List of defunct airlines of Sweden

This is a list of defunct airlines of Sweden.

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations CeasedoperationsNotes A Abal Air 1982 1990 Established as LBF-Eda Varken. Renamed Time Air Sweden. Operated Piper Navajo Aer Olympic 2009 2011 Operated Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-800 Aero Scandia 1950 1950 Renamed Airtaco Aerocenter Trafikfyg 1975 1981 Renamed Aerocenter i Växjö AB Aerotransport19241951Also known as AB Aerotransport. Merged into SAS. Air Express 1986 2000 Acquired to form Skyways Regional Air Express SwedenAEQLUNA2009Purchased by MCA Airlines Air Forum 1990 1993 Operated Short Skyvan Air Hudik 1985 1992 Operated Short 360, Dornier 228, Beech King Air Air Nordic DJ NDC 1990 1997 Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Fokker F27, Saab 340 Air OneONE19891994 Operated Boeing 737-200 Air OpsOOE AIROPS 19931996 Operated Lockheed Tristar Air SwedenSLAIR SWEDEN19911993Also known as Time Air Sweden Air SwedenSNXSNOWFLAKE20092011 Air Trader19701973 Operated Vickers Vanguard Airborne of Sweden MIW 1988 2001 To form Skyways Regional. Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Dornier 228, Cessna 402 Airtaco 1950 1957 Established as Aero Scandia. Merged into Linjeflyg. Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed Lodestar, Lockheed Super Electra AMA Air Express 1976 1985 Renamed AMA Norving. Operated Swearingen Metro II Andersson Business Jet 2012 2013 Renamed Bromma Business Jet and Svenskt Industriflyg in 2016 Arosflyg 1946 1951 Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth, Noorduyn Norseman Avia 1944 1992 Merged into Salair and renamed Skyways Express Avia ExpressJXSKXSKY EXPRESS19402011 Avitrans2QETSEXTRANS20042010 B Baltic AviationBAB19781988Renamed Baltic Airlines Barents AirLink8NNKFNORDFLIGHT20062016Merged into Scandinavian AirAmbulance Björkvallsflyg 1934 1945 Founded by Kurt Björkvall. Renamed Skandinaviska Aero. Operated Caudron Simoun, Waco YKS-7 Blekingeflyg2016Formed part of Sverigeflyg Blue Scandinavian6BBLX19961998Rebranded as Britannia Airways AB Braathens Malmö AviationBUSCW19992000Renamed Malmö Aviation Braathens SverigeTQTQABRAATHENS19981999Merged into Malmö Aviation Britannia Nordic 6BBLX19982006Rebranded as TUIfly Nordic. Operated Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757-200 Bromma Business Jet 2013 2016 Established as Andersson Business Jet. Renamed Svenskt Industriflyg. Operated Dassault Falcon 7X C Capella Aircharter 1967 1969 Operated Douglas DC-3 City Air Scandinavia6ESCW19921993 Merged into Malmö Aviation City AirlineCFFDRSWEDESTAR19972011Merged with Skyways Crownair 1968 1975 Merged with Svensk Flygtjanst to form Swedair D Direktflyg HS HSVHIGHSWEDE20002019 E Euro Flight Sweden HZ EUW 1995 2001 Operated Beech 1900, Cessna Citation II European Executive ExpressRYEXCECHO EXPRESS19972005 F Fairline 1967 1967 Formed to succeed Tor-Air. Operated Curtiss C-46 Falcon AirIHFCNFALCON19862006 Falconair 1967 1970 Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra, Vickers Viscount Fly Logic Sweden19972012Rebranded as North Express FlyEuropean 2000 2001 Operated BAC 1-11 FlyExcellentF3FXL20072008 