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This is a list of defunct airlines of France.[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
ACE Transvalair VY CHX 1984 1994
Aéris SH AIS FRANCE CHARTER 1999 2003
Aéro Cargo 1947 1952
Aero France International FB ROF 1978 1991
Aerolinair ERN
AeroLyon 4Q AEY AEROLYON 1996 2001
Aéromaritime OV QKL 1987 1991
Aéromaritime QK 1966 1987 Renamed/merged to Aéromaritime
Aéropostale 1918 1933 Founded as Société des lignes Latécoère, also known as Lignes aeriennes Latécoère
Aero Services Corporate CJE 2001 2007
Aigle Azur ZI AAF AIGLE AZUR 1946 2019
Air Alpes LP ALP AIR ALPES 1961 1981 Merged with Air Alsace and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines
Air Alsace SY 1960 1981 Merged with Air Alpes and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines
Air Provence Charter 1978 1998 Rebranded as Virgin Express France
Air Asie 1928 1929 Merged with Air Union Lignes d'Orient to form Air Orient
Air Atlantique V6 APB CHARENTE 1963 2004
Air Bleu 1935 1940
Air Charter International SF ACF AIR CHARTER 1966 1998 Called Air Charter until 1969, the Air Charter International until 1984 when it reverted to the original name
Air Corse DK ARK 1988 1990
Air Dauphiné 1969 1970
Air Evasion E3 IVS 1992 1993
Air France Asie 1998 2004
Air Horizons RN EUH EURALAIR HORIZONS 2004 2005 Went bankrupt
Air Inter IT ITF AIR INTER 1958 1990 Rebranded as Air Inter Europe
Air Inter Europe 1990 1997 Absorbed into Air France
Air Jet V6 AIJ 1974 2003
Airlec ARL 1965 1992 Merged with Air Vendeé to form Regional Airlines
Air Lib IW LIB 2001 2003
Air Liberté IJ LIB 1987 2001 Rebranded as Air Lib
Air Littoral FU LIT AIR LITTORAL 1972 2004 Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc (1988-1988) merged into Air Littoral
Air Lorraine 1981 1981
Air Méditerranée ML BIE MEDITERRANEE 1997 2016
Air Moorea QE TAH AIR MOOREA 1968 2010
Air Normandie 1949 1951
Air Open Sky OPN AIR SKY 1998 2000
Air Orient 1929 1933 Merged into Air France
Air Outre Mer QN AOM AOM 1989 1991 Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Air Rouergue Merged into TAT European Airlines
Air Toulouse International SH RTQ TLE 1989 1999 Renamed/merged to Aeris
Air Turquoise RT RTQ 2005 2006
Air Union 1923 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Air Vendée VM AVD AIR VENDEE 1975 1992 Merged with Airlec to form Regional Airlines
Airlinair AN RLA AIRLINAIR 1999 2017 Flights operated by HOP!
Airnautic 1958 1966
AlsaceExel XT 2004 2005
Alsair LSR 2002 2007
Alsavia XG 1991 1999
Air Limousin Transport Aérien QY;QD LMT 1979 1989
AOM French Airlines IW AOM FRENCHLINES 1990 2001 Merged into Air Liberté
Aria ARW ARIABIRD 2004 2005
Atlantic Air Lift HGH HIGHER 2005
Atlantique Air Assistance TLB AAA 1989 2015 Renamed/merged to Atlas Atlantique Airlines
Atlas Atlantique Airlines L5 TLB TRIPLE ALPHA 2015 2017
Axis Airways 6V AXY AXIS 2000 2001 Rebranded as New Axis Airways
BelAir - Ile de France BL FBR 1994 2000
Blue Line 4Y BLE BLUE BERRY 2002 2010
Brit Air DB BZH BRITAIR 1973 2017 Flights operated by HOP!
CAL WL;FQ 1976 1988
Compagnie Corse Mediterranee XK CCM 2000 2010 Became Air Corsica
Compagnie Générale Aéropostale 1918 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Compagnie Grands Express Aériens 1919 1923 Merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union
Champagne Airlines CPH Champagne 1998 2005
Compagnie générale transaérienne 1909 1921 First French airline; absorbed into Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
