This is a list of defunct airlines of France.
For French overseas departments and territories, see the pages of French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in their respective geographical areas.
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations Ceasedoperations Notes A ACE TransvalairVYCHXCHARTER EXPRESS19841994Trading name of ACE-Air Charter Express and Transvalair from Switzerland joint operations Operated Douglas DC-3 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 Aelis Air Service 2004 2010 Charter carrier. Operated Embraer Brasilia AérisSHAISFRANCE CHARTER19992003 Previously Air Toulouse International Aéris Express 2003 2003 Low-cost Aéris subsidiary Aéro Cargo 1946 1952 Operated extensively in Algeria. Subsidiary of Societé Aigle Azur since March 1950. Flight operations merged to form Aigle Azur Extreme Orient in FRENCH INDOCHINA (Vietnam). Operated AAC-1 (French manufactured Junkers Ju.52), Douglas DC3, Halifax C.VIII Aéro France InternationalFBROFAIROF 19781991Operated leased Sud Aviation CaravelleLenoir J.B., SE.210 Caravelle, "Airliner in service around the world" no. 4, NARA-Verlag, Allershausen,, 2002 Aéro Jets Darta DRT DARTA 197 2013 Operated Beech Super King Air, Beech King Air, Beech Baron, Learjet 23 Aéro Services CorporateCJE20012007 Aéro Services Executive"annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr – AERO SERVICES EXECUTIVE". annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr. République française. Retrieved 14 October 2025 W4 BES BIRD EXPRESS 2000 2004 Operated Dassault Falcons Aérolinair ERN BLUE HAWK 2002 2015 Airlinair subsidiary Operated Beech 1900 AeroLyon 4Q AEY AEROLYON 1996 2002 Aéromaritime QK QKL AEROMAR 19661992 UTA-Union de Transports Aériens subsidiary Aerope 3S Aviation OPE PONTOISAIR 2001 2001 Aéropostale 19181933Previously Lignes Aériennes Latécoère Merged to form Air France Aérotour FV 1976 1980 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 737-200 Aigle Azur 1946 1955 Trading name of Societé Aigle Azur S.A. Relauched in 1977 by Lucas Air Transport/Lucas Aviation Air AlpesLPALPAIR ALPES19621981 Merged into TAT-Transport Aérien Transregional (TAT European Airlines) Air AlsaceSY19621982 Air Angouleme AGL AIR ANGOULEME 1976 2012 Air Anjou Transports SJ AIR ANJOU 1976 1980 Operated Beech 99 Airliner Air Aquitaine AB 1991 1992 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 310 Air Ardeche BS 1985 1990 Operated a Piper PA-31 Air Asie19281929Merged with Air Union Lignes d'Orient to form Air Orient Air AtlantiqueV6APB CHARENTE19632004 Previously Air Publicité-Air Atlantique Air Bleu19351940 Air Bretagne 3E BRE BRETAGNE 1998 2001 Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900 Air Bretagne Centre 1973 1980 Scheduled routes on a seasonal basis only Operated Aero Commander 500B Air Caen 1949 1987 Operated De Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide Air Centre 1964 1975 Operated Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron, Britten-Norman Air Champagne Ardennes CZ 1969 1974 Bought by Air Alpes in 1973 and merged in 1974 Operated Beech 99, Cessna 402, Cessna 411 Air Charter / Air Charter InternationalSFACFAIR CHARTER1966 1998Air Charter International trading name until 1984 when it reverted to Air Charter Air Cholet 1970 1972 Operated Cessna 402 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 ATR 42 Embraer Bandeirante Fairchild F-27A Air Côte-Basque 1972 1973 Renamed Sud Air Transport. Operated Beech Queen Air Air Côte d'Opale OPL OPALE 1978 1996 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec Air Dauphiné 1964 1970 Renamed TAR-Transports Aériens Réunis Operated Douglas DC-3 Air Dieppe 1972 1972 Operated Piper Aztec Air Entreprise International KD AEN AIR ENTERPRISE 1969 1994 Operated leased Sud Aviation Caravelle Air-Estérel HC 1963 Also known as Transcorse S.A. Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12, Cessna 180 Air Exel France"Air Exel European strategy", Commuter World monthly magazine, U.S.A., August–September 1989 RF RXL AIR EXEL 1988 2005 Merged scheduled operations into Regional Airlines in 1992 Restarted own operations in 2004 Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 340 Air France Asie AF AFR AIR FRANS19942007Air France subsidiary Air France Europe 1996 1997 Formed by the merger of Air France medium-haul operations and Air Inter. Fully merged into Air France Air HorizonsRNEUHEURALAIR HORIZONS20042005Went bankrupt Air InterITITFAIR INTER19581996 Merged into Air France Europe Air Inter Europe19961997 trading name of Air France Europe Air JetA.Chambers-L. Watkins-P. Donaldson, "French Connections", Commuter World monthly magazine, U.S.A., June–July 1987 V6AIJAIR JET1981 2003Jet Services Group division Operated BAe 146, Fokker F27, Saab 2000 Air Languedoc LX 1974 1978 Merged operations into TAT Operated Aérospatiale Corvette, DHC-6 Twin Otter Air LibertéO. Constant. "French connection", Commuter World monthly magazine, U.S.A., August 1998 & Air LibVDLIBAIR LIBERTE19882001Renamed Air Lib Air Limousin 1967 1976 Merged assets into Air Alpes Air Littoral & Cie. Air LittoralA.Chambers-L. Watkins-P. Donaldson, "French Connections", Commuter World monthly magazine, U.S.A., June–July 1987FULITAIR LITTORAL19722003Merged operations with Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc to form Cie. Air LittoralO. Constant. "French connection", Commuter World monthly magazine, U.S.A., August 1998 Air Lorient ALO 1990 1990 Operated Métro Merlin II and Beech 200 Air Lorraine19811981 Air MéditerranéeMLBIEMEDITERRANEE19982016 Previously Air Midi Bigorre Air Midi Bigorre 1997 1998 Renamed Air Méditerranée Air Nautic19581966Previously GECA 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 19491951 Based in Caen