Operated MD-83 Flyglinjen U3 20102014Rebranded as Sparrow Aviation Flying Enterprise 1992 2000 Renamed Skyways Enterprise. Operated Fokker 50 FlyMeSHFLYFLYBIRD20032007 FlyNordicLFNDCNORDIC20032007To Norwegian Air Shuttle FlySmaland20092016Formed part of Sverigeflyg, rebranded as Östersundsflyg. Operated Saab 2000 G Golden Air19761993Renamed Golden Air Flyg. Formed part of Sverigeflyg Golden Air Flyg DC GAO 1993 2012 Established as Golden Air. Renamed Braathens Regional Goodjet20022003 Low cost services. Declared bankrupt Gotia Shuttle Express G4 1989 1994 Operated Saab 340Gotlandsflyg 2001 2016Formed part of Sverigeflyg H Helimatic 1993 2009 Acquired by HeliAir Sweden. Operated Hughes 369 Highland Air 1995 2000 Established as Holmström Air. Acquired by Skyways Regional. Operated Dornier 228 Hilair19691972Established as Hillerstrom Flyg. Acquired by Malmros Aviation Höga Kusten Flyg2NNTJNEXTJET20072017Virtual airline, purchased Nextjet and merged operations. Holmström FlygHJENT19661995Founded by John-Olof Holmström. Went bankrupt. Operated Dornier 228 I IBA (International Business Air) 6I IBZ 1983 2007 Renamed Aerosynchro Aviation. Operated Embraer Brasilia, Fairchild Metro III, Piper Navajo Internord AviationNKINTERNORD 19651968 Interswede Aviation 1971 1972 Operated Douglas DC-8 J Jämtlands Flyg 1954 2019 JE Time Sweden 2010 2013 Merged into Nordic Air Sweden Jet 2000 SJT 2001 2001 K Kalmarflyg20072016Formed part of Sverigeflyg. Operated Saab 340 Kalmarplanet20062007Rebranded as Kalmarflyg Kiruna Flyg 1994 2001 Acquired by Kallax Flyg. Operated Bell 206, AS350 KullaflygDCBRXBRAATHENS20032016Formed part of Sverigeflyg Kungsair 1967 1971 Renamed Nya Kungsair I Norrkoping. Operated Piper Navajo Kungsair I Goteborg 1967 1981 Operated Cessna Citation I, Cessna Citation II L LapAir 1953 2012 Operated Junkers W 34, Noorduyn Norseman, Republic Seabee, Bell 47, Bell 206 LBF-Eda Varken 1955 1982 To Air Sweden LinjeflygLFLINSWEDLINE19571993Merged into SAS Loadair 1963 1964 Operated Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3 Lufttransport 2001 2016 To Babcock Scandinavian AirAmbulance M Malmö AviationMJSCW19811992 Acquired bt City Air Scandinavia Malmö Aviation6ESCW19931999Renamed/merged to Braathens Malmö Aviation Malmros Aviation 1971 1978 Acquired by Basair Maxair8MMXLMAXAIR19962005 MCA Airlines MCACALSON20082009 N Nextjet 2N NTJ NEXJET 20022018 Nordic AirlinkLFNDC20012004Rebranded as FlyNordic Nordic Airways6NNRDNORTH RIDER20042009To Air Sweden Nordic East Airways4F / N7ELNNEA19911996Renamed Nordic European Airlines Nordic European AirlinesDJNODNORDIC19911998 Nordic Leisure6NNRD20042005Renamed/merged to Nordic AirwaysNordic Regional6NNRDNORTH RIDER2004 2008 Nordisk Aerotransport 1950 1953 Renamed Transair Sweden Nordkalottflyg8NNKFNORDFLIGHT19742006Renamed Barents AirLink NorrlandsflygHMFLIFEGUARD SWEDEN19612011 North Cross Air 1990 1993 Established from the assets of Liz-Air. Operated Dornier 228 Novair N9NVRNAVIGATOR 1997 2023 Nya Kungsair I Norrkoping 1971 1979 Established as Kungsair. Operated Piper Navajo O Orebro Air 1975 1985 Osterman Air Charter CG 1962 1965 Founded by Lennart Osterman. Merged with Aero-Nord to form Internord. