List of defunct airlines of the Republic of Ireland

This is a list of defunct airlines of the Republic of Ireland . ^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
AB Shannon		7L	AZX		1995	1996	Branch of AB Airlines
Aer Arann		RE	REA	AER ARANN	1970	2011	Rebranded as Stobart Air
Aer Arann Regional		RE	REA		2011	2014	Established as Aer Arann
Aer Leisure					1999	2000	Operated Boeing 737
Aer Lingus Commuter		EI	EIN		1984	1998	Merged into Aer Lingus
Aer Turas		QT	ATT	QUEBEC TANGO	1962	2003
Aerlinte Eireann		IN			1947	1970	Merged with Aer Lingus. Operated Lockheed L-749 Constellation
Air Contractors		AG	ABR		1998	2015	Rebranded ASL Airlines Ireland. Operated ATR 72
Avair					1978	1982
Aviajet					1983	2008	Virtual airline
Business City Direct					1992	1993	Founded by Patrick Byrne. Rebranded CityJet [3]
Capel Air					1971	1980	Alias Reindeer Travel [4]
Clyden Airways					1978	1981	Operated Douglas DC-3 [5]
Cork Air Carriers					1971	1974	Operated Douglas DC-3 [6]
EI-Air Exports			EIX		1991	1995	Renamed/merged to Ireland Airways
Eirjet			EIR	EIRJET	2004	2006
EU Airways		VE	EUY	EUROAIRWAYS	?	?	[7]
EUjet		VE	EUY	UNION JET	2003	2006
Euroceltic Airways		5Q		WEXFORD	1999	2001
FlyU					2006	2008	Rebranded as Nex Aviation
Futura Gael		F0	FGL	APPLEWOOD	2007	2008
Hibernian Airlines					1966	1967	Alias Air Charters of Ireland. Acquired by Emerald Airways (Belfast). Operated Douglas C-47B [8]
Hunting Cargo Airlines		AG	ABR		1993	1998	Renamed/merged to Air Contractors
Interconair					1976	1977	Alias Intercon Air Ireland. Operated Bristol Britannia, Boeing 707-400 [9]
Iona National Airways					1931	1994
Ireland Airways		2E	EIX	AIR EXPORTS	1991	1998	Alias El Air Exports. Operated BAe ATP, FH-227, Short 330, Short 360 [10]
Ireland West Airways					1968	1971	Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Cherokee Six [11]
Irish Air Transport			RDK	IRISH TRANS	1993	1993	Operated Learjet 60, Short 360 [12]
JetGreen Airways					2004	2004
Jetmagic		GX	JMG	JETMAGIC	2003	2004
Kerry Airways					1970	1977	Third Level Carrier [13]
MyWay					2004	2004	Operated Airbus A320-200 [14]
Nex Aviation					2006	2009	Rebranded from FlyU (2006–2008)
Norwegian Air International		D8	IBK	NORTRANS	2014	2021
Omega Airlines					1996	2000	[15]
Shannon Air					1964	1966	Operated Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-7
Shannon Executive Aviation			SXA	SHANNONN EXEC	1983	1990	Operated Bell 222, Cessna 411, Piper PA-23, Swearingen Merlin [16]
Skynet Airlines		SI	SIH	BLUEJET	2001	2004
Sonas Aviation			SON	SONAS	2020	2020	Renamed to ACASS Ireland. Operated Canadair Challenger 600 [17]
Stobart Air		RE	STK	STOBART	2014	2021
TransAer International Airlines		T8	TLA	TRANSLIFT	1997	2000	Rebranded from Translift Airways (1991–1997)
Translift Airways		T8	TLA	TRANSLIFT	1991	1997	Rebranded as TransAer International Airlines
Virgin Express Ireland		VK	VEI	GREENISLE	1998	2001
XL Airways Ireland					2007	2008

See also

• List of airlines of the Republic of Ireland
• List of airports in Republic of Ireland

References

1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
2. "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
3. "Business City Direct". Airline History. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
4. "Capel Air". Airline History. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
5. "Clyden Airways". AirHistory. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
6. "Cork Air Carriers". ATDB-aero. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
7. "EU Airways". Airports Insider. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
8. "Hibernian Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
9. "Interconair". Airline History. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
10. "Ireland Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
11. "Ireland West Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
12. "Irish Air Transport". Airports Insider. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
13. "Kerry Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
14. "MyWay". Airline History. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
15. "Omega Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
16. "Shannon Executive Aviation". Air History. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
17. "Sonas Aviation". rzjets. Retrieved 10 December 2021.