List of defunct airlines of Belgium

This is a list of defunct airlines of Belgium.

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations CeasedoperationsNotes A Abelag Airways 1979 1980 Renamed to Air Belgium. Operated Boeing 707 Abelag Aviation W9 AAB ABG 1983 2016 Renamed to Luxaviation Belgium ACE Belgium Freighters X7 FRH 2018 2020 Renamed to Challenge Airlines Aerowings AWG 2001 2002 Founded by Henri Fabri. Operated DC-10Air AntwerpWPATWDEVIL20192021Air Belgium (1979–2000)AJABBVY19792000 Air Charter Express 2007 2009 Renamed to Meridian Airways. Ghana registered aircraft Air Charter Service ACH 1997 2002 Air Congo CFL 19471949Air Meuse AMZAIR MEUSE 1990 1997Merged into Delta Air Transport Air Transport AS 1946 1950 Operated Airspeed Consul, Lockheed Lodestar, Percival Proctor, Short Stirling Air Union Belge 1946 1954 Operated Mráz Sokol, ERCO Ercoupe, Noorduyn Norseman, Piper Cub Airlines 1992 1990 1992 Operated Fairchild Metro Airventure BVBD RVE VENTURE LINER 2004 2006 Operated Embraer Xingu Antwerp Air 1986 1986 Subsidiary of Hawa Air. Operated CASA C-212 Aviocar Aviameer Airlines 1958 1960 Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking B Belgian Air Service 1949 1949 Operated Avro Anson Belgian World Airlines BWA 1998 1999 Founded by Luke Mellaerts. Operated Boeing 767-300BelgiumExelHXL 20042005 BFS International CQ BFS MOONRUN 1981 1995 Operated Boeing 757-200, Dassault Falcon 20BIAS Belgian International Air Service APALPHA PAPA19591972 Founded by Charles van Antwerpen and George Richardson. Renamed to BIAS International. Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Heron, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-8, Fokker F27, Sud Aviation Caravelle BIAS International 1972 1973 Established as BIAS. Rebranded as BIAS Overseas Operated Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation Caravelle BIAS Overseas AP 1974 1976 Established as BIAS. Operated Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation CaravelleBirdy Airlines4VBDYBEL-BIRD20022004Merged into SN Brussels Airlines Brussels International Airlines BX 2000 2001 Established as Red Air in 1999. Operated Airbus A321 C Cargo B AirlinesBBCBBCARGO-BEE20072009 CAT Coastal Air Transport 1953 1960 Operated Avro Anson Chartair 1993 1994 Operated Boeing 737-400CityBirdH2 CTBDREAMFLIGHT1996 2001Went bankrupt COBETA Compagnie Belge de Transports Aeriens 1947 1950 Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed HudsonConstellation AirlinesCQ CINCONSTELLATION 19951999Went bankrupt D DAT Belgian Regional Airline 1996 2001 Rebranded DAT PlusDAT Delta Air Transport QG DATDELTAIR 19671996Rebranded as DAT Belgian Regional Airline DAT Plus 2001 2002 Rebranded SN Brussels AirlinesDAT Wallonie 19901991Merged into Air Meuse. Operated Embraer BrasiliaDelsey AirlinesIVFVG NICO 20022002Established as VG Airlines Delta International 1973 1973 Operated Boeing 720 E EAT European Air Transport QYBCSEUROTRANS19712010Merged into European Air Transport LeipzigEBA EuroBelgian AirlinesBQ 19911996Rebranded as Virgin Express EJI Eurojet International 1987 1992 To provide capacity in Europe for DHL Aviation Euro Direct België 1994 1995 Established as Sky Freighters. Rebranded Euro Direct European Airlift 1990 1994 Operated Boeing 707 European Airlines 2H FRO FROBISHER 1991 1995 Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 707 European Expedite 1989 1992 Operated Beech 99, Convair 580 F First International Airlines 1997 2006 Operated Boeing 707 Flanders Airlines FLN 1989 1992 Formed by the merger of Frevag Airlines and Servisair. Operated Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fairchild Metro Frevag Airlines 1989 1992 Merged with Servisair to form Flanders Airlines H Hawa Air 19591988 I * FW IFA 1977 1978 Operated Douglas DC-6 J Jason Air 1996 1997 Operated Boeing 707-324C Jetairfly TB JAF BEAUTY 2005 2016 John Mahieu Aviation 1948 1954 Operated Avro Anson, Beech D18S, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dragonfly, C-47, Lockheed Hudson, Avro 504 L Lamda Jet 1995 1995 Acquired by Abelag Aviation. Renamed to Luxaviation Belgium Lignes Aeriennes Wallones 1980 1981 Regional services for Sabena. Operated Fairchild Metro II M Meridian Airways MAG MERID AIR 2009 2010 O ONA Overseas National Airways 1987 1990 Founded by Luc Mallaerts and Pierre Vandenbrouke. Operated Boeing 707 P Pomair 1971 1974 Established as Transpommair in 1970. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8 S SabenaSNSABSABENA19232001Was the Belgian national carrier until Brussels Airlines took over the role after Sabena's bankruptcy Servisair 1986 1989 Founded by Yves Carpentier. Merged with Frevag Airlines to form Flanders Airlines SETA Société d'Etude et de Transports Aériens 1946 1946 Charter division of Sabena. Rebranded as Sobelair. Operated Douglas DC-3 Sky Service S3 SKS SKY SERVICE 1983 2005 Merged with Abelag Aviation. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante Skyjet Belgium SKT GREENBIRD 1990 1998 Founded by Henri Fabri and Pierre Vandenbrouke. Rebranded Skyjet Europe. Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8, DC-10 Skyjet Europe SKS SKY SERVICE 1998 2001 Established as Skyjet Belgium. Cargo carrier. Operated DC-10SN Brussels AirlinesSNDATS-TAIL 20022006Merged with Virgin Express to form Brussels AirlinesSNETA 19191923Renamed SabenaSobelairQ7SLRSOBELAIR19462004 Sunrise 2002 2003 Rebranded TUI Airlines Belgium. Operated Boeing 737-400 T TEA Trans European AirwaysHETEA BELGAIR1971 1991Thomas Cook Airlines BelgiumHQTCWTHOMAS COOK 20022017 TIA Transport International Aerien TO TRS 1982 1992 Operated Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan IITNT Airways3VTAY QUALITY1999 2016Merged into ASL Airlines Belgium Trans-Air 1946 1947 Acquired by Air Transport AS. Operated Handley Page Halifax, Short Stirling Transjet LU 1981 1983 Livestock carrier. Operated Boeing 727-100C Tubel Air 1993 1994 Founded by Jacques Bruynooghe. Operated Ilyushin Il-76TUI Airlines BelgiumTBTUB 20032005Rebranded as Jetairfly. Operated Boeing 737-400 U Unijet (Belgium) 1978 1981 Renamed to BFS International V VG AirlinesIVFVGNICO20022002Later became Delsey AirlinesVirgin ExpressTVVEXVIRGIN EXPRESS19962006Merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels AirlinesVLM AirlinesVGVLMRUBENS19932018 VLM Airlines (Antwerp) 2017 2018 Founded by Freddy Van Gaever. Operated Airbus A320-200, Fokker 50 Y

See also

List of airlines of Belgium List of airports in Belgium

References