List of defunct airlines of Norway

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

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Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
A
A/S Aero				1920	1920
Aerotransport				1924	1946	Operated Junkers F 13, Junkers G 24, Junkers W 33, Junkers Ju 52, Douglas DC-3^[3]
Agderfly		AGD	AGDERFLY	1966	2004
Air Europe Scandinavia				1989	1991	Established as Norway Airlines, and later named back to Norway Airlines.^[4]
Air Executive Norway	BS			1972	1980	Renamed to Busy Bee of Norway
Air Norway	M3	NFA	NORTH FLYING	2003	2017
Air Stord	GO	SOR	AIR STORD	1990	1999	Went bankrupt
Air Team	8W	TTX	AIR TEAM	1978	2000	Operated Cessna Caravan^[5]
Air-X		NAX	SCANBIRD	1987	1988	^[6]
Airwing		NWG	AIRWING	2004	2023	Fied for bankruptcy in 2023.^[7]
Arctic Air	8A	AKR	ARCTIC NORWAY	1996	2003	Went bankrupt
B
Bergen Air Transport (1961)		BAT		1961	1977	Operated Douglas C-54
Bergen Air Transport (1998)		BGT	BERGEN AIR	1998	2017
Bergen Aviation				1986	1988
Bergens Aero				1934	1935	Founded by Gidsken Jakobsen. Operated Loening C-2^[8]
Bjørumfly				1963	1966	Acquired by Ski og Sjøfly. Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna 206, SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera^[9]
BlueWay Offshore		BWN	BLUEHELI	2009	2014	Sold to Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen
Braathens	BU	BRA	BRAATHENS	1997	2004	Renamed to SAS Braathens
Braathens Helikopter			BEE COPTER	1989	1993
Braathens S.A.F.E. (Braathens South American & Far East Airtransport)	BU	BRA		1946	1997	Renamed to Braathens
Busy Bee	BS	BEE	BUSYBEE	1980	1992	Reestablished as Norwegian Air Shuttle
Busy Bee Air Service				1966	1980	Renamed/merged to Busy Bee of Norway
C
Classic Norway Air		BGT		2004	2010	Operated BAe Jetstream 31^[10]
Coast Aero Center	BX	CST	COAST CENTER	1975	1988
Coast Air	BX	CST	COAST CENTER	1988	2008	Founded on the remains of Coast Aero Center
Color Air	CL	CLA	PENNANT	1998	1999	Went bankrupt
Coronet Norge				1969	2001	Operated Cessna Caravan^[11]
D
Det Norske Luftfartselskap				1933	1945
Det Norske Luftfartsrederi (DNL)				1918	1920
F
Feel Air				2009	2011	Not launched
Fjellanger Widerøe				1970	2003	Operated Rockwell Commander 690^[12]
Fjellfly				1954	1972	Went bankrupt
Fjellfly Einar Andersen				1977	2006	At the beginning operated seaplanes. Renamed to ScanAviation^[13]
FlyNonstop	J7	DNM	DENIM	2013	2013
Flyr	FS	FOX	GREENSTAR	2021	2023
FlyTaxi Nord				2000	2015	Merged into Viking Air Norway. Operated Piper Chieftain^[14]
FlyViking	VF	FVK	BALDER	2017	2018
Fred. Olsen Airtransport	FO	FOF	FREDOLSEN	1946	1997
G
Giaevair				2015	2016	Founded by Ola O.K Giæver. Renamed to FlyViking^[15]
GuardAir	FB	JAP	GUARD-AIR	1992	2001	Went bankrupt
H
Hamarfly		HAM		1994	1998	Operated Beech King Air^[16]
Hangar 5 Air Services		HAX		1999	1999	Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation I^[17]
Helikopter Services				1966	2000	^[18]
HelikopterDrift				2007	2011	Acquired by Helitrans^[19]
Hesnes Air		HSG	SKY DOLPHIN	1992	2018
K
Kato Airline	6S	KAT	KATO-AIR	1995	2008
Krohn Air				2010	2014
L
Lofotfly				1996	2000	Renamed to FlyTaxi Nord. Operated Cessna Stationair seaplane^[20]
Lotsberg & Skappel				1933	1934	Owned by Helge Skappel, Leiv Brun, Ditlef Smith and Erik Engnæs. Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth^[21]
M
Mey-Air	MT		MARITIME	1970	1974	Went bankrupt
Mørefly		MOR		1955	1995	Founded by Elling Lande, Per Dalen and Kåre Stein Haram^[22]
N
Nor Flyselskap				1962	1968	Operated de Havilland Heron^[23]
Nor-Fly Charter				1971	1984	Merged into Partnair
Nor-Wings				1970	1971	Merged with Varangfly^[24]
Nord-Norges Aero				1932	1934	Founded and owned by Gidsken Jakobsen. Operated Junkers F 13^[25]
Nordic Air				1970	1973	Acquired by and merged into Fred. Olsen Airtransport
Nordlandsfly				1971	1972	Acquired by Varangfly^[26]
Nordsjøfly				1977	1983
Norronafly				1954	1966	Founded by Odvar Korsvoldwas. Operated Auster Autocrat, Piper Tripacer, Piper Super Cub, Finnmark 5A, Convair 240^[27]
