List of defunct airlines of France

This is a list of defunct airlines of France.

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations 		Ceased
operations 		Notes
A
ACE Transvalair VY CHX CHARTER EXPRESS 1984 1994 Operated Fairchild Hiller FH-227
Aelis Air Service 2004 2010 Charter carrier. Operated Embraer Brasilia
Aéris SH AIS FRANCE CHARTER 1999 2003
Aéris Express 2003 2003 Formed by Aéris as a low-cost carrier
Aéro-Africaine 1946 1963 Founded by Georges Estienne. Operated Douglas C-47, Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, SNCAC Martinet
Aéro Cargo 1947 1952 Operated Halifax C.VIII
Aéro France International FB ROF AIROF 1978 1991 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle
Aéro Jets Darta DRT DARTA 1971 2013 Operated Beech Super King Air, Beech King Air, Beech Baron, Learjet 23
Aéro Services Corporate CJE 2001 2007
Aéro Services Executive W4 BES BIRD EXPRESS 2000 2004 Operated Dassault Falcons
Aérolinair ERN BLUE HAWK 2002 2004 Operated Beech 1900
AeroLyon 4Q AEY AEROLYON 1996 2002 Operated Beech 1900
Aéromaritime QK QKL AEROMAR 1966 1992
Aerope 3S Aviation OPE PONTOISAIR 2001 2001
Aéropostale 1918 1933 Founded as Société des lignes Latécoère, also known as Lignes aeriennes Latécoère
Aérotour FV 1976 1979 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 737-200
Aigle Azur 1946 1969 Renamed Lucas Aviation. Operated Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Douglas DC-3
Air Alpes LP ALP AIR ALPES 1961 1981 Merged with Air Alsace and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines
Air Alsace SY 1960 1981 Merged with Air Alpes and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines
Air Angouleme AGL AIR ANGOULEME 1976 2012
Air Anjou Transports SJ AIR ANJOU 1976 1980 Operated Beech 99 Airliner
Air Aquitaine AB 1970 1976 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 310
Air Asie 1928 1929 Merged with Air Union Lignes d'Orient to form Air Orient
Air Atlantique V6 APB CHARENTE 1963 2004
Air Bleu 1935 1940
Air Bourbon ZB BUB BOURBON 2003 2004 Founded by Bertrand Rivet, Éric Lazarus, Philippe de Bournonville. Operated Airbus A340-200
Air Bretagne 3E BRE BRETAGNE 1996 2001 Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900
Air Caen 1953 1967 Taxi and charter services. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide
Air Champagne Ardennes CZ 1971 1974 Acquired by Air Alpes. Operated Beech 99, Cessna 402, Cessna 411
Air Charter International SF ACF AIR CHARTER 1966 1998 Called Air Charter until 1969, the Air Charter International until 1984 when it reverted to the original name
Air Continent 1963 1972 Operated Beech Travel Air, Beech 18S, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Sud Alouette III
Air Corse DK ARK AIR CORSE 1985 1990 Operated Fairchild F-27, Embraer Bandeirante
Air Côte-Basque 1972 1973 Renamed Sud Air Transport. Operated Beech Queen Air
Air Côte d'Opale OPL OPALE 1978 2004 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec
Air Dauphiné 1964 1971 Operated Douglas DC-3
Air Dieppe 1972 1972 Operated Piper Aztec
Air Entreprise International KD AEN AIR ENTERPRISE 1969 2003 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Dassault Falcon 10, Piaggio P.180 Avanti, Piper Navajo
Air Esterel HC 1963 1968 Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12, Cessna 180
Air Exel France RF RXL AIR EXEL 1988 1991 Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 340
Air France Asie AF AFR AIR FRANS 1998 2004 Operated Airbus A340
Air France Asie Cargo 1998 2007 Operated Boeing 747-200F
Air France Europe 1996 1997 Absorbed into Air France
Air Guadeloupe OG OGU AIR GUADELOUPE 1969 2000
Air Horizons RN EUH EURALAIR HORIZONS 2004 2005 Went bankrupt
Air Inter IT ITF AIR INTER 1958 1990 Rebranded as Air Inter Europe
Air Inter Europe 1990 1997 Absorbed into Air France
