List of defunct airlines of the United Arab Emirates

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This is a list of now defunct airlines of the United Arab Emirates . [1] [2]

AirlineImage IATA ICAO CallsignCommenced operationsCeased operationsNotes
Aerovista Gulf Express Aerovista Boeing 737-200 KvW.jpg VGF20042008
Air Cess 3C-KKJ IL-18V Air Cess SHJ 21NOV00 (6823337632).jpg ACS
Air Gulf Falcon 5Y-GFC B747SP-09 Air Gulf Falcon SHJ 21NOV00 (6823330068).jpg QLGLNGULF FALCON19992003
Al Jaber Aviation Al Jaber Aviation Airbus A318CJ Kertzscher.jpg LJBAL JABER20042019
Al Rais Cargo Boeing 727-222-Adv(F), Al Rais Cargo Airlines AN1124076.jpg HJTAL-RAIS CARGO19832008
Amiri Flight Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight Boeing 747-400 Wallner.jpg MOAUH19852009Rebranded as Presidential Flight Authority
AVE.com AVE Boeing 737-200 Pichugin.jpg 2EPHWPHOENIX SHARJAH20052012
British Gulf International Airlines BGIBRITISH GULF19962012
Cargo Plus Aviation 8LCGP2001
Dolphin Air Boeing 737-2X2-Adv AN0764238.jpg ZDFDNFLYING DOLPHIN19962008
Eastern SkyJets Eastern Skyjets Boeing 737-400 KvW.jpg EEESJEASTERN SKYJETS20042016
Emirates Air Services Emirates Air Services Dash 7 at London Luton Airport.jpg RF19761994Rebranded as Abu Dhabi Aviation
Experts Air Cargo 20042006Rebranded as Maximus Air
Falcon Express Cargo Airlines Beech 1900C-1, Falcon Express Cargo Airlines AN1630487.jpg FCFCXFalcon Cargo19952012
Fly RAK FRB20122012
Flying Dolphin Airlines FDN19981999Renamed/merged to Dolphin Air
Fujairah Airlines Fujairah Airlines Douglas DC-3 Wheatley.jpg FIATS
Gaylan Air Cargo 19801981
Global Charter Services 4L-ABI Airbus A300F GCS Cargo (12238276896).jpg 20112012
Global Jet GBGGLOBAL GULF
Hamarein Air Douglas DC-8-21, Hamarein Air AN0760271.jpg HMM19761979
HeavyLift International McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F), Heavylift International Airlines AN0923415.jpg HCHVL20042011
Jupiter Airlines JUAJUPITERAIRLINES LIMITED19962010
Kang Pacific Airlines 20062007
Kinshasa Airways Kinshasa Airways Boeing 747SP Lebeda.jpg KNSKINSHASA AIRWAYS20022010
Lotus Airways Antonov An-12B, Lotus Airways Cargo AN0152228.jpg LOUTUS2000
Liwa Air T7KPA20062008
Maximus Air Cargo Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan, Maximus Air Cargo AN1396398.jpg MXUCARGO MAX20062011Renamed/merged to Maximus Air
Midex Airlines Midex Airlines Airbus A300 Nussbaumer.jpg MGMIXMIDEXCARGO19902015
Nakheel Aviation Embraer ERJ 135 Lhr 2011(5514692178).jpg NKL20062007Rebranded as Istithmar World Aviation
Natalco Air Lines NATALCO
Phoenix Aviation Boeing 737-2T4-Adv, Phoenix Aviation AN0854882.jpg P3PHGPHOENIX GROUP19982005Rebranded as AVE.com
RAK Airways B757 von RAK Airways.JPG RTRKMRAKAIR20062014
Red Star Aviation STR20052009
RUS Aviation 19992015
Silver Air Boeing 737-268-Adv, Silver Air AN0991529.jpg SVJ20042009
SkyLink Arabia SkyLink Arabia Boeing 737-400.jpg KH
Starjet MBM20052006

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