List of defunct airlines of Sweden

This is a list of defunct airlines of Sweden.[1]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
A
Abal Air 1982 1990 Established as LBF-Eda Varken. Renamed Time Air Sweden. Operated Piper Navajo[2]
Aer Olympic 2009 2011 Operated Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-800[3]
Aero Scandia 1950 1950 Renamed Airtaco[4]
Aerocenter Trafikfyg 1975 1981 Renamed Aerocenter i Växjö AB[5]
Aerotransport 1924 1951 Also known as AB Aerotransport. Merged into SAS.
Air Express 1986 2000 Acquired to form Skyways Regional[6]
Air Express Sweden AEQ LUNA 2009 Purchased by MCA Airlines
Air Forum 1990 1993 Operated Short Skyvan[7]
Air Hudik 1985 1992 Operated Short 360, Dornier 228, Beech King Air[8]
Air Nordic DJ NDC 1990 1997 Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Fokker F27, Saab 340[9]
Air One ONE 1989 1994 Operated Boeing 737-200
Air Ops OOE AIROPS 1993 1996 Operated Lockheed Tristar
Air Sweden SL AIR SWEDEN 1991 1993 Also known as Time Air Sweden
Air Sweden SNX SNOWFLAKE 2009 2011
Air Trader 1970 1973 Operated Vickers Vanguard
Airborne of Sweden MIW 1988 2001 To form Skyways Regional. Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Dornier 228, Cessna 402[10]
Airtaco 1950 1957 Established as Aero Scandia. Merged into Linjeflyg. Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed Lodestar, Lockheed Super Electra[11]
AMA Air Express 1976 1985 Renamed AMA Norving. Operated Swearingen Metro II[12]
Andersson Business Jet 2012 2013 Renamed Bromma Business Jet and Svenskt Industriflyg in 2016[13]
Arosflyg 1946 1951 Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth, Noorduyn Norseman[14]
Avia 1944 1992 Merged into Salair and renamed Skyways Express[15]
Avia Express JX SKX SKY EXPRESS 1940 2011
Avitrans 2Q ETS EXTRANS 2004 2010
B
Baltic Aviation BAB 1978 1988 Renamed Baltic Airlines
Barents AirLink 8N NKF NORDFLIGHT 2006 2016 Merged into Scandinavian AirAmbulance
Björkvallsflyg 1934 1945 Founded by Kurt Björkvall. Renamed Skandinaviska Aero. Operated Caudron Simoun, Waco YKS-7[16]
Blekingeflyg 2016 Formed part of Sverigeflyg
Blue Scandinavian 6B BLX 1996 1998 Rebranded as Britannia Airways AB
Braathens Malmö Aviation BU SCW 1999 2000 Renamed Malmö Aviation
Braathens Sverige TQ TQA BRAATHENS 1998 1999 Merged into Malmö Aviation
Britannia Nordic 6B BLX 1998 2006 Rebranded 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[17]
C
Capella Aircharter 1967 1969 Operated Douglas DC-3[18]
City Air Scandinavia 6E SCW 1992 1993 Merged into Malmö Aviation
City Airline CF FDR SWEDESTAR 1997 2011 Merged with Skyways
Crownair 1968 1975 Merged with Svensk Flygtjanst to form Swedair[19]
D
Direktflyg HS HSV HIGHSWEDE 2000 2019
E
Euro Flight Sweden HZ EUW 1995 2001 Operated Beech 1900, Cessna Citation II[20]
European Executive Express RY EXC ECHO EXPRESS 1997 2005
F
Fairline 1967 1967 Formed to succeed Tor-Air. Operated Curtiss C-46[21]
Falcon Air IH FCN FALCON 1986 2006
Falconair 1967 1970 Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra, Vickers Viscount[22]
Fly Logic Sweden 1997 2012 Rebranded as North Express
FlyEuropean 2000 2001 Operated BAC 1-11[23]
FlyExcellent F3 FXL 2007 2008 Operated MD-83
Flyglinjen U3 2010 2014 Rebranded as Sparrow Aviation
Flying Enterprise 1992 2000 Renamed Skyways Enterprise. Operated Fokker 50[24]
FlyMe SH FLY FLYBIRD 2003 2007
FlyNordic LF NDC NORDIC 2003 2007 To Norwegian Air Shuttle
FlySmaland 2009 2016 Formed part of Sverigeflyg, rebranded as Östersundsflyg. Operated Saab 2000
G
Golden Air 1976 1993 Renamed Golden Air Flyg. Formed part of Sverigeflyg[25]
Golden Air Flyg DC GAO 1993 2012 Established as Golden Air. Renamed Braathens Regional[26]
Goodjet 2002 2003 Low cost services. Declared bankrupt
Gotia Shuttle Express G4 1989 1994 Operated Saab 340[27]
Gotlandsflyg 2001 2016 Formed part of Sverigeflyg
H
Helimatic 1993 2009 Acquired by HeliAir Sweden. Operated Hughes 369[28]
Highland Air 1995 2000 Established as Holmström Air. Acquired by Skyways Regional. Operated Dornier 228[29]
Hilair 1969 1972 Established as Hillerstrom Flyg. Acquired by Malmros Aviation
Höga Kusten Flyg 2N NTJ NEXTJET 2007 2017 Virtual airline, purchased Nextjet and merged operations.