CFRNA 1920 1933 Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne, joint French-Romanian airline; merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes 1919 1923 Merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union
Continent Air Paris CBD 1995 1998
Corse-Air International CS;SS CRL 1981 1991 Renamed/merged to Corsair International
Corse-Méditerranée ZN;XK CCM 1989 2000
Crossair Europe QE ECC Cigogne 1998 2006
Eagle Aviation France EGN FRENCH EAGLE 1998 2009 Rebranded as Noor Airways
Europe Aéro Service EY EYT Europe Aéro Service 1962 1993 Renamed/merged to EAS Europe Airlines
EAS Europe Airlines EY EVT EURO LINE 1993 1995
Euralair EN ERL EURALAIR EXECUTIVE 1962 1999
Euralair Horizons RN EUL;EUH 1999 2004 Rebranded as Air Horizons
Euroberlin France EE EEB EUROBER 1988 1994 Franco-German joint airline, known as Euroberlin from 1990 to 1994
Eurojet Airlines EUF 2002 2004 Went bankrupt
Europe Air Charter EAC 1972 1972
Europe Airpost 5O FPO 1999 2015 Renamed/merged to ASL Airlines France
Fairlines LK FIR 1995 1998
Flandre Air IX FRS 1985 2001 Merged with Proteus Airlines and Regional Airlines to form Régional
Flywest 2004 2005 Went bankrupt
French Blue BF FBU 2016 2018 Renamed/merged to French Bee
Hex'Air UD HER HEX AIRLINE 1991 2017 Merged into Twin Jet
ICS-Inter Ciel Service ICS Inter Ciel Service 1990 1991
Inter Cargo Service ICS 1987 1990 Renamed/merged to ICS
Jet Alsace WU JLS 1988 1993 Renamed/merged to TransAlsace
Jet Europe 1989 1990
Jet Fret JF JFT 1987 1993
Joon JN JON JOON 2017 2019 Reincorporated to Air France
Kel Air CET 1986 1990
Kyrnair KH;V4 KYN 1986 2000
L-Air LRK 2002 2003
LAM 1941 1945
L'Avion A0 AVI ELYSAIR 2007 2009 Merged into OpenSkies
Lignes Aériennes Farman 1919 1924 Rebranded as Société Générale des Transports Aériens
Minerve IW MIN MINERVE 1975 1992 Merged with Air Outre Mer to form AOM French Airlines
New Axis Airways 9X AXY 2009 2009
Noor Airways 2009 2010
Occitania Jet Fleet OJF 1997 2004
Ocean Airways OG OCW 2003 2005 Failed project
Octavia Airlines O4 OCN 2001 2005
OpenSkies LV BOS MISTRAL 2008 2018 Discontinued in favour of Level
Point Air FW 1980 1987 Went bankrupt
Proteus Airlines YS PRB PROTEUS 1996 2001 Merged with Flandre Air and Regional Airlines to form Régional
Regional Airlines RGI 1992 2001 Merged with Flandre Air and Proteus Airlines to form Régional
Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne YS RAE REGIONAL EUROPE 2001 2013 Merged with Brit Air and Airlinair to form HOP!
RLAF 1945 1946
Rousseau Aviation RU 1963 1976
SATI 1948 1949 Merged with [[Aeromaritime to form Union de Transports Aériens
SCELA 1933 1933
SCLA 1940 1945
SNATI (Air Toulouse)
Société Générale des Transports Aériens 1924 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Strategic Airlines EF STZ 2009 2010
Sud Airlines SDU SUD LINES 2003 2006
TAT European Airlines VD TAT 1969 1996 Merged into Air Liberté
TEA France FN TFR 1989 1995
Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux TAI 1946 1963 Merged with Union Aéromaritime de Transport to form Union de Transports Aériens
Union Aéromaritime de Transport UAT 1949 1963 Merged with Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux to form Union de Transports Aériens
Union de Transports Aériens UT UTA UTA 1963 1992 Merged into Air France
Virgin Express France 1988 Subsidiary of the Virgin Express, originally Air Provence Charter
XL Airways France SE XLF STARWAY 1995 2019

See also

References

  1. ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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