List of defunct airlines of France

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

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A
ACE TransvalairVYCHXCHARTER EXPRESS19841994Trading name of ACE-Air Charter Express and Transvalair from Switzerland joint operations Operated Douglas DC-3 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227
Aelis Air Service20042010Charter carrier. Operated Embraer Brasilia[3]
AérisSHAISFRANCE CHARTER19992003Previously Air Toulouse International
Aéris Express20032003Low-cost Aéris subsidiary
Aéro Cargo19461952Operated extensively in Algeria. Subsidiary of Societé Aigle Azur since March 1950. Flight operations merged to form Aigle Azur Extreme Orient in FRENCH INDOCHINA (Vietnam). Operated AAC-1 (French manufactured Junkers Ju.52), Douglas DC3, Halifax C.VIII[4]
Aéro France InternationalFBROFAIROF19781991Operated leased Sud Aviation Caravelle[5]
Aéro Jets DartaDRTDARTA1972013Operated Beech Super King Air, Beech King Air, Beech Baron, Learjet 23
Aéro Services CorporateCJE20012007
Aéro Services Executive[6][7]W4BESBIRD EXPRESS20002004Operated Dassault Falcons
AérolinairERNBLUE HAWK20022015Airlinair subsidiary Operated Beech 1900[8]
AeroLyon4QAEYAEROLYON19962002
AéromaritimeQKQKLAEROMAR19661992UTA-Union de Transports Aériens subsidiary [9]
Aerope 3S AviationOPEPONTOISAIR20012001[10]
Aéropostale19181933Previously Lignes Aériennes Latécoère Merged to form Air France
AérotourFV19761980Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 737-200[11]
Aigle Azur19461955Trading name of Societé Aigle Azur S.A. Relauched in 1977 by Lucas Air Transport/Lucas Aviation
Air AlpesLPALPAIR ALPES19621981Merged into TAT-Transport Aérien Transregional (TAT European Airlines)
Air AlsaceSY19621982
Air Angouleme[12]AGLAIR ANGOULEME19762012
Air Anjou Transports[13]SJAIR ANJOU19761980Operated Beech 99 Airliner
Air AquitaineAB19911992Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 310
Air ArdecheBS19851990Operated a Piper PA-31
Air Asie19281929Merged with Air Union Lignes d'Orient to form Air Orient
Air AtlantiqueV6APBCHARENTE19632004Previously Air Publicité-Air Atlantique
Air Bleu19351940
Air Bretagne3EBREBRETAGNE19982001Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900[14]
Air Bretagne Centre19731980Scheduled routes on a seasonal basis only Operated Aero Commander 500B
Air Caen19491987Operated De Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide[15]
Air Centre19641975Operated Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron, Britten-Norman
Air Champagne ArdennesCZ19691974Bought by Air Alpes in 1973 and merged in 1974 Operated Beech 99, Cessna 402, Cessna 411[16]
Air Charter / Air Charter InternationalSFACFAIR CHARTER19661998Air Charter International trading name until 1984 when it reverted to Air Charter
Air Cholet19701972Operated Cessna 402
Air Continent19631972Operated Beech Travel Air, Beech 18S, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Sud Alouette III[17]
Air CorseDKARKAIR CORSE19851990Operated ATR 42 Embraer Bandeirante Fairchild F-27A[18]
Air Côte-Basque19721973Renamed Sud Air Transport. Operated Beech Queen Air[19]
Air Côte d'OpaleOPLOPALE19781996Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec[20]
Air Dauphiné19641970Renamed TAR-Transports Aériens Réunis

Operated Douglas DC-3[21]

Air Dieppe19721972Operated Piper Aztec[22]
Air Entreprise InternationalKDAENAIR ENTERPRISE19691994Operated leased Sud Aviation Caravelle[23]
Air-EstérelHC1963Also known as Transcorse S.A.

Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12, Cessna 180[24]

Air Exel France[25]RFRXLAIR EXEL19882005Merged scheduled operations into Regional Airlines in 1992 Restarted own operations in 2004

Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 340[26]

Air France AsieAFAFRAIR FRANS19942007Air France subsidiary
Air France Europe19961997Formed by the merger of Air France medium-haul operations and Air Inter. Fully merged into Air France[27]
Air HorizonsRNEUHEURALAIR HORIZONS20042005Went bankrupt
Air InterITITFAIR INTER19581996Merged into Air France Europe
Air Inter Europe19961997trading name of Air France Europe
Air Jet[28]V6AIJAIR JET19812003Jet Services Group division Operated BAe 146, Fokker F27, Saab 2000[29]
Air LanguedocLX19741978Merged operations into TAT Operated Aérospatiale Corvette, DHC-6 Twin Otter[30]
Air Liberté[31] & Air LibVDLIBAIR LIBERTE19882001Renamed Air Lib
Air Limousin19671976Merged assets into Air Alpes
Air Littoral & Cie. Air Littoral[32]FULITAIR LITTORAL19722003Merged operations with Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc to form Cie. Air Littoral[33]
Air LorientALO19901990Operated Métro Merlin II and Beech 200[34]
Air Lorraine19811981
Air MéditerranéeMLBIEMEDITERRANEE19982016Previously Air Midi Bigorre
Air Midi Bigorre19971998Renamed Air Méditerranée
Air Nautic19581966Previously GECA

Operated Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Douglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Vickers VC.1 Viking[35]