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-7 P Polarhelikopter 1993 2006 Acquired by Kallax Flyg. Operated Hughes 500, Eurocopter EC120 R Reguljair19962000To FlyNordic Rehnström Aero 1969 2009 Acquired by HeliAir Sweden. Operated Hughes 269, Schweizer 269C, Schweizer 330 S Saab Nyge Aero TGT 1990 2015 Established as Nyge Aero. Operated Beech Super King Air, Learjet 35, MD Explorer, Mitsubishi MU-2 SalairYDSKX19761993 Merged into Skyways Express Salenia Aviation 1989 1991 Charter carrier. Operated DC-10, Saab 340 SAS CommuterSKSASSCANDINAVIAN19882004Merged into SAS Group ScanairDKVKGVIKING19611994Merged with Conair of Scandinavia to form Premiair ScanBee19771985Operated Convair 340, Convair 580 SkylineOX19711977 SkywaysJZSKKSKY EXPRESS19932012 SnowflakeSKSASSCANDINAVIAN20022003 Sparrow Aviation9I20102018 Sterling Airways Sweden 1970 1973 Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra Sterner Aero JG 1978 1979 Merged into Swedair SundsvallsflygDCGAOGOLDEN AIR20012016Formed part of Sverigeflyg Sunways IS SWY SUNWAYS 19951997 Svea Flyg 1998 2000 Established as WestEastAir. Operated BAe Jetstream 31 Svensk Flygtjänst AB 1935 1975 Merged with Crownair to form Swedair. Operated Bucker Jungmann, Fairey Firefly, Douglas Skyraider Svensk Interkontinental Lufttraffik 1943 1946 Founded by Marcus Wallenburg. Became the Swedish part of SAS. Operated Convair 340, Convair 580 Svensk Lufttrafik19191920 Svenska Aero AB 1954 1963 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide SverigeflygDCBRXBRAATHENS20012016Merged into BRA Braathens Regional Airlines Swe Aviation EuropeS6 / S9SWL19972001Renamed/merged to Transjet Airways Swe FlyWVSWVFLYING SWEDE19942005 Swedair19351994 Sweden Airways SW 1992 1994 Operated Fairchild F-27 SwedewaysHJSWE19932001 Established as Air Hudiksvall. Operated Douglas DC-9 Swedewings 1987 1999 To FlyNordic. Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Chieftain Swedish Intercontinental Airlines 1943 1977Merged into SAS in 1948 SwedJet Airlines VD BBB BLACKBIRD 2001 2006 Operated Canadair CRJ100 Swedline ExpressSMSRLSTARLINE20022006 Syd-Aero UF 1966 1979 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Short 330 T Time Air SwedenSL SDN AIR SWEDEN 19911993 Tor AirODOAITORLINE20082011 Tor-Air19641966 Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-3 Transair Sweden TB TSA 19501981 Transair Sweden TWE20012003 Filed for bankruptcy on 16 January 2003. Operated Boeing 757-200 Transjet Airways S9 SWL 20012002 Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002. Operated Boeing 747 Transwede Airways TQTWE TRANSWEDE 19851998 Scheduled division merged into Braathens SAFE. Charter division became Blue Scandinavian. Transwede Airways (2005–10) 5TTWE TRANSWEDE 20052010 Transwede LeisureTWE19961996Renamed/merged to Blue Scandinavian Trygg Flyg YC TYG TRYGG 1991 2002 Operated CASA C-212, Saab 340 V Varmlandsflyg 1993 2002 Renamed Swedline Express. Operated Beech 1900, Saab 340 Viking Airlines 4PVIK SWEDJET20032010 W West Air Sweden SWN 1992 2008 Merged with Atlantic Airlines UK and West Air Luxembourg trading as West Atlantic

See also

List of airlines of Sweden List of airports in Sweden

References