List of defunct airlines of France

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
A
ACE Transvalair (F-GCLM), Dublin, February 1993 (02).jpg VY CHX CHARTER EXPRESS 1984 1994 Operated Fairchild Hiller FH-227
2008 2008 Charter carrier. Operated Embraer Brasilia[3]
Aéris Boeing 737-3Q8, Aeris JP6139763.jpg SH AIS FRANCE CHARTER 1999 2003
2003 2003 Formed by Aéris as a low-cost carrier[4]
Aéro-Africaine 1946 1963 Founded by Georges Estienne. Operated Douglas C-47, Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, SNCAC Martinet
1947 1952 Operated Halifax C.VIII[5]
Aero France International Caravelle Gilliand.jpg FB ROF AIROF 1978 1991 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle
Beechcraft C90A King Air, Darta Aero Charter JP6545910.jpg DRT DARTA 1971 2013 Operated Beech Super King Air, Beech King Air, Beech Baron, Learjet 23
404cu - Aero Services Corporate Airbus A319-133X; F-GSVU@ZRH;07.04.2006 (8479607265).jpg CJE 2001 2007
Dassault Falcon 900EX, Aero Services Executive AN0382729.jpg W4 BES BIRD EXPRESS 2000 2004 Operated Dassault Falcons[6]
ERN BLUE HAWK 2002 2004 Operated Beech 1900[7]
AeroLyon 144ft - Aero Lyon DC-10-30, F-GLYS@CDG,10.08.2001 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg 4Q AEY AEROLYON 1996 2002 Operated Beech 1900[8]
Aéromaritime Douglas DC-6B, F-BHMR, Aeromaritime.jpg QK QKL AEROMAR 1966 1992 [9]
OPE PONTOISAIR 2001 2001 [10]
Aéropostale Lignes Aeriennes Latécoére (Latécoére-Toulouse).jpg 1918 1933 Founded as Société des lignes Latécoère, also known as Lignes aeriennes Latécoère
Sud SE-210 Caravelle VI-N, Aerotour AN0953831.jpg FV 1976 1979 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 737-200[11]
Aigle Azur Douglas DC-3 Aigle Azur Palas Jet 1953.jpg 1946 1969 Renamed to Lucas Aviation. Operated Boeing 307, Douglas DC-3
Air Alpes De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, Air Alpes AN1116109.jpg LP ALP AIR ALPES 1961 1981 Merged with Air Alsace and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines
Air Alsace Air Alsace VFW-Fokker VFW-614 at Le Bourget Airport.jpg SY 1960 1981 Merged with Air Alpes and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines
AGL AIR ANGOULEME 1976 2012 [12]
SJ AIR ANJOU 1976 1980 Operated Beech 99 Airliner[13]
AB 1970 1976 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 310
1928 1929 Merged with Air Union Lignes d'Orient to form Air Orient
Air Atlantique Atlantique Air Assistance ATR 42 1.jpg V6 APB CHARENTE 1963 2004
Air Bleu 1935 1940
Air Bourbon Air Bourbon Airbus A340-200 Menten.jpg ZB BUB BOURBON 2003 2004 Founded by Bertrand Rivet, Éric Lazarus, Philippe de Bournonville. Operated Airbus A340-200
F-GYAB Beech 1900 Air Bretagne Jersey 15-08-00 (27697426856).jpg 3E BRE BRETAGNE 1996 2001 Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900[14]
1953 1967 Taxi and charter services. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[15]
Air Champagne Ardennes CZ 1971 1974 Acquired by Air Alpes. Operated Beech 99, Cessna 402, Cessna 411[16]
Air Charter International Air Charter Boeing 737-200 Haafke.jpg SF ACF AIR CHARTER 1966 1998 Called Air Charter until 1969, the Air Charter International until 1984 when it reverted to the original name
1963 1972 Operated Beech Travel Air, Beech 18S, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Sud Alouette III[17]
DK ARK AIR CORSE 1985 1990 Operated Fairchild F-27, Embraer Bandeirante[18]
1972 1973 Renamed to . Operated Beech Queen Air[19]
OPL OPALE 1978 2004 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec[20]
Air Dauphiné Douglas C-47 Volpati-1.jpg 1964 1971 Operated Douglas DC-3[21]
1972 1972 Operated Piper Aztec[22]