Air Nolis19481950Operated Douglas C-47B[36]
Air Normandie19491951Based in Caen

Operated Douglas DC 3

Air Normandie (Normandie Aviation)IDRNONORMANDIE19912001Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech King Air, Cessna 500 Citation[37]
Air Ocean19461946Operated Amiot AAC.1 Toucan[38]
Air Open SkyOPNAIR SKY19982000Operated ATR 42
Air Orient19291933Merged into Air France
1st Air Ouest19561960Operated DH.89
2nd Air OuestOE19721976Operated BN-2 Islander[39]
Air Outre MerQNAOMAOM19901992Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Air ParisIOTAD19591975Previously Air Orly. Merged operations into TAT Operated Beech 99 Airliner, de Havilland Heron, DHC-6 Twin Otter[40]
Air Passaquay19721992Operated Cessna 411[41]
Air Perigord19671973Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna 172, Piper Aztec[42]>
Air Poitou-Charentes19691974Merged into Touraine Air Transport Operated Beechcraft Baron 55, Cessna 170
Air Provence S.A.19751991Renamed Air Provence International[43]
Air Provence CharterLPUEUROSTAR19961998Renamed Virgin Express France in January 1998
Air Provence International[44]DGAPRAIR PROVENCE19912002Previously Air Provence S.A. Renamed Soc. Nouvelle Air Provence. Changed name to West Air France Operated Grumman Gulfstream I, Beech King Air, FH227, HS 748, Caravelle[45]
Air RhuysRC19771978Operated Cessna 402
Air RouergueYU19701977Previously Uni-Air Rouergue Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27, FH-227[46]
Air Sarthe OrganizationASO19871993Operated Beechcraft C90 King Air
Air Service NantesASNAIR NANTES19811992Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Boeing 737, Caravelle 10R, DHC-6 Twin Otter, FH-27, FH-227, Fokker F27[47]
Air Service VosgesVGE19762005Operated Beech King Air, Piper Navajo[48]
Air Toulouse19691989Renamed Air Toulouse International Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 402
Air Toulouse InternationalSHTLEAIR TOULOUSE19891999Previously Air Toulouse. Reformed as SATT-Societé Nouvelle Air Toulouse International S.A. in 1992 Renamed Aeris
Air TurquoiseRTRTQ20052006
Air Union19231933Merged to form Air France
Air Vendée[49][50]VMAVDAIR VENDEE19751992Merged scheduled operations into Regional Airlines
Air VosgesGSVGEVOSGES19691975Merged operations into Air Alsace. Operated Cessna 401, Cessna 402[51]
Air Wasteels19691975Operated HP.137 "Jetstream"[52]
Air WestAWPWEST AIR19971997Operated Piper PA-31 for a few months
Air' ManaEFC19662016Operated Swearingen Merlin
Airbus Industrie19661991Operations entrusted to Union de Transports Aériens subsidiary Aéromaritime[53]
Airbus Transport International19962006Operated Airbus Beluga[54]
Aire d'Evasions/"Air Evasion"E3IVS19931994Operated Douglas DC-8[55]
AirlecARL19881992Air Aquitaine Transport scheduled operations trading name.[56] Merged scheduled operations into Regional Airlines
AirlinairANRLAAIRLINAIR19992017Merged operations into HOP!
AlsaceExelXT20042005Brand estabilished by Exel Group
AlsairALLSRALSAIR19822010Previously Alsace Air Service Operated Beech 1900, Beech King Air, Cessna Citation II[57]
AlsaviaXGALVALSAVIA19891993Operated Embraer Brasilia on Transport Aérien Transregional behalf, and Saab 340 on Air France behalf[58]
ALTA-Air Limousin Travail Aérien S.A.[59][60]QDLMTAIR LIMOUSIN19791989Operated Nord 262, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Swearingen Metroliner, Beech 99 Airliner, Saab 340[61]
AOM French AirlinesIWAOMFRENCHLINES19922001Merged into Air Liberté
AriaARWARIABIRD20042005
Atlantic Air LiftHGHHIGHER2005
Atlantique Air AssistanceTLBAAA19892017Rebranded Atlas Atlantique Airlines in 2015
AuxiairAJ & BS19751980
Avions Taxis Pyrénéens-"Air Transport Pyrénées"TFTPRPYRENEEN19841997Previously Gaspe Air Service Merged into Proteus Airlines. Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900[62]
Axis Airways- Compagnie Aérienne Française6VAXYAXIS20002001Previously Axis Airways and New Axis Airways
B
Belair – Ile de FranceBLI19952000Operated Boeing 727, MD-83[63]
Blue Line4YBLEBLUE BERRY20022010
Bretagne Air ServicesVBABHBRETAGNE SERVICE19761981Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Partenavia Victor[64]
Brit Air[65][66]DBBZHBRITAIR19752017Merged into HOP!
C
CAF-Compagnie aérienne française19191937Founded by Henri Balleyguier.
CAP AirlinesMOCBD19952001[68]
CATAIRQV19691978Operated Lockheed Constellation, Sud Aviation Caravelle, Sud Aviation Caravelle VIR[69]
CCM Airlines[70]XKCRLCORSAIR20002010Trading name of Compagnie Corse Mediterranée
CFRNA-Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne19201925Joint French-Romanian airline. Renamed CIDNA in 1925
Champagne AirlinesCPHCHAMPAGNE19982005Trading name of CAE-Compagnie Aeronautique Europeenne
CIDNA-Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne19251933Previously CFRNA. Merged with four other airlines to form Air France. Operated Fokker F.VII[71]
CIP Transports19992001Operated Airbus A319, Dassault Falcon 900EX[72]
Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc[73]WL