Air Jet V6 AIJ AIR JET 1974 2003 Operated BAe 146, Fokker F27, Saab 2000
Air Languedoc LX 1974 1978 Operated Aérospatiale Corvette, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Air Lib IW LIB 2001 2003
Air Liberté VD LIB AIR LIBERTE 1987 2001 Rebranded as Air Lib
Air Limousin QD LMT AIR LIMOUSIN 1979 1989 Operated Nord 262, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Swearingen Metroliner, Beech 99 Airliner, Saab 340
Air Littoral FU LIT AIR LITTORAL 1972 2004 Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc (1988-1988) merged into Air Littoral
Air Littoral Express LIX LIT EXPRESS 1996 2002 Formed by Air Littoral. Operated Lockheed L-188
Air Lorient ALO 1974 1985 Operated Beechcraft Duke
Air Lorraine 1981 1981
Air Martinique NN MTQ MARTINIQUE 1974 2000
Air Méditerranée ML BIE MEDITERRANEE 1997 2016
Air Midi Bigorre 1997 1998 Operated Boeing 737-200
Air Moorea QE TAH AIR MOOREA 1968 2010
Air Nautic 1958 1966 Operated Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Douglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Vickers VC.1 Viking
Air Nolis 1948 1950 Operated Douglas C-47B
Air Normandie 1949 1951
Air Normandie (Normandie Aviation) ID RNO NORMANDIE 1991 2001 Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech King Air, Cessna 500 Citation
Air Ocean 1946 1946 Operated Amiot AAC.1 Toucan
Air Open Sky OPN AIR SKY 1998 2000 Operated ATR 42
Air Orient 1929 1933 Merged into Air France
Air Ouest OE 1972 1976 Operated BN-2 Islander
Air Outre Mer QN AOM AOM 1989 1991 Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Air Paris IO TAD 1967 1975 Established as Air Orly. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, de Havilland Heron, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Air Passaquay 1974 1979 Operated Cessna 411
Air Perigord 1967 1973 Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna 172, Piper Aztec
Air Poitou-Charentes 1996 1997 Operated ATR 42, Fokker F28, Piper Aztec
Air Provence 1985 1996 Renamed Air Provence International then acquired by West Air France
Air Provence Charter LPU EUROSTAR 1978 1998 Rebranded as Virgin Express France
Air Provence International DG APR AIR PROVENCE 1996 2002 established as Air Provence. Operated Grumman Gulfstream I, Beech King Air, Boeing 737, FH-227, HS 748
Air Rouergue UZ 1974 1977 Founded by Claude Chegut. Established as Uni Air Rouergue. Renamed UAR Air Rouergue and merged into TAT European Airlines. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27, FH-227
Air Service Nantes ASN AIR NANTES 1981 1992 Founded by Raphaël Besar. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Beech Baron, Beech King Air, Caravelle 10R, DHC-6 Twin Otter, FH-227
Air Service Vosges VGE 1976 2005 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Navajo
Air Toulouse 1969 1989 Renamed Air Toulouse International. Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 402
Air Toulouse International SH TLE AIR TOULOUSE 1989 1999 Merged into Aeris
Air Transport Pyrenees TF TPR PYRENEEN 1984 1997 Merged into Proteus Airlines. Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900
Air Turquoise RT RTQ 2005 2006
Air Union 1923 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Air Vendée VM AVD AIR VENDEE 1975 1992 Merged with Airlec to form Regional Airlines
Air Vosges GS VGE VOSGES 1969 1975 Merged into Air Alsace. Operated Cessna 401, Cessna 402
Air Wasteels 1969 1975 Third-level services. Operated BAe Jetstream 31
Air' Mana EFC 1996 2016 Operated Swearingen Merlin
Airbus Industrie Aéromaritime 1966 1991 Operated Aero Spacelines Super Guppy
Airbus Transport International 1996 2006 Operated Airbus Beluga
Aire d'Evasions E3 IVS 1991 1994 Operated Douglas DC-8
Airlec ARL 1965 1992 Merged with Air Vendée to form Regional Airlines
Airlinair AN RLA AIRLINAIR 1999 2017 Flights operated by HOP!