Sud SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 Super B, Air Entreprise International AN0671038.jpg KD AEN AIR ENTERPRISE 1969 2003 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Dassault Falcon 10, Piaggio P.180 Avanti, Piper Navajo[23]
HC 1963 1968 Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12, Cessna 180[24]
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, Air Exel AN0195090.jpg RF RXL AIR EXEL 1988 1991 Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 340[25]
Air France Asie Air France Airbus A340-211; F-GLZD@CDG, April 1994 (from my collection, not my picture) (5669105207).jpg AF AFR AIR FRANS 1998 2004 Operated Airbus A340
Air France Asie Cargo 144dt - Air France Cargo Boeing 747-200F, F-GCBH@CDG,10.08.2001 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg 1998 2007 Operated Boeing 747-200F
Air France Europe 1996 1997 Absorbed into Air France[26]
Air Guadeloupe TF-ELM B737-210 Air Guadeloupe MIA 29JAN99 (6159019486).jpg OG OGU AIR GUADELOUPE 1969 2000
Air Horizons Boeing 737-329, Air Horizons AN0934363.jpg RN EUH EURALAIR HORIZONS 2004 2005 Went bankrupt
Air Inter Vickers 708 Viscount, Air Inter AN0592522.jpg IT ITF AIR INTER 1958 1990 Rebranded as Air Inter Europe
Air Inter Europe Air Inter Europe Airbus A320 Spijkers.jpg 1990 1997 Absorbed into Air France
F-GLNI 146-200QC Air Jet Svcs MAN 26JAN01 (6831427556).jpg V6 AIJ AIR JET 1974 2003 Operated BAe 146, Fokker F27, Saab 2000[27]
LX 1974 1978 Operated Aérospatiale Corvette, DHC-6 Twin Otter[28]
Air Lib 299ad - Air Lib DC-10-30, F-GTLY@HAV,20.6.2004 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg IW LIB 2001 2003
Air Liberté Air Liberte A310-324.jpg VD LIB AIR LIBERTE 1987 2001 Rebranded as Air Lib
QD LMT AIR LIMOUSIN 1979 1989 Operated Nord 262, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Swearingen Metroliner, Beech 99 Airliner, Saab 340[29]
Air Littoral ATR 42-500, Air Littoral JP6547437.jpg FU LIT AIR LITTORAL 1972 2004 Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc (1988-1988) merged into Air Littoral
LIX LIT EXPRESS 1996 2002 Formed by Air Littoral. Operated Lockheed L-188[30]
Beech 60A d'Air Lorient 1978.jpg ALO 1974 1985 Operated Beechcraft Duke[31]
1981 1981
Air Martinique Air Martinique Caravelle Gilliand.jpg NN MTQ MARTINIQUE 1974 2000
Air Méditerranée Air Méditerranée A320 F-GYAI.jpg ML BIE MEDITERRANEE 1997 2016
Air Midi Bigorre 1997 1998 Operated Boeing 737-200[32]
Air Moorea Air Moorea Dornier 228 Spijkers-1.jpg QE TAH AIR MOOREA 1968 2010
Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Airnautic JP6984495.jpg 1958 1966 Operated Boeing 307, Douglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Vickers VC.1 Viking[33]
1948 1950 Operated Douglas C-47B[34]
1949 1951
RNO NORMANDIE 1991 2001 Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech King Air, Cessna 500 Citation[35]
1946 1946 Operated Amiot AAC.1 Toucan[36]
OPN AIR SKY 1998 2000 Operated ATR 42
Air Orient Ifpo 21342 Syrie, gouvernorat de Damas, avion Air-Orient survolant Damas, vue aérienne oblique (cropped).jpg 1929 1933 Merged into Air France
OE 1972 1976 Operated BN-2 Islander[37]
Air Outre Mer McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, AOM - Air Outre Mer AN0649072.jpg QN AOM AOM 1989 1991 Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Air Paris IO TAD 1967 1975 Established as . Operated Beech 99 Airliner, de Havilland Heron, DHC-6 Twin Otter[38]
1974 1979 Operated Cessna 411[39]
1967 1973 Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna 172, Piper Aztec[40]
1996 1997 Operated ATR 42, Fokker F28, Piper Aztec[41]
1985 1996 Renamed to then acquired by [42]
