Lines to form Scandinavian Airlines
Norwegian Air Norway LN-NOW B737-8JPW Norwegian PMI 31MAY12 (7309934280).jpg DHNANNORSHIP20132023Reintegrated into Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Long Haul EI-LNF LAX (35030432576).jpg DYNLHRED NOSE20132021Parent company ceased long haul
Norwegian Overseas Airways 19711976Founded by Thor Tjøntveit [34]
O
Offshore Helicopters 19741980
P
Partnair Partnair CV-580 LN-PAA.jpg PDPARPARTNAIR19711989Went bankrupt following crash
Polarfly 19471948Merged with Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS [35]
* Polaris Air Transport  [ de ] LN-KLU CV-240 Metropolitan Polaris AT at LPL 04 JUL 68 (6794840073).jpg 19641969Operated Douglas DC-3, Convair 240 [36]
R
Rorosfly Cargo 19731975Operated Carvair [37]
S
Saga Norsk Flytjeneste 19711972Renamed to Troll-Air. Operated Douglas DC-6B [38]
SAS Braathens SAS Braathens 737-700 LN-RPJ.jpg BUCNOSCANOR20042007Renamed/merged to SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge
SAS Commuter Fokker 50, SE-LFP, Scandinavian Commuter Eurolink.jpg SKSKSSCANDINAVIAN19882004Merged into SAS Group
SAS Norge SAS Norge.png SKCNOSCANOR20072009Merged with SAS Sweden, SAS Denmark and SAS International to form SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SAS Norlink Scandinavian Commuter F50 LN-RNE.jpg SK19902003Operated Fokker 50
Scancopter-Service 19561966Renamed to Helikopter Services [39]
Ski og Sjøfly 19641967Floatplane operator. Took over Bjørumfly. Operated Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna Skywagon, Piper Super Cub [40]
Sørfly 19461962
Stellar Airfreighter 19701977Operated Convair 440, Douglas DC-3, Fairchild FH-227 [41]
Svalbardfly 19751985Founded by Einar S. and Ingrid Pedersen. Operated Cessna Skywagon [42]
T
Teddy Air Teddy Air Saab 340 SE-LES at ENSO 1999.jpg ZJTEDTEDDYS19902004
Telemark Flyselskap 19471971Founded by Sigvard Nicolaisen. Operated Piper Cub [43]
Thor Solbergs Aviation 19611966Operated Cessna 140, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 310, Noorduyn Norseman [44]
Thor Solbergs Flyveselskap 19381940Founded by Thor Solberg. Operated Aeronca K, Cessna Airmaster [45]
Trans Polar Trans Polar Boeing 720 Soderstrom.jpg 19701971
Trans Wing TWGTRANSWING CARGO19992006Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Caravan [46]
Troll-Air 19721972Established as Saga Norsk Flytjeneste. Operated Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6B [47]
U
Ugland Air Taxi UGG19911998Operated Beech Super King Air [48]
V
Varangfly 19601972Renamed to Norving [49]
Vest-Norges Flyveselskap 19351939Operated Cessna Airmaster, Security Airster S-1, Waco YKS-7 [50]
Vestfoldfly 19611972Founded by Øyvind Skaunfelt. Renamed to Norsk Flytjeneste [51]
Vestlandske Luftfartsselskap 19471957
Viking Air Norway 20152016Merged into FlyViking [52]
Vildanden Vildanden Saab 340.jpg 2Q20052011Went bankrupt
Vingtor Airways 19461948Operated Handley Page Halifax [53]
W
West Norway Airlines 19462018 [54]
Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS WFWIF19341948 [55]
Widerøe & Bjørneby 19331934Founded by Viggo Widerøe and Halvor Bjørneby. Merged with Lotsberg & Skappel to form Widerøe [56]
Widerøe Norsk Air 19911996Renamed from Norsk Air. Merged into Widerøe [57]
Widerøe's Flyveselskap & Polarfly 19481958 [58]

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