List of defunct airlines of Australia

This is a list of defunct airlines of Australia.ch-aviation.ch

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations CeasedoperationsNotes A Aboriginal Air ServicesI820002006Ad Astral AviationAT19862016 Adastra Aerial Surveys 1944 1973 Founded by Frank William Follett. Acquired by East-West Airlines. Operated de Havilland Fox Moth, Lockheed Hudson, de Havilland Dragonfly, Douglas C-47A Adelaide Airways19351957Formed by the Adelaide Steamship Company. Merged with the Orient Steam Navigation Company and the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited in 1936 to form Australian National Airways (ANA)Advance Airlines DR 19741981 Aero-Tropics Air ServicesHCATI19992008 AeropelicanOTPELPELICAN19712013Former staff of Aeropelican went on to establish FlyPelican using the former Aeropelican fleet. Operated Cessna 402, de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante, Swearingen Metroliner Air AustraliaVCAGCSTRATEGIC20082012Formed as Strategic Airlines. Operated Airbus A320-200, Airbus A330-200 Air Beef 1949 1962 Formed as a consortium of Australian National Airways and MacRobertson Miller Airlines to transport beef. Operated Bristol Freighter, Lockheed 10, Douglas DC-3 Air Kangaroo Island UV 1990 1996 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Short 330 Air QueenslandQNAQNBUSHAIR19811988Absorbed into Australian Airlines Pty 1928 1948 Formed by John Ronald Shafto Adair. Operated Avro Avian, Waco 10, de Havilland DH.60 Moth, de Havilland Hawk MothAirlines of New South WalesWXNEWSOUTH19591993Absorbed into Ansett Airlines of Northern Australia BT 1982 1985 Operated Fokker F27, Fokker F28 Airlines of South Australia GJ ALSA 19601986Subsidiary of Ansett Australia Airlines of South AustraliaRTLRT19872006Independent airline formed by a merger of Lincoln Airlines and Augusta Airways Airlines of Western Australia MV AWA AIRWA 1981 1984 Operated Fokker F28 AirSwift Aviation 2000 2007 Merged into Skytrans AirlinesAirtex Aviation19822010 Albatross Airlines UX 1979 1998 Ansett Air Freight19892000 Ansett AustraliaANAAAANSETT19362002 Ansett Express WX NSW NEWSOUTH 1959 1993 Operated Aérospatiale N 262, Fokker F28, Fokker 50, DHC-6 Twin Otter Arkaroola 1968 1973 Renamed Science Aids. Operated Cessna 206 Asian Express AirlinesHJAXF19962008Renamed from Premier Airlines in 1996 and rebranded as Tasman Cargo Airlines in 2008 Associated Airlines 1938 2000 Air services on behalf of Consolidated Zinc and BHP. Operated de Havilland Heron, Grumman Gulfstream Augusta Airways BH 1983 1998 Acquired Lincoln Airlines and renamed Airlines of South Australia. Operated Aero Commander 500Aus-AirNOAUSAUS-AIR19561999 Australia Asia AirlinesIMAAUAUSTASIA19901996Subsidiary of Qantas Australian Air Charterers 1956 1982 Renamed Aus-Air. Operated Piper Navajo, Piper Apache, Piper Twin Comanche, Piper Cherokee Six Australian airExpress XM XME QANTAS 1992 2013 Australian Airlines (1986-1993) TN AUS AUSTRALIAN 1986 1993 Operated Airbus A300B4, Airbus A320, Boeing 727, Boeing 737-300, BAe Jetstream 31, DHC Dash 8 Douglas DC-9 Australian AirlinesAOAUZAUSTRALIAN20022006Subsidiary of Qantas Australian National Airways19301931 Australian National Airways (ANA)19361957Sold to Ansett Airways and they merged to form Ansett-ANA Australian Regional Airlines of Queensland 1988 1993 Was a subsidiary of Australian Airlines. Operated DHC Dash 8, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27 B BackpackersXpress 2005 Not launched Bonza AB BNZ BONZA 2023 2024 Operated Boeing 737-8 Brindabella AirlinesFQBRIBRINDABELLA19942013 British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines19461954Taken over by Qantas Bush Pilots Airways QN AQN BUSHAIR 19511981Became BPA then renamed Air Queensland in 1981 Butler Air Transport19341959Absorbed into Ansett as Airlines of New South Wales C Carnarvon Air Taxis 1963 1979 Renamed Skywest Airlines Charter Cruise Air 1983 1994 Renamed Aircruising Australia. Operated Fokker F27 FriendshipCoastal Airways19621984Absorbed into Ansett Commodore Airlines 1979 1985 Operated Short 360 Compass