Holmström Flyg HJ ENT 1966 1995 Founded by John-Olof Holmström. Went bankrupt. Operated Dornier 228[30]
I
IBA (International Business Air) 6I IBZ 1983 2007 Renamed Aerosynchro Aviation. Operated Embraer Brasilia, Fairchild Metro III, Piper Navajo[31]
Internord Aviation NK INTERNORD 1965 1968
Interswede Aviation 1971 1972 Operated Douglas DC-8[32]
J
Jämtlands Flyg 1954 2019
JE Time Sweden 2010 2013 Merged into Nordic Air Sweden[33]
Jet 2000 SJT 2001 2001 [34]
K
Kalmarflyg 2007 2016 Formed part of Sverigeflyg. Operated Saab 340[35]
Kalmarplanet 2006 2007 Rebranded as Kalmarflyg
Kiruna Flyg 1994 2001 Acquired by Kallax Flyg. Operated Bell 206, AS350[36]
Kullaflyg DC BRX BRAATHENS 2003 2016 Formed part of Sverigeflyg
Kungsair 1967 1971 Renamed Nya Kungsair I Norrkoping. Operated Piper Navajo[37]
Kungsair I Goteborg 1967 1981 Operated Cessna Citation I, Cessna Citation II[38]
L
LapAir 1953 2012 Operated Junkers W 34, Noorduyn Norseman, Republic Seabee, Bell 47, Bell 206[39]
LBF-Eda Varken 1955 1982 To Air Sweden[40]
Linjeflyg LF LIN SWEDLINE 1957 1993 Merged into SAS
Loadair 1963 1964 Operated Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3[41]
Lufttransport 2001 2016 To Babcock Scandinavian AirAmbulance[42]
M
Malmö Aviation MJ SCW 1981 1992 Acquired bt City Air Scandinavia
Malmö Aviation 6E SCW 1993 1999 Renamed/merged to Braathens Malmö Aviation
Malmros Aviation 1971 1978 Acquired by Basair[43]
Maxair 8M MXL MAXAIR 1996 2005
MCA Airlines MCA CALSON 2008 2009
N
Nextjet 2N NTJ NEXJET 2002 2018
Nordic Airlink LF NDC 2001 2004 Rebranded as FlyNordic
Nordic Airways 6N NRD NORTH RIDER 2004 2009 To Air Sweden
Nordic East Airways 4F / N7 ELN NEA 1991 1996 Renamed Nordic European Airlines
Nordic European Airlines DJ NOD NORDIC 1991 1998
Nordic Leisure 6N NRD 2004 2005 Renamed/merged to Nordic Airways
Nordic Regional 6N NRD NORTH RIDER 2004 2008
Nordisk Aerotransport 1950 1953 Renamed Transair Sweden[44]
Nordkalottflyg 8N NKF NORDFLIGHT 1974 2006 Renamed Barents AirLink
Norrlandsflyg HMF LIFEGUARD SWEDEN 1961 2011
North Cross Air 1990 1993 Established from the assets of Liz-Air. Operated Dornier 228[45]
Novair N9 NVR NAVIGATOR 1997 2023
Nya Kungsair I Norrkoping 1971 1979 Established as Kungsair. Operated Piper Navajo[46]
O
Orebro Air 1975 1985 [47]
Osterman Air Charter CG 1962 1965 Founded by Lennart Osterman. Merged with Aero-Nord to form Internord. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-7[48]
P
Polarhelikopter 1993 2006 Acquired by Kallax Flyg. Operated Hughes 500, Eurocopter EC120[49]
R
Reguljair 1996 2000 To FlyNordic
Rehnström Aero 1969 2009 Acquired by HeliAir Sweden. Operated Hughes 269, Schweizer 269C, Schweizer 330[50]
S
Saab Nyge Aero TGT 1990 2015 Established as Nyge Aero. Operated Beech Super King Air, Learjet 35, MD Explorer, Mitsubishi MU-2[51]
Salair YD SKX 1976 1993 Merged into Skyways Express