AlsaceExel XT 2004 2005
Alsair AL LSR ALSAIR 1982 2010 Operated Beech 1900, Beech King Air, Cessna Citation II
Alsavia XG ALV ALSAVIA 1989 1993 Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 340
AOM French Airlines IW AOM FRENCHLINES 1990 2001 Merged into Air Liberté
Aria ARW ARIABIRD 2004 2005
Atlantic Air Lift HGH HIGHER 2005
Atlantique Air Assistance TLB AAA 1989 2015 Renamed/merged to Atlas Atlantique Airlines
Atlas Atlantique Airlines L5 TLB TRIPLE ALPHA 2015 2017
Avia Taxi France ATX 1965 1973 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 206, Cessna 402, Piper Aztec
Axis Airways 6V AXY AXIS 2000 2001 Rebranded as New Axis Airways
B
Belair – Ile de France BLI 1995 2000 Operated Boeing 727, MD-83
Blue Line 4Y BLE BLUE BERRY 2002 2010
Bretagne Air Services VB ABH BRETAGNE SERVICE 1976 1981 Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Partenavia Victor
Brit Air DB BZH BRITAIR 1973 2017 Flights operated by HOP!
C
CAMSA 1922 1934 Airmail service. Operated LeO H-13, Macchi M.18, Savoia S.16
CAP Airlines MO CBD 1995 2001
CATAIR QV 1969 1978 Operated Lockheed Constellation, Sud Aviation Caravelle, Sud Aviation Caravelle VIR
CCM Airlines XK CRL CORSAIR 2000 2010 Renamed Air Corsica
CFRNA 1920 1933 Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne, joint French-Romanian airline. Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Chalair CE CLG CHALAIR 1986 1997
Champagne Airlines CPH CHAMPAGNE 1998 2005
CIDNA 1927 1930 Established as CFRNA. Operated Fokker F.VII
Cie Générale Aéropostale 1927 1933 Operated Levasseur PL.8
CIP Transports 1999 2001 Operated Airbus A319, Dassault Falcon 900EX
Compagnie aérienne française 1919 1937 Founded by Henri Balleyguier.
Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc WL
FQ		 1976 1988
Compagnie Aeronautique Europeenne C9 FEU AEROCOM 1991 2002 On-demand passenger, freight and medivac charters
Compagnie Air Frêt FZ 1964 1982 Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-7, Lockheed Constellation, Boeing 707
Compagnie Air Transport TF 1946 1970 Operated Bristol Freighter, Carvair
Compagnie Corse Mediterranee XK CCM 1990 2000 Renamed CCM Airlines
Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes 1919 1923 Merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union
Compagnie de Transport Aérien et de Commerce 1948 1957 Founded by Roger Colin. Operated Douglas C-47
Compagnie des Transports Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest 1919 1919
Compagnie Générale Aéropostale 1918 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Compagnie générale transaérienne 1909 1921 First French airline; absorbed into Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
Compagnie Grands Express Aériens 1919 1923 Merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union
Compagnie Nationale Air France 1948 1994 Became Air France
Continent Air Paris MO CBD MOONLIGHT 1995 1998
Continentale Air Service CAS 1978 1979 Operated Aérospatiale Corvette
Corsair SS CRL 1990 2005 Renamed Corsairfly
Corsair International CS
SS		 CRL 1981 1990 Renamed Corsair
Corsairfly SS CRL CORSAIR 2005 2012
Crossair Europe QE ECC CICOGNE 1998 2005
D
Dakota Air 1993 1997 Operated Douglas DC-3
Dirac Aviation YM DAV DIRAC 1985 1990 Operated Swearingen Merlin IV
Diwan DWA DIWAN 1992 1997 Operated Beech 200, Grumman Gulfstream I
Drakk'Air XP DKR DRAK AIR 1989 1992 Operated Beech 200, Beech Baron, Piper Cheyenne
E
Eagle Aviation France EGN FRENCH EAGLE 1998 2009 Rebranded as Noor Airways
EAS Europe Airlines EY EVT EURO LINE 1993 1995
Émeraude Air Transport 1976 1977 Operated Beech Queen Air
Escadrille Mercure 1946 1970 Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12A, SFERMA Marquis
Euralair RN ERL EURALAIR 1964 2003
Euralair Horizons RN EUL