FQ
19761988Merged with Air Littoral to form Cie. Air Littoral
Compagnie Aérienne Corse MéditerranéeXKCCM19902000Renamed Air Corsica
Compagnie Aérienne Poitou-Charentes "Air Poitou-Charentes"19941997Previously Mid Airways Operated ATR 42, Fokker F28, Piper Aztec[74]
CAE-Compagnie Aeronautique EuropeenneC9FEUAEROCOM19912002On-demand passenger, freight and medivac charters[75]
Compagnie Air FrêtFZ19641982Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-7, Lockheed Constellation, Boeing 707[76]
Compagnie Air TransportTF19461970Operated Bristol Freighter, Carvair
CMA - Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes19191923Merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union
Compagnie de Transport Aérien et de Commerce19481957Founded by Roger Colin. Operated Douglas C-47[77]
Compagnie des Transports Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest19191919[78]
Compagnie Générale Aéropostale19181933Merged to form Air France[79]
Compagnie générale transaérienne19091921First French airline. Absorbed by Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
Compagnie Grands Express Aériens19191923Merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union
Compagnie Nationale Air France19481998Changed cororate name to Societé Air France[80]
Continent Air ParisMOCBDMOONLIGHT19951998
Continentale Air ServiceCAS19781979Operated Aérospatiale Corvette[81]
Crossair EuropeQEECCCICOGNE19982005Trading name of Europe Continental Airways
D
Dakota Air19931997Operated Douglas DC-3[82]
Dirac AviationYMDAVDIRAC19851990Operated Swearingen Merlin IV[83]
DiwanDWADIWAN19921997Operated Beech 200, Grumman Gulfstream I[84]
Drakk'AirXPDKRDRAK AIR19891992Operated Beech 200, Beech Baron, Piper Cheyenne[85]
E
Eagle Aviation FranceEGNFRENCH EAGLE19982009Resurrected in March 2009 as Noor Airways
EAS Europe AirlinesEYEVTEURO LINE19651995Previously Europe Aéro Service[86]
Émeraude Air Transport19761977Operated Beech Queen Air[87]
Escadrille Mercure19461970Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12A, SFERMA Marquis[88]
Euralair-Euralair International S.A.RNERLEURALAIR19642003
Euroberlin FranceEEEEBEUROBER19881994Franco-German joint airline
Eurojet AirlinesEUF20022004Went bankrupt
Europ'AirER19671976Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402[89]
Europe Aéro Fret19861986Operated Trislander[90]
Europe Air CharterEAC19721972
Europe Airpost5OFPO19992015Bought by ASL Aviation Holdings and renamed ASL Airlines France
F
FairlinesLKFIRFAIR19981998Operated MD-81
Flandre AirIXFRS19772001Merged into Regional Airlines
Flywest20042005
France Dakota19981998Operated Douglas DC-3[91]
France DC3 SA19911998Renamed Publi-Air. Operated Douglas DC-3[92]
French BlueBFFBUSUNLINE20162018Renamed French Bee
Fretair19701975Operated Douglas DC-3[93]
G
GECAT Fret19481950Operated Curtiss C-46[94]
H
Heli-TransportOIHLTHELI TRANSPORT19751994Operated Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, Aérospatiale Alouette II[95]
Heliglobe Finet France Cargo19961997Operated HS 748, CASA Aviocar[96]
Hex'AirUDHERHEX AIRLINE19912017Merged into Twin Jet
I
ICS - InterCiel ServicesICS19912001Established as Intercargo Service. Operated Boeing 737-200[97]
IGavionTEIGA20132018Trading name of Skytaxi France-based operations [98]
Inter Cargo ServiceICSINTERCARGO19871991Renamed ICS-InterCiel Services. Operated Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules, Vickers Vanguard
J
Jet Alsace [99]WUJLS19881993Renamed TransAlsace
Jet Europe19891990Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle
Jet FretJFJFT19871993Operated Lockheed L-100-30[100]
JoonJNJONJOON20172019Air France subsidiary merged back into parent company
K
KallistairFU1973Operated BN-2 Islander[101]
Kel AirCET19861990
KyrnairKH
V4
KYNGOLDBIRD19861999Operated ATR 42, Embraer Bandeirante[102]
L
L-AirLRK20022003
L'Aéropostale19912000Renamed Europe Airpost. Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 737-200[103]
L'AvionA0AVIELYSAIR20072009Trading name of Elysair Merged into OpenSkies
LAM19411945Military airline in "Free France" territories during WWII
Les Avions Bleus19491952Operated Curtiss C-46[104]
Level France20182021
Lignes Aériennes Farman19191924Rebranded as Société Générale des Transports Aériens
Lucas Aigle Azur[105]19771987Trading name of Lucas Air Transport scheduled operations
Lucas Air TransportLK19701987Alternate name of Lucas Aviation Renamed Aigle Azur-Société Transports Aériens[106] Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Saab 340
Lucas AviationLK19701987Used also Lucas Air Transport name[107]
M
MinerveIWMINMINERVE19751992Merged to form AOM French Airlines
MiriadAirMYRMIRIADAIR19871990Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation II[108]
N
Nantes AviationNV19701979Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18[109]
New Axis Airways9XAXY20092009
Noor Airways20092010
Normandie Air ServicesNDS19701984Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3[110]
