List of defunct airlines of Belgium

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


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations 		Ceased
operations 		Notes
A
Abelag Airways 1979 1980 Renamed to Air Belgium. Operated Boeing 707[3]
Abelag Aviation W9 AAB ABG 1983 2016 Renamed to Luxaviation Belgium[4]
ACE Belgium Freighters X7 FRH 2018 2020 Renamed to Challenge Airlines[5]
Aerowings AWG 2001 2002 Founded by Henri Fabri. Operated DC-10[6]
Air Antwerp WP ATW DEVIL 2019 2021
Air Belgium AJ ABB VY 1979 2000
Air Charter Express 2007 2009 Renamed to Meridian Airways. Ghana registered aircraft[7]
Air Charter Service ACH 1997 2002 [8]
Air Congo CFL 1947 1949 [9]
Air Dakota 1996 2002
Air Exel Belgique DN BXL EXEL COMMUTER 1988 1991 Operated Saab 340[10]
Air Meuse AMZ AIR MEUSE 1990 1997 Merged into Delta Air Transport
Air Mercury International MX MIA AMI CARGO 1990 1992 Operated Boeing 707
Air Transport AS 1946 1950 Operated Airspeed Consul, Lockheed Lodestar, Percival Proctor, Short Stirling[11]
Air Union Belge 1946 1954 Operated Mráz Sokol, ERCO Ercoupe, Noorduyn Norseman, Piper Cub[12]
Airlines 1992 1990 1992 Operated Fairchild Metro[13]
Airventure BVBD RVE VENTURE LINER 2004 2006 Operated Embraer Xingu[14]
Antwerp Air 1986 1986 Subsidiary of Hawa Air. Operated CASA C-212 Aviocar[15]
Aviameer Airlines 1958 1960 Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[16]
B
Belgian Air Service 1949 1949 Operated Avro Anson[17]
Belgian World Airlines BWA 1998 1999 Founded by Luke Mellaerts. Operated Boeing 767-300[18]
BelgiumExel HXL 2004 2005
BFS International CQ BFS MOONRUN 1981 1995 Operated Boeing 757-200, Dassault Falcon 20[19]
BIAC 1988 1991 Operated Boeing 707-365C
BIAS Belgian International Air Service AP ALPHA PAPA 1959 1972 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[20]
BIAS International 1972 1973 Established as BIAS. Rebranded as BIAS Overseas Operated Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation Caravelle[21]
BIAS Overseas AP 1974 1976 Established as BIAS. Operated Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation Caravelle[22]
Birdy Airlines 4V BDY BEL-BIRD 2002 2004 Merged into SN Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines Fly TV VEX 2007 2008 Merged into Brussels Airlines
Brussels International Airlines BX 2000 2001 Established as Red Air in 1999. Operated Airbus A321[23]
C
Cargo B Airlines BB CBB CARGO-BEE 2007 2009
CAT Coastal Air Transport 1953 1960 Operated Avro Anson[24]
ChallengAir 1I CHG BELGOCHALLENGE 1994 1998 Operated DC-10
Chartair 1993 1994 Operated Boeing 737-400[25]
CityBird H2 CTB DREAMFLIGHT 1996 2001 Went bankrupt
COBETA Compagnie Belge de Transports Aeriens 1947 1950 Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed Hudson[26]
Constellation Airlines CQ CIN CONSTELLATION 1995 1999 Went bankrupt
D
DAT Belgian Regional Airline 1996 2001 Rebranded DAT Plus
DAT Delta Air Transport QG DAT DELTAIR 1967 1996 Rebranded as DAT Belgian Regional Airline
DAT Plus 2001 2002 Rebranded SN Brussels Airlines[27]
DAT Wallonie 1990 1991 Merged into Air Meuse. Operated Embraer Brasilia[28]
Delsey Airlines IV FVG NICO 2002 2002 Established as VG Airlines
Delta International 1973 1973 Operated Boeing 720[29]
Demavia Airlines EO ALX DA 1993 ? Operated McDonnell Douglas MD-11
E
EAT European Air Transport QY BCS EUROTRANS 1971 2010 Merged into European Air Transport Leipzig
EBA EuroBelgian Airlines BQ 1991 1996 Rebranded as Virgin Express