AirlinesYMCYMCOMPAIR19901991 Operated Airbus A300-600, Airbus A310-200 Compass Airlines MkII YM CYM 19921993 Formed as Southern Cross Airlines, and purchased the name and "goodwill" of the original Compass Airlines (Australia). Operated McDonnell Douglas MD-80#MD-82, McDonnell Douglas MD-80#MD-83 Connair (Australia) CK 1970 1979 Established as Connellan Airways in 1943. Renamed Northern Airlines. Operated Douglas DC-3 Connellan AirwaysCX19391980Acquired by East-West-Airlines D E East-West Airlines EWEWAEASTWEST19471993Absorbed into Ansett Eastland Air DKELA 19912003 Emu AirwaysTL19702005 F Flight WestYCFWQUNITY19872001Sold to Queensland Aviation Holdings Flinders Island Airways 1932 1933 Merged with Holyman's Airways to form Tasmanian Aerial Services Fly Corporate FC 2016 2020 Rebranded as Link Airways G Global AirGAGGLOBAL AIRGROUP19972005 Operated Boeing 747SP Golden Eagle Airlines Great Western Aviation19982006 Guinea Airways 1927 1959 Renamed Airlines of South Australia. Operated de Havilland DH.37, Airco DH.9, Junkers W 34, de Havilland DH.60 Moth, Westland Widgeon, Junkers F 13, de Havilland Fox Moth H Hart Aircraft Service19291938Sold to Victorian & Interstate Airways Hazelton AirlinesZLHZLHAZELTON19532001Acquired by Australiawide Airlines and merged with Kendell Airlines to form Rex Airlines Holden's Air Transport 1928 1936 Founded by Les Holden. Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth, de Havilland Giant Moth, Avro Avian Holyman's Airways19341936Merged with Adelaide Airways and West Australian Airways to form Australian National Airways Horizon AirlinesBNHZAHORIZ AIR 1999 2004 Established as International Aviation in 1998. Acquired by Macair Airlines. Operated Hawker Siddeley HS 748, Short Skyvan, Swearingen Metroliner I Impulse AirlinesVQIPUIMPULSE19922004Absorbed into QantasLink, Operated Beechcraft C99, Beechcraft 1900D, British Aerospace Jetstream 41, Hawker Siddeley HS 748, Boeing 717 Inland Pacific Air 1993 2007 Acquired by Skytrans Airlines. Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Swearingen Merlin II IPECINIPA19761993 Renamed Independent Air Freighters J Janami Air 1982 1999 Merged into Aboriginal Air Services. Operated Cessna Grand Caravan Jetcraft Air Cargo JCC JETCRAFT 1989 2008 Renamed Toll Priority. Operated Fairchild Metroliner JetGoJGJGOJETGO20112018 K Kendell AirlinesKDKDAKENDELL19712002Acquired by Australiawide Airlines and merged with Hazelton Airlines to form Rex Airlines L Lincoln Airlines RT LRT 1987 1998 Renamed Augusta Airways. Operated Embraer Bandeirante Lip-Air 1997 1999 Renamed Aero-Tropics Air Services. Operated Aero Commander 500Lloyd Aviation. QUEENSLAND19691990 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Mohawk 298, Fokker F28-4000, Cessna 500, CASA C-212, Short 330 M MacAir AirlinesCCMCKMACAIR19962009 MacRobertson Miller Airlines (MMA)MVMILLER19271981In 1963 became a division of Ansett Transport Industries and was renamed MacRobertson Miller Airline Services. Renamed Airlines of Western Australia in 1981. McKinlay Air Charter 1992 2000 Renamed MacAir Airlines in May 1998 Murray Valley Airlines 1979 1986 Operated Short 360, Piper Chieftain N National Jet Systems NC NJS 1990 2009 Renamed Cobham Aviation Services AustraliaNew England Airways19311935Floated as Airlines of Australia in 1935 Newcastle Aviation 1994 1995 Acquired by Pel-Air Ngaanyatjarra Air 1982 1999 Merged into Aboriginal Air Services. Operated Cessna 208 Caravan Ngurratjuta Air 1987 1999 Merged into Aboriginal Air Services. Operated Cessna 208 Caravan, Cessna 210 Noosa Air OF 1975 1983 Established as Whitaker Pty in 1970. Merged into Sunstate Airlines Norfolk AirN5NFKNORFIK AIR20062011 Norfolk Airlines UG NIA 1988 1991 Established as Norfolk Island Airlines Norfolk Island AirlinesUGNIA19731992 Norfolk Island Airlines20172018Used Nauru Airlines aircraft Norfolk Jet ExpressYE19972005 North Queensland Airways19361938 Northern Airlines 1979 1981 Established as Connair in 1970 O O'Connor AirlinesUQOCMOCONNOR19732007 Oxley Airlines VQ 1974 1994 Founded by Brian Peel. Acquired by Impulse Airlines. Operated Beech King Air, Beech 99, Beech 