O
Occitania Jet FleetOJFOCCITANIA19972004Corporate carrier. Operated Beech 1900D, Fokker 100[111]
Ocean AirwaysOGOCW20032005Failed project
Octavia AirlinesO4OCN20012005
P
Pan Européenne EUP / PEA19771994Ceased airline-type operations
Point AirFW19801987Went bankrupt
Proteus Air System19851996Renamed Proteus Airlines[112]
Proteus AirlinesYSPRBPROTEUS19962001Previously Proteus Air System. Merged into Regional Airlines
Publi-Air19992001Established as France DC3 SA. Operated Douglas DC-3[113]
PyrénairYD19731979Merged into UAR-Air Rouergue Operated Beech 18, Beech Duke, Cessna 402, DHC-6 Twin Otter[114]
R
RégionalYSRAEREGIONAL EUROPE20112013Trading name of Regional Airlines
Regional AirlinesRGI19922013Merged into HOP!
Réseau des Lignes Aériennes Françaises19451946Post-WWII provisional airline. Assets merged into Societé Nationale Air France
Rousseau Aviation S.A.RU19631976Scheduled operations merged into TAT Operated HS-748
S
SANA-Société Anonyme de Navigation Aeriennes19461949Operated Bloch MB.220[115]
SATI19481949Merged with Aeromaritime to form Union de Transports Aériens
SCELA19331933
SCLA19401945
Services Aéronatiques RoannaisQTRNSSARA19801996Previously SAR Avions Taxis Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900, Merlin IV[116]
Sinair20002001Renamed Axis Airways[117]
SNATI (Air Toulouse)
Société Auxiliaire de Gérance et de Transports Aériens19531959Operated SNCASE Armagnac[118]
Société Commerciale du Littoral19921996Operated Bristol Freighter[119]
Societé aérienne française d'affrètements19661969Renamed Air Charter International[120]
Société d'Exploitation du Matériel Aéronautique Français19491953Operated Latécoère 631[121]
Société Générale des Transports Aériens19241933Merged to form Air France
Société de Transports Aériens Alpes Provence19471952Operated Consolidated Liberator, Douglas DC-3[122]
Société de Transports Aériens Internationaux et Régionaux19901993Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[123]
Star AirlinesSESEUSTARWAY19972006Established as Star Europe. Renamed XL Airways France[124]
Star Europe19951997Renamed Star Airlines[125]
Stellair Transports Aériens19821993Went bankrupt. Fleet taken over by Air Toulouse. Operated Douglas DC-3, Fairchild F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fokker F28[126]
Strategic AirlinesEFSTZ20092010
Sud Air Transport19731974Previously Air Côte Basque Operated Beech King Air[127]
Sud AirlinesSDUSUD LINES20032006
SVT Air Touring19721973Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[128]
T
T.A.I.-Compagnie des Transports Aériens IntercontinentauxTAI19461963Merged to form UTA-Union de Transports Aériens
TAM-Transports Aériens du Midi1946?Operated Caudron Goéland[129]
T.A.P.-Transports Aériens Privés19741975Operated Piper PA-31
TAT European AirlinesVDTAT19681998Previously Touraine Air transport S.A., T.A.T., and Transport Aérien Transregional. Merged into Air Liberté
Taxi Avia FranceATX19651975Previously Avia Taxi France and Avia France. Merged operations into TAT (TAT European Airlines). Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 206, Cessna 402, Piper Aztec[130]
TEA FranceFNTFRTRANSAIRWAYS19891995
Thalass Air19711979Operated Beech Baron, Beech King Air, Beech Queen Air[131]
Trans Air BretagneTRBAIR BRETAGNE19731993Operated Cessna 402[132]
Trans AlsaceTASTRANALSACE19931994Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, MD-80[133]
Trans Azur Aviation19811983Operated Dart Herald[134]
Trans-Union19661974Operated DC-4, DC-6, Sud Aviation Caravelle[135]
Transport Air CentreUHCTRAIR CENTRE19781994Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec, Swearingen Merlin IV[136]
Transport Aérien Transregional19891990Previously T.A.T. Renamed TAT European Airlines Operated ATR 72, FH-227, Fokker F28, Nord 262[137]
Transports Aériens Reunis19641974Previously Air Dauphiné Operated DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, Vickers Viking 1B[138]
U
UAR-Union Aéronautique Regionale-Air RouergueUZ19771979Merged into Transport Aérien Transregional Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27[139]
UAT-Union Aéromaritime de TransportUAT19491963Merged to form Union de Transports Aériens
Uni Air International[140]UAIUNIAIR19691993Operated Carvair, Aérospatiale Corvette, FH-227, Falcon 20, Learjet 35[141]
Uni Air Rouergue19701974Renamed Air Rouergue Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Beech Baron, Beech Queen Air, Cessna 182[142]
UTA-Union de Transports AériensUTUTA19631992Merged into Air France
V
Vargas Aviation19711975Operated Douglas DC-3[143]
Virgin Express France S.A.VEFLADYBIRD19881999Previously Air Provence Charter
W
WestairF3FWA19752004Previously Air Provence International Operated Boeing 737-200[144]
World Wide Helicopters19591961Operated Bell 47, Cessna 170, DHC-1, DHC-2 Beaver, PBY Catalina, Hiller UH-12, Sikorsky S-58[145]
X
XL Airways FranceSEXLFSTARWAY19952019Previously Star Airlines
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