Norsk Air	NC	NIR		1985	1990	Acquired by Wideroe and rebranded as Wideroe Norsk Air
Norsk Flytjeneste				1972	1985	Established as Vestfoldfly in 1961. Renamed to Norsk Air. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Douglas DC-6^[28]
Norsk Forurensningskontroll				1983	1986
Norsk Helikopter				1993	2009	Renamed to Bristow Norway^[29]
Norsk Lufttrafikk				1920s	1920s	Operated Savoia-Marchetti, LFG^[30]
Norsk Lufttrafikk Erling Jensen				1935	1937	Founded by Floor and Erling Jensen. Operated Security Airster S-1, Spartan Arrow, Stinson SM-1F^[31]
Norske Luftruter				1928	1934	Operated LFG V 130^[32]
Nortrans Agderfly				1982	1987	Renamed to Agderfly. Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo, Mitsubishi MU-2^[33]
Norving	RT			1972	1993	Went bankrupt
Norway Airlines	JA	NOS	NORSPEED	1988	1992	Went bankrupt
Norwegian Air Lines (DNL)	SK	DNL	SCANDINAVIAN	1933	1951	Merged with Swedish Intercontinental Airlines and Danish Air Lines to form Scandinavian Airlines
Norwegian Air Norway	DH	NAN	NORSHIP	2013	2023	Reintegrated into Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Long Haul	DY	NLH	RED NOSE	2013	2021	Parent company ceased long haul
Norwegian Overseas Airways				1971	1976	Founded by Thor Tjøntveit^[34]
O
Offshore Helicopters				1974	1980
P
Partnair	PD	PAR	PARTNAIR	1971	1989	Went bankrupt following crash
Polarfly				1947	1948	Merged with Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS^[35]
* Polaris Air Transport [de]				1964	1969	Operated Douglas DC-3, Convair 240^[36]
R
Rorosfly Cargo				1973	1975	Operated Carvair^[37]
S
Saga Norsk Flytjeneste				1971	1972	Renamed to Troll-Air. Operated Douglas DC-6B^[38]
SAS Braathens	BU	CNO	SCANOR	2004	2007	Renamed/merged to SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge
SAS Commuter	SK	SKS	SCANDINAVIAN	1988	2004	Merged into SAS Group
SAS Norge	SK	CNO	SCANOR	2007	2009	Merged with SAS Sweden, SAS Denmark and SAS International to form SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SAS Norlink	SK			1990	2003	Operated Fokker 50
Scancopter-Service				1956	1966	Renamed to Helikopter Services^[39]
Ski og Sjøfly				1964	1967	Floatplane operator. Took over Bjørumfly. Operated Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna Skywagon, Piper Super Cub^[40]
Sørfly				1946	1962
Stellar Airfreighter				1970	1977	Operated Convair 440, Douglas DC-3, Fairchild FH-227^[41]
Svalbardfly				1975	1985	Founded by Einar S. and Ingrid Pedersen. Operated Cessna Skywagon^[42]
T
Teddy Air	ZJ	TED	TEDDYS	1990	2004
Telemark Flyselskap				1947	1971	Founded by Sigvard Nicolaisen. Operated Piper Cub^[43]
Thor Solbergs Aviation				1961	1966	Operated Cessna 140, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 310, Noorduyn Norseman^[44]
Thor Solbergs Flyveselskap				1938	1940	Founded by Thor Solberg. Operated Aeronca K, Cessna Airmaster^[45]
Trans Polar				1970	1971
Trans Wing		TWG	TRANSWING CARGO	1999	2006	Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Caravan^[46]
Troll-Air				1972	1972	Established as Saga Norsk Flytjeneste. Operated Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6B^[47]
U
Ugland Air Taxi		UGG		1991	1998	Operated Beech Super King Air^[48]
V
Varangfly				1960	1972	Renamed to Norving^[49]
Vest-Norges Flyveselskap				1935	1939	Operated Cessna Airmaster, Security Airster S-1, Waco YKS-7^[50]
Vestfoldfly				1961	1972	Founded by Øyvind Skaunfelt. Renamed to Norsk Flytjeneste^[51]
Vestlandske Luftfartsselskap				1947	1957
Viking Air Norway				2015	2016	Merged into FlyViking^[52]
Vildanden	2Q			2005	2011	Went bankrupt
Vingtor Airways				1946	1948	Operated Handley Page Halifax^[53]
W
West Norway Airlines				1946	2018	^[54]
Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS	WF	WIF		1934	1948	^[55]
Widerøe & Bjørneby				1933	1934	Founded by Viggo Widerøe and Halvor Bjørneby. Merged with Lotsberg & Skappel to form Widerøe^[56]
Widerøe Norsk Air				1991	1996	Renamed from Norsk Air. Merged into Widerøe^[57]
Widerøe's Flyveselskap & Polarfly				1948	1958	^[58]

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