Air Provence Charter Boeing 737-3M8, Air Provence Charter AN1408013.jpg LPU EUROSTAR 1978 1998 Rebranded as Virgin Express France
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream G-I, Air Provence International JP6178469.jpg DG APR AIR PROVENCE 1996 2002 established as . Operated Grumman Gulfstream I, Beech King Air, Boeing 737, FH-227, HS 748[43]
Beech 99 Airliner, Air Rouergue AN0573440.jpg UZ 1974 1977 Founded by Claude Chegut. Established as . Renamed to and merged into TAT European Airlines. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27, FH-227[44]
Air Service Nantes Caravelle Aragão.jpg ASN AIR NANTES 1981 1992 Founded by Raphaël Besar. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Beech Baron, Beech King Air, Caravelle 10R, DHC-6 Twin Otter, FH-227[45]
VGE 1976 2005 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Navajo[46]
Air Toulouse Beechcraft 58 Baron, Air Toulouse International JP5873229.jpg 1969 1989 Renamed to Air Toulouse International. Operated Beech Baron,
Air Toulouse International Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle 10B3, Air Toulouse International JP170177.jpg SH TLE AIR TOULOUSE 1989 1999 Merged into Aeris
Air Transport Pyrenees TF TPR PYRENEEN 1984 1997 Merged into Proteus Airlines. Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900[47]
Air Turquoise RT RTQ 2005 2006
Air Union 1923 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Air Vendée Beech A100 King Air, Air Vendee AN1549081.jpg VM AVD AIR VENDEE 1975 1992 Merged with Airlec to form Regional Airlines
Air Vosges GS VGE VOSGES 1969 1975 Merged into Air Alsace. Operated Cessna 401, Cessna 402[48]
1969 1975 Third-level services. Operated BAe Jetstream 31[49]
Swearingen SA-226TB Merlin 3B Air Mana F-GLLO, LUX Luxembourg (Findel), Luxembourg PP1370677206.jpg EFC 1996 2016 Operated Swearingen Merlin
SuperGuppy-F-BPPA.jpg 1966 1991 Operated Aero Spacelines Super Guppy[50]
Airbus Transport International F-GSTD Beluga Airbus 4 loading (7806805468).jpg 1996 2006 Operated Airbus Beluga[51]
Air d'Evasions DC-8 at MAN (15946486768).jpg E3 IVS 1991 1994 Operated Douglas DC-8[52]
F-GLPT - Swearingen SA-226T Merlin - Airlec Air Espace (25465263578).jpg ARL 1965 1992 Merged with Air Vendeé to form Regional Airlines
Airlinair Airlinair ATR 42-500 F-GPYB.jpg AN RLA AIRLINAIR 1999 2017 Flights operated by HOP!
AlsaceExel Alsace Exel ATR 42-300 (PH-XLK) @ AMS, Jan 2005.jpg XT 2004 2005
F-GIAL King air Alsair CVT 18-04-90 (27338965196).jpg AL LSR ALSAIR 1982 2010 Operated Beech 1900, Beech King Air, Cessna Citation II[53]
XG ALV ALSAVIA 1989 1993 Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 340[54]
AOM French Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83, AOM French Airlines JP6178461.jpg IW AOM FRENCHLINES 1990 2001 Merged into Air Liberté
Aria ARW ARIABIRD 2004 2005
Atlantic Air Lift HGH HIGHER 2005
Atlantique Air Assistance Beech 1900D, Atlantique Air Assistance JP6071540.jpg TLB AAA 1989 2015 Renamed/merged to Atlas Atlantique Airlines
Atlas Atlantique Airlines L5 TLB TRIPLE ALPHA 2015 2017
ATX 1965 1973 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 206, Cessna 402, Piper Aztec[55]
Axis Airways Axis Airways B752 F-HAXY.jpg 6V AXY AXIS 2000 2001 Rebranded as New Axis Airways
B
Boeing 727-227-Adv, Belair - Ile de France AN0654257.jpg BLI 1995 2000 Operated Boeing 727, MD-83[56]
Blue Line F-GMLK (8560574999) (2).jpg 4Y BLE BLUE BERRY 2002 2010
Douglas C-47A Skytrain (DC-3), Bretagne Air Services AN0665583.jpg VB ABH BRETAGNE SERVICE 1976 1981 Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Partenavia Victor[57]
Brit Air ATR ATR-42-300, Brit Air AN0692216.jpg DB BZH BRITAIR 1973 2017 Flights operated by HOP!