Salenia Aviation 1989 1991 Charter carrier. Operated DC-10, Saab 340[52]
SAS Commuter SK SAS SCANDINAVIAN 1988 2004 Merged into SAS Group
Scanair DK VKG VIKING 1961 1994 Merged with Conair of Scandinavia to form Premiair
ScanBee 1977 1985 Operated Convair 340, Convair 580[53]
Skyline OX 1971 1977
Skyways JZ SKK SKY EXPRESS 1993 2012 [54]
Snowflake SK SAS SCANDINAVIAN 2002 2003
Sparrow Aviation 9I 2010 2018
Sterling Airways Sweden 1970 1973 Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra[55]
Sterner Aero JG 1978 1979 Merged into Swedair[56]
Sundsvallsflyg DC GAO GOLDEN AIR 2001 2016 Formed part of Sverigeflyg
Sunways IS SWY SUNWAYS 1995 1997
Svea Flyg 1998 2000 Established as WestEastAir. Operated BAe Jetstream 31[57]
Svensk Flygtjänst AB 1935 1975 Merged with Crownair to form Swedair. Operated Bucker Jungmann, Fairey Firefly, Douglas Skyraider[58]
Svensk Interkontinental Lufttraffik 1943 1946 Founded by Marcus Wallenburg. Became the Swedish part of SAS. Operated Convair 340, Convair 580[59]
Svensk Lufttrafik 1919 1920
Svenska Aero AB 1954 1963 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[60]
Sverigeflyg DC BRX BRAATHENS 2001 2016 Merged into BRA Braathens Regional Airlines
Swe Aviation Europe S6 / S9 SWL 1997 2001 Renamed/merged to Transjet Airways
Swe Fly WV SWV FLYING SWEDE 1994 2005
Swedair 1935 1994
Sweden Airways SW 1992 1994 Operated Fairchild F-27[61]
Swedeways HJ SWE 1993 2001 Established as Air Hudiksvall. Operated Douglas DC-9
Swedewings 1987 1999 To FlyNordic. Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Chieftain[62]
Swedish Intercontinental Airlines 1943 1977 Merged into SAS in 1948
SwedJet Airlines VD BBB BLACKBIRD 2001 2006 Operated Canadair CRJ100[63]
Swedline Express SM SRL STARLINE 2002 2006 [64]
Syd-Aero UF 1966 1979 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Short 330[65]
T
Time Air Sweden SL SDN AIR SWEDEN 1991 1993
Tor Air OD OAI TORLINE 2008 2011
Tor-Air 1964 1966 Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-3
Transair Sweden TB TSA 1950 1981
Transair Sweden TWE 2001 2003 Filed for bankruptcy on 16 January 2003. Operated Boeing 757-200
Transjet Airways S9 SWL 2001 2002 Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002. Operated Boeing 747
Transwede Airways TQ TWE TRANSWEDE 1985 1998 Scheduled division merged into Braathens SAFE. Charter division became Blue Scandinavian.
Transwede Airways (2005–10) 5T TWE TRANSWEDE 2005 2010
Transwede Leisure TWE 1996 1996 Renamed/merged to Blue Scandinavian
Trygg Flyg YC TYG TRYGG 1991 2002 Operated CASA C-212, Saab 340[66]
V
Varmlandsflyg 1993 2002 Renamed Swedline Express. Operated Beech 1900, Saab 340[67]
Viking Airlines 4P VIK SWEDJET 2003 2010
W
West Air Sweden SWN 1992 2008 Merged with Atlantic Airlines UK and West Air Luxembourg trading as West Atlantic[68]

See also

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