List of defunct airlines of Belgium

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


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		 Ceased
operations		 Notes
A
Abelag Airways19791980Operated Boeing 707 Renamed Air Belgium[3]
Abelag AviationLuxaviation_Belgium,_OO-LAH,_Dassault_Falcon_7X_(53814652192).jpgW9AABABG19832016Renamed Luxaviation Belgium[4]
ACE Belgium FreightersX7FRH20192020Previously ACE Air Cargo Europe. Renamed Challenge Airlines IL[5]
Aerowings AWG20012002Founded by Henri Fabri. Operated DC-10[6]
Air AntwerpWPATWDEVIL20192021
Air Belgium (1979–2000)AJABBVY19792000Previously Abelag Airways
Air Belgium (since 2016)KFABBAIR BELGIUM20182025
Air Dakota19962002
Air Exel BelgiqueDNBXLEXEL COMMUTER19881991Part of Air Exel Group. Operated Saab 340
Air MeuseAMZAIR MEUSE19921997DAT Wallonie division
Air Mercury InternationalMXMIAAMI CARGO19911992Operated Boeing 707
Air Transport AS19461950Operated Airspeed Consul, Lockheed Lodestar, Percival Proctor, Short Stirling[7]
Air Union Belge19461954Operated Mráz Sokol, ERCO Ercoupe, Noorduyn Norseman, Piper Cub[8]
Airlines 199219901992Operated Fairchild Metro[9]
Airventure BVBDRVEVENTURE LINER20042006Operated Embraer Xingu[10]
Antwerp Air19861986Subsidiary of Hawa Air. Operated CASA C-212 Aviocar[11]
Aviameer Airlines19581960Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[12]
B
Belgian Air Service19491949Operated Avro Anson[13]
Belgian World AirlinesBWA19981999Founded by Luke Mellaerts. Operated Boeing 767-300[14]
BelgiumExelHXL20042005
Benelux Falcon ServiceCQBFSMOONRUN19931993Operated Boeing 757-200, Dassault Falcon 20[15]
BIAC19881991Operated Boeing 707-365C
BIAS Belgian International Air ServiceAPALPHA PAPA19591973[16][17][18]
Birdy Airlines4VBDYBEL-BIRD20022004Merged into SN Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines FlyTVVEX20072008Merged into Brussels Airlines
Brussels International AirlinesBX20002001Operated Airbus A321[19]
C
Cargo B AirlinesBBCBBCARGO-BEE20072009
CAT Coastal Air Transport19531960Operated Avro Anson[20]
ChallengAir1ICHGBELGOCHALLENGE19941998Operated DC-10
Chartair19931994Operated Boeing 737-400[21]
CityBirdH2CTBDREAMFLIGHT19962001Went bankrupt
COBETA Compagnie Belge de Transports Aeriens19471950Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed Hudson[22]
Constellation AirlinesCQCINCONSTELLATION19951999Estabilished with BFS Int. assets
D
DAT Belgian Regional Airline19962001DAT Delta Air Transport brand
DAT Delta Air TransportQGDATDELTAIR19671996Lately rebranded as DAT Belgian Regional Airline and DAT Plus
DAT Wallonie19901991Sabena subsidiary. Operated Embraer Brasilia[23]
Delsey AirlinesIVFVGNICO20022002Previously VG Airlines
Delta International19731973Brand briefly used by DAT Delta Air Transport for Douglas DC 8 operations[24]
Demavia AirlinesEOALXDA1993?Operated McDonnell Douglas MD-11
E
EAT European Air TransportQYBCSEUROTRANS19722010Transferred operations to European Air Transport Leipzig Germany
EBA EuroBelgian AirlinesBQ19921996Renamed Virgin Express
EJI Eurojet International19871992Additional capacity in Europe for DHL Aviation[25]
Euro Direct België19941996Previously Sky Freighters[26]
European Airlift19921994Operated Boeing 707[27]
European Airlines2HFROFROBISHER19911995Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 707[28]
European Expedite19891992Operated Beech 99, Convair 580[29]
F
First International Airlines19972006Operated Boeing 707[30]
Flanders AirlinesFLN19901992Formed by the merger of Frevag Airlines and Servisair charter operations. Operated Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fairchild Metro[31]
Frevag Airlines19891992Merged with Servisair to form Flanders Airlines[32]
H
Hawa Air19591988
I
* IFA International Freight Airways [de]FWIFA19771978Operated Douglas DC-6[33]
J
Jason Air19961997Operated Boeing 707-324C[34]
JetairflyTBJAFBEAUTY20052016Previously TUI Airlines Belgium. Renamed TUI fly Belgium in 2016
John Mahieu Aviation19481954Operated Avro Anson, Beech D18S, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dragonfly, C-47, Lockheed Hudson, Avro 504[35]
L
Lamda Jet19951995Acquired by Abelag Aviation in 1995.
Lignes Aeriennes Wallones19801981Renamed Wallonair. Operated Fairchild Metro II[36]
M
O
ONA Overseas National Airways19871990Founded by Luc Mallaerts and Pierre Vandenbrouke. Operated Boeing 707[37]
P
Pomair19711974Previously Transpommair. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8[38]
S
SabenaSNSABSABENA19232001Historical Belgian flag carrier. Brussels Airlines took over the role in 2006
Servisair19861989Merged with Frevag Airlines to form Flanders Airlines[39]
SETA Société d'Etude et de Transports Aériens19461946Rebranded Sobelair[40]
Sky ServiceS3SKSSKY SERVICE19852005Merged into Abelag Aviation. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante[41]
Skyjet BelgiumSKTGREENBIRD19901998Rebranded Skyjet Europe. Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8, DC-10[42]
Skyjet EuropeSKSSKY SERVICE19982001Trading name of Skyjet Belgium 1998-2001[43]
SN Brussels AirlinesSNDATS-TAIL20022007Trading name of DAT Delta Air Transport until it became Brussels Airlines
SNETA19191923Merged into Sabena
SobelairQ7SLRSOBELAIR19462004
Sunrise20022003Rebranded TUI Airlines Belgium[44]
T
TEA Trans European AirwaysHETEABELGAIR19711991
Thomas Cook Airlines BelgiumHQTCWTHOMAS COOK20022018
TIA Transport International AerienTOTRS19821992Operated Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II[45]
TNT Airways3VTAYQUALITY20002016Renamed ASL Airlines Belgium
Trans-Air19461947Acquired by Air Transport AS. Operated Handley Page Halifax, Short Stirling[46]
TransjetLU19801983Livestock carrier. Operated Boeing 727-100C[47]
Transpommair19701971Previously Inair. Renamed Pomair. Operated Douglas DC-6
Tubel Air19931994Operated leased Ilyushin Il-76[48]
TUI Airlines BelgiumTBTUB20032005Renamed Jetairfly in 2005
U
Unijet (Belgium)19781981Renamed BFS International[49]
V
VG AirlinesIVFVGNICO20022002Later became Delsey Airlines
Virgin ExpressTVVEXVIRGIN EXPRESS19962006Previously EBA EuroBelgian Airlines. Merged operations into Brussels Airlines
VLM AirlinesVGVLMRUBENS19932018Later also VLM Regional brand[50]
VLM Regional20172018VLM Airlines later barnd
Y
Young CargoCB19751979Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia, Canadair CL-44

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