C
1922 1934 Airmail service. Operated LeO H-13, Macchi M.18, Savoia S.16[58]
MO CBD 1995 2001 [59]
Catair Caravelle Gilliand.jpg QV 1969 1978 Operated Lockheed Constellation, Sud Aviation Caravelle, Sud Aviation Caravelle VIR[60]
CCM Airlines CCM Airlines A320 F-GYFK.jpg XK CRL CORSAIR 2000 2010 Renamed to Air Corsica[61]
CFRNA 1920 1933 Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne, joint French-Romanian airline. Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Chalair ATR ATR-42-300, Chalair AN0192970.jpg CE CLG CHALAIR 1986 1997 [62]
Champagne Airlines CPH CHAMPAGNE 1998 2005
CIDNA 1927 1930 Established as CFRNA. Operated Fokker F.VII[63]
1927 1933 Operated Levasseur PL.8[64]
1999 2001 Operated Airbus A319, Dassault Falcon 900EX[65]
 [fr] 1919 1937 Founded by Henri Balleyguier.
 [fr] Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia, Compagnie Aerienne du Languedoc (CAL) JP80539.jpg WL
FQ		 1976 1988
C9 FEU AEROCOM 1991 2002 On-demand passenger, freight and medivac charters[66]
FZ 1964 1982 Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-7, Lockheed Constellation, Boeing 707[67]
 [de] Douglas DC-4 ATL-98 F-BMHV Cie AT RWY 04.67 edited-3.jpg TF 1946 1970 Operated Bristol Freighter, Carvair
Compagnie Corse Mediterranee CCM Airlines Airbus A319-112; F-GYJM@ORY;05.04.2010 569am (4494629609).jpg XK CCM 1990 2000 Renamed to CCM Airlines
Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes 1919 1923 Merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union
1948 1957 Founded by Roger Colin. Operated Douglas C-47[68]
1919 1919 [69]
Compagnie Générale Aéropostale Lignes Aeriennes Latécoére (Latécoére-Toulouse).jpg 1918 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
Compagnie générale transaérienne 1909 1921 First French airline; absorbed into Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
Compagnie Grands Express Aériens 1919 1923 Merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union
Compagnie Nationale Air France 1948 1994 Became Air France[70]
Boeing 737-210C, Continent Air Paris AN0290102.jpg MO CBD MOONLIGHT 1995 1998
Aerospatiale SN-601 Corvette 100, Continentale Air Service AN0660116.jpg CAS 1978 1979 Operated Aérospatiale Corvette[71]
Corsair Corsair Boeing 747-300 JetPix.jpg SS CRL 1990 2005 Renamed to Corsairfly[72]
Corsair International Boeing 737-3Y0, Corse Air International AN0203509.jpg CS
SS		 CRL 1981 1990 Renamed to Corsair
Corsairfly Corsair Boeing 747-400 Jurado-2.jpg SS CRL CORSAIR 2005 2012 [73]
Crossair Europe Saab 340B, Crossair Europe AN0345877.jpg QE ECC CICOGNE 1998 2005
D
1993 1997 Operated Douglas DC-3[74]
Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV, Dirac Aviation JP5846712.jpg YM DAV DIRAC 1985 1990 Operated Swearingen Merlin IV[75]
F-GEXL DIWAN (AIR PROVENCE) 1993.jpg DWA DIWAN 1992 1997 Operated Beech 200, Grumman Gulfstream I[76]
XP DKR DRAK AIR 1989 1992 Operated Beech 200, Beech Baron, Piper Cheyenne[77]
E
Eagle Aviation France Eagle Aviation Boeing 757 Zammit.jpg EGN FRENCH EAGLE 1998 2009 Rebranded as Noor Airways
EAS Europe Airlines EAS Europe Airlines Boeing 737-200 Zammit.jpg EY EVT EURO LINE 1993 1995