EUH		 1999 2004 Rebranded as Air Horizons
Euroberlin France EE EEB EUROBER 1988 1994 Franco-German joint airline, known as Euroberlin from 1990 to 1994
Eurojet Airlines EUF 2002 2004 Went bankrupt
Europ'Air ER 1967 1976 Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402
Europe Aéro Fret 1986 1986 Operated Trislander
Europe Aéro Service EY EYT EURO LINE 1965 1995 Renamed EAS Europe Airlines
Europe Air Charter EAC 1972 1972
Europe Airpost 5O FPO 1999 2015 Renamed/merged to ASL Airlines France
F
Fairlines LK FIR FAIR 1995 1999 Operated MD-81
Flandre Air IX FRS 1985 2001 Merged with Proteus Airlines and Regional Airlines to form Régional
Flywest 2004 2005 Went bankrupt
France Dakota 1998 1998 Operated Douglas DC-3
France DC3 SA 1991 1998 Renamed Publi-Air. Operated Douglas DC-3
French Blue BF FBU SUNLINE 2016 2018 Renamed French Bee
Fretair 1970 1975 Operated Douglas DC-3
G
GECAT Fret 1948 1950 Operated Curtiss C-46
H
Heli-Transport OI HLT HELI TRANSPORT 1974 1992 Operated Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, Aérospatiale Alouette II
Heliglobe Finet France Cargo 1996 1997 Operated HS 748, CASA Aviocar
Hex'Air UD HER HEX AIRLINE 1991 2017 Merged into Twin Jet
I
ICS-Inter Ciel Service ICS INTER CIEL SERVICE 1990 1991
IGavion TE IGA 2013 2018 Rebranded Air France Hop
Inter Cargo Service ICS INTERCARGO 1987 1990 Renamed ICS. Operated Boeing 737-200, Vickers Vanguard
InterCiel Services ICS 1989 1991 Established as Intercargo Service. Operated Boeing 737-200
J
Jet Alsace WU JLS 1988 1993 Renamed TransAlsace
Jet Europe 1989 1990 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle
Jet Fret JF JFT 1987 1993 Operated Lockheed L-100-30
Joon JN JON JOON 2017 2019 Reincorporated to Air France
K
Kallistair FU 1973 Operated BN-2 Islander
Kel Air CET 1986 1990
Kyrnair KH
V4		 KYN GOLDBIRD 1986 1999 Operated ATR 42, Embraer Bandeirante
L
L-Air LRK 2002 2003
L'Aéropostale 1991 2000 Renamed Europe Airpost. Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 737-200
L'Avion A0 AVI ELYSAIR 2007 2009 Merged into OpenSkies
LAM 1941 1945
Les Avions Bleus 1949 1952 Operated Curtiss C-46
Lignes Aériennes Farman 1919 1924 Rebranded as Société Générale des Transports Aériens
Lucas Aigle Azur 1977 2001 Established as Aigle Azur in 1946. Renamed Aigle Azur. Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Saab 340
Lucas Air Transport LK 1970 1992 Trading name for Lucas Aviation
Lucas Aviation LK 1970 1977 Traded as Lucas Air Transport. Renamed Lucas Aigle Azur
M
Minerve IW MIN MINERVE 1975 1992 Merged with Air Outre Mer to form AOM French Airlines
MiriadAir MYR MIRIADAIR 1987 1990 Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation II
N
Nantes Aviation NV 1970 1979 Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18
New Axis Airways 9X AXY 2009 2009
Noor Airways 2009 2010
Normandie Air Services NDS 1970 1984 Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3
O
Occitania Jet Fleet OJF OCCITANIA 1997 2004 Corporate carrier. Operated Beech 1900D, Fokker 100
Ocean Airways OG OCW 2003 2005 Failed project
Octavia Airlines O4 OCN 2001 2005
OpenSkies LV BOS MISTRAL 2008 2018 Discontinued in favour of Level
P
Point Air FW 1980 1987 Went bankrupt
Proteus Air System 1985 1996 Renamed Proteus Airlines
Proteus Airlines YS PRB PROTEUS 1996 2001 Merged with Flandre Air and Regional Airlines to form Régional
Publi-Air 1999 2001 Established as France DC3 SA. Operated Douglas DC-3
Pyrénair YD 1968 1979 Founded by Fernand Gaspé. Acquired by Air Alpes. Operated Beech 18, Beech Duke, Cessna 402, DHC-6 Twin Otter
R
Regional Airlines RGI 1992 2001 Merged with Flandre Air and Proteus Airlines to form Régional
Régional YS RAE REGIONAL EUROPE 2001 2013 Merged with Brit Air and Airlinair to form HOP!