1900, Embraer Bandeirante, Piper Navajo OzJetO7OZJAUSJET20052012 P Pacific Air Express PE PAQ SOLPAC 1993 2021 Premiair Aviation 1967 1982 Founded by Don Kendell. Renamed Kendell Airlines Premier Airlines 1994 1996 Renamed Asian Express Airlines. Operated Boeing 727-100 on behalf of DHL Aviation Promair 1989 1993 Operated Piper Navajo PY Air 1982 1999 Merged into Aboriginal Air Services. Operated Embraer Bandeirante Q Qantas Empire Airways 1934 1967 Renamed Qantas Queensland Airlines 1949 1958 Acquired by Ansett. Operated Handley Page Dart Herald, Piaggio P.166 Queensland Pacific Airlines19881991 Queensland Pacific Airways 1971 1972Absorbed by Bush Pilots Airways Queensland Regional AirlinesQ72003 2007 Qwestair 1989 1995 Subsidiary of Pel-Air. Operated Beech Super King Air R Regional Pacific AirlinesQT20012010 RegionalLink Airlines 2004 2006 Formed by the merger of Emu Airways and Airnorth Rossair RF 1982 1988 Merged with Airnorth and Tillair to form Air North International Rossair Charter RFS 1963 2017 S Seaplane Safaris 2004 2006 Merged with Sydney Harbour Seaplanes and Southern Cross Seaplane to form Sydney Seaplanes. Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 185 Seawing Airways 2004 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver Singleton Air Services 1980 1988 Founded by Paul Rees. Renamed Yanda Airlines. Operated Cessna 402 SkyAirWorldS9SYWSKY AIR20062009 Skymaster Air Services 2007 2010 Operated Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave Skyport 1975 1993 Integrated into Airnorth Skytrans Regional Q6 SKP 2007 2015 Peter Collings and Johnathan Thurston re-launched Skytrans Skywest Airlines XR OZW 1980 2013 Established as Carnarvon Air Taxis in 1963. Rebranded as Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Slingair Heliworks 1984 2013 Renamed Aviair Somerset Airways 1950 1963 Taken over by Bush Pilots Airways. Operated Auster J-1N Alpha, Beech Bonanza Southern Australia Airlines 1992 2002 Established in 1981 as Sunstate Airlines. Merged into Qantas. Operated BAe 146 Southern Cross Airlines 1992 1993 Renamed Compass Airlines (Australia) prior to starting operations. Refer to Compass Airlines MkII (Australia) for operated fleet. Southern Cross Airways YK 1978 1982 Established as Air Charter Tours in 1970. Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna 402 Southern Pacific Regional Airlines 1991 1993 Operated Frakes Mohawk Stillwell Airlines 1937 1942 Established as Civil Flying Services in 1960. Acquired by Skywest Airlines (Australia). Operated Fairchild Metroliner Sungold Airlines 1986 1989 Acquired by Queensland Pacific Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander, Partenavia P.68 Sunshine Express AirlinesCQEXL19982006Ceased all scheduled operations. Charter only. Survey & Inland Transportation 1939 1943 Founded by Edward Connellan. Renamed Connellan Airways Sydney Harbour Seaplanes 1993 2006 Took over Aquatic Air. To Sydney Seaplanes. Operated DHC-2 Beaver T Tamair GG TMR 1950 1998 Established as Tamworth Air Taxi Service in 1949. Renamed Eastern Australia Airlines. Operated Piper Chieftain, Cessna 310, Cessna 152 TasairTA19982012 Tasmanian Aerial Services 1933 1933 Formed by the merger of Flinders Island Airways and Holyman's Airways Tasmanian Airways19261935 Tigerair AustraliaTTTGGTIGOZ20072020Acquired in stages by Virgin Australia Holdings between 2012 and 2014. Brand retired in 2020. Tillair 1983 1988 Merged with Airnorth and Tillair to form Air North International Trans Australia AirlinesTNTAATRANSAIR19461994Rebranded as Australian Airlines in 1986. Acquired by Qantas in 1992. Brand retired. Trans Regional Airlines 1982 1982 Operated Embraer Bandeirante Trans-West Air Charter 1967 1979 Renamed Transwest Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander, Beech King Air, De Havilland DHA-3 Drover, Piper Apache TransairJT20022006 Transtate Airlines 1996 2000 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, DHC-6 Twin Otter Transwest Airlines 1979 1982 Established as Trans-West Air Charter in 1967. Acquired by Skywest Airlines (Australia). Operated BN-2 Islander, Beech King