This is a list of defunct airlines of the Republic of Ireland.

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations CeasedoperationsNotes Aer Lingus Commuter EI EIN 1984 2001 Merged into Aer Lingus Aer TurasQTATTQUEBEC TANGO19622003 Aerlinte Eireann Teoranta/Irish International Airlines IN 1947 1970 Merged operations into Aer Lingus Avair 1978 1984 Clyden Airways 1978 1981 Trading name of Mercantile Aviation EirjetEIREIRJET20042006 EU Airways VE EUY EUROAIRWAYS ? ? EUjetVEEUYUNION JET20032006Euroceltic Airways5QWEXFORD19992001 Futura GaelF0FGLAPPLEWOOD20072008 Hibernian Airlines19661967Alias Air Charters of Ireland. Acquired by Emerald Airways (Belfast). Operated Douglas C-47B Hunting Cargo AirlinesAGABR19931998Renamed/merged to Air Contractors Interconair19761977Alias Intercon Air Ireland. Operated Bristol Britannia, Boeing 707-400 Iona National Airways19311994 Ireland Airways 2E EIX AIR EXPORTS 1991 1998 Alias El Air Exports. Operated BAe ATP, FH-227, Short 330, Short 360 Ireland West Airways 1968 1971 Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Cherokee Six Irish Air Transport RDK IRISH TRANS 1993 1993 Operated Learjet 60, Short 360 JetGreen Airways20042004 JetMagicGXJMGJETMAGIC20032004 Kerry Airways 1970 1977 Third Level Carrier MyWay 2004 2004 Operated Airbus A320-200 Nex Aviation 20062009Rebranded from FlyU (2006–2008) Norwegian Air International D8 IBK NORTRANS 2014 2021 Omega Airlines 1996 2000 Shannon Air19641966Operated Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-7 Skynet AirlinesSISIHBLUEJET20012004 Sonas Aviation SON SONAS 2020 2020 Renamed to ACASS Ireland. Operated Canadair Challenger 600 Stobart AirRESTKSTOBART20142021 TransAer International AirlinesT8TLATRANSLIFT19972000Rebranded from Translift Airways (1991–1997) Translift AirwaysT8TLATRANSLIFT19911997Rebranded as TransAer International Airlines Virgin Express IrelandVKVEIGREENISLE19982001

See also

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

References

Further reading Byrne L., History of aviation in Ireland, The Blackwater Press, Dublin, 1980 McCarron D., A view from above, The O'Brien Press, Dublin Skinner L.M.-Cranitch T., Ireland and world aviation - The complete story, Director Publications (Ireland) Ltd., Dublin