Réseau des Lignes Aériennes Françaises 1945 1946
Rousseau Aviation RU 1963 1976 Operated HS-748
S
SATI 1948 1949 Merged with Aeromaritime to form Union de Transports Aériens
SCELA 1933 1933
SCLA 1940 1945
Services Aéronatiques Roannais QT RNS SARA 1980 1996 Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900, Merlin IV
Sinair 2000 2001 Renamed Axis Airways
SNATI (Air Toulouse)
Société Anonyme de Navigation Aeriennes 1946 1949 Operated Bloch MB.220
Société Auxiliaire de Gérance et de Transports Aériens 1953 1959 Operated SNCASE Armagnac
Société Commerciale du Littoral 1992 1996 Operated Bristol Freighter
Societé aérienne française d'affrètements 1966 1969 Renamed Air Charter International
Société d'Exploitation du Matériel Aéronautique Français 1949 1953 Operated Latécoère 631
Société Générale des Transports Aériens 1924 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Société de Transports Aériens Alpes Provence 1946 1952 Operated Consolidated Liberator, Douglas DC-3
Société de Transports Aériens Internationaux et Régionaux 1990 1993 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle
Star Airlines SE SEU STARWAY 1997 2006 Established as Star Europe. Renamed XL Airways France
Star Europe 1995 1997 Renamed Star Airlines
Stellair Transports Aériens 1982 1993 Went bankrupt. Fleet taken over by Air Toulouse. Operated Douglas DC-3, Fairchild F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fokker F28
Strategic Airlines EF STZ 2009 2010
Sud Air Transport 1973 1975 Operated Beech King Air
Sud Airlines SDU SUD LINES 2003 2006
SVT Air Touring 1972 1973 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle
T
TAT European Airlines VD TAT 1969 1996 Merged into Air Liberté
Taxi Avia France TF ATX 1970 1974 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Fokker F27
TEA France FN TFR TRANSAIRWAYS 1989 1995
Thalass Air 1971 1979 Operated Beech Baron, Beech King Air, Beech Queen Air
Trans Air Bretagne TRB AIR BRETAGNE 1973 1993 Operated Cessna 402
Trans Alsace TAS TRANALSACE 1993 1994 Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, MD-80
Trans Azur Aviation 1981 1983 Operated Dart Herald
Trans-Union 1966 1974 Operated DC-4, DC-6, Sud Aviation Caravelle
Transport Air Centre UH CTR AIR CENTRE 1978 1994 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec, Swearingen Merlin IV
Transport Aérien Transregional 1989 1990 Operated ATR 72, FH-227, Fokker F28, Nord 262
Transports Aériens du Midi 1946 ? Operated Caudron Goéland
Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux TAI 1946 1963 Merged with Union Aéromaritime de Transport to form Union de Transports Aériens
Transports Aériens Reunis 1970 1974 Operated DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, Vickers Viking 1B
U
Uni Air International UAI UNIAIR 1969 1993 Operated Carvair, Aérospatiale Corvette, FH-227, Falcon 20, Learjet 35
Uni Air Rouergue 1970 1974 Renamed Air Rouergue. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Beech Baron, Beech Queen Air, Cessna 182
Union Aéromaritime de Transport UAT 1949 1963 Merged with Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux to form Union de Transports Aériens
Union Aéronautique Regionale UZ 1977 1979 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27
Union de Transports Aériens UT UTA 1963 1992 Merged into Air France
V
Vargas Aviation 1971 1975 Operated Douglas DC-3
Virgin Express France VEF LADYBIRD 1988 2001 Subsidiary of the Virgin Express. Established as Air Provence Charter
W
Westair F3 FWA 1995 2004 Operated Boeing 737-200
World Wide Helicopters 1959 1961 Operated Bell 47, Cessna 170, DHC-1, DHC-2 Beaver, PBY Catalina, Hiller UH-12, Sikorsky S-58
X
XL Airways France SE XLF STARWAY 1995 2019
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