EJI Eurojet International 1987 1992 To provide capacity in Europe for DHL Aviation[30]
Euro Direct België 1994 1995 Established as Sky Freighters. Rebranded Euro Direct[31]
European Airlift 1990 1994 Operated Boeing 707[32]
European Airlines 2H FRO FROBISHER 1991 1995 Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 707[33]
European Expedite 1989 1992 Operated Beech 99, Convair 580[34]
F
First International Airlines 1997 2006 Operated Boeing 707[35]
Flanders Airlines FLN 1989 1992 Formed by the merger of Frevag Airlines and Servisair. Operated Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fairchild Metro[36]
Frevag Airlines 1989 1992 Merged with Servisair to form Flanders Airlines[37]
H
Hawa Air 1959 1988
I
* IFA International Freight Airways [de] FW IFA 1977 1978 Operated Douglas DC-6[38]
J
Jason Air 1996 1997 Operated Boeing 707-324C[39]
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[40]
L
Lamda Jet 1995 1995 Acquired by Abelag Aviation. Renamed to Luxaviation Belgium[41]
Lignes Aeriennes Wallones 1980 1981 Regional services for Sabena. Operated Fairchild Metro II[42]
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[43]
P
Pomair 1971 1974 Established as Transpommair in 1970. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8[44]
S
Sabena SN SAB SABENA 1923 2001 Was 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[45]
SETA Société d'Etude et de Transports Aériens 1946 1946 Charter division of Sabena. Rebranded as Sobelair. Operated Douglas DC-3[46]
Sky Service S3 SKS SKY SERVICE 1983 2005 Merged with Abelag Aviation. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante[47]
Skyjet Belgium SKT GREENBIRD 1990 1998 Founded by Henri Fabri and Pierre Vandenbrouke. Rebranded Skyjet Europe. Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8, DC-10[48]
Skyjet Europe SKS SKY SERVICE 1998 2001 Established as Skyjet Belgium. Cargo carrier. Operated DC-10[49]
SN Brussels Airlines SN DAT S-TAIL 2002 2006 Merged with Virgin Express to form Brussels Airlines
SNETA 1919 1923 Renamed Sabena
Sobelair Q7 SLR SOBELAIR 1946 2004
Sunrise 2002 2003 Rebranded TUI Airlines Belgium. Operated Boeing 737-400[50]
T
TEA Trans European Airways HE TEA BELGAIR 1971 1991
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium HQ TCW THOMAS COOK 2002 2017
TIA Transport International Aerien TO TRS 1982 1992 Operated Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II[51]
TNT Airways 3V TAY QUALITY 1999 2016 Merged into ASL Airlines Belgium
Trans-Air 1946 1947 Acquired by Air Transport AS. Operated Handley Page Halifax, Short Stirling[52]
Transjet LU 1981 1983 Livestock carrier. Operated Boeing 727-100C[53]
Transpommair 1970 1971 Founded by Charles Pomme. Renamed to Pomair. Operated Douglas DC-6
Tubel Air 1993 1994 Founded by Jacques Bruynooghe. Operated Ilyushin Il-76[54]
TUI Airlines Belgium TB TUB 2003 2005 Rebranded as Jetairfly. Operated Boeing 737-400
U
Unijet (Belgium) 1978 1981 Renamed to BFS International[55]
V
VG Airlines IV FVG NICO 2002 2002 Later became Delsey Airlines
Virgin Express TV VEX VIRGIN EXPRESS 1996 2006 Merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines
VLM Airlines VG VLM RUBENS 1993 2018
VLM Airlines (Antwerp) 2017 2018 Founded by Freddy Van Gaever. Operated Airbus A320-200, Fokker 50[56]
Y
Young Cargo CB 1974 1979 Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia, Canadair CL-44

See also

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