1976 1977 Operated Beech Queen Air[78]
1946 1970 Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12A, SFERMA Marquis[79]
Euralair Euralair Caravelle F-BTDL.jpg RN ERL EURALAIR 1964 2003
Euralair Horizons Euralair Boeing 737-200 Marmet.jpg RN EUL
EUH		 1999 2004 Rebranded as Air Horizons
Euroberlin France Boeing 737-3Y0, Euroberlin France AN0672922.jpg EE EEB EUROBER 1988 1994 Franco-German joint airline, known as Euroberlin from 1990 to 1994
Eurojet Airlines EUF 2002 2004 Went bankrupt
ER 1967 1976 Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402[80]
Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk3-... Trislander, Europe Aero Fret AN1406067.jpg 1986 1986 Operated Trislander[81]
Europe Aéro Service EAS Europe Aero Service Vanguard F-BYCE.jpg EY EYT EURO LINE 1965 1995 Renamed to EAS Europe Airlines
Europe Air Charter F-27 F-BRHL.jpg EAC 1972 1972
Europe Airpost F-GIXT Boeing 737-300 Europe Airpost (13272694864).jpg 5O FPO 1999 2015 Renamed/merged to ASL Airlines France
F
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (DC-9-81), Fairlines AN0712693.jpg LK FIR FAIR 1995 1999 Operated MD-81
Flandre Air Flandre Air.jpg IX FRS 1985 2001 Merged with Proteus Airlines and Regional Airlines to form Régional
Flywest 2004 2005 Went bankrupt
1998 1998 Operated Douglas DC-3[82]
1991 1998 Renamed to . Operated Douglas DC-3[83]
French Blue French Blue, F-HPUJ, Airbus A330-323 (28468912645).jpg BF FBU SUNLINE 2016 2018 Renamed to French Bee
1970 1975 Operated Douglas DC-3[84]
G
1948 1950 Operated Curtiss C-46[85]
H
OI HLT HELI TRANSPORT 1974 1992 Operated Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, Aérospatiale Alouette II[86]
Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2A-263, Heliglobe Finet France Cargo AN0208077.jpg 1996 1997 Operated HS 748, CASA Aviocar[87]
Hex'Air Beechcraft 1900D Hex'air (cropped).JPG UD HER HEX AIRLINE 1991 2017 Merged into Twin Jet
I
ICS INTER CIEL SERVICE 1990 1991
IGavion Aéroport de Dole2.jpg TE IGA 2013 2018 Rebranded Air France Hop[88]
ICS INTERCARGO 1987 1990 Renamed to ICS. Operated Boeing 737-200, Vickers Vanguard
Boeing 737-230C, ICS - Inter Ciel Service AN1398082.jpg ICS 1989 1991 Established as . Operated Boeing 737-200[89]
J
McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Jet Alsace JP5922509.jpg WU JLS 1988 1993 Renamed to
Sud SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 Super B, Jet Europe AN1396113.jpg 1989 1990 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle
Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules (L-382G), Jet Fret AN0194083.jpg JF JFT 1987 1993 Operated Lockheed L-100-30[90]
Joon JOON Airbus A320 F-GKXH (25729240337).jpg JN JON JOON 2017 2019 Reincorporated to Air France
K
FU 1973 Operated BN-2 Islander[91]
F-GFYM B.Ae 748 Srs 2 Kel Air NCE 09MAR90 (5944070485).jpg CET 1986 1990
ATR ATR-42-300, Kyrnair AN0217258.jpg KH
V4		 KYN GOLDBIRD 1986 1999 Operated ATR 42, Embraer Bandeirante[92]
L
LRK 2002 2003
Boeing 727-225-Adv(F), L'Aeropostale AN0198873.jpg 1991 2000 Renamed to Europe Airpost. Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 737-200[93]
L'Avion Boeing 757-230 L'Avion F-HAVN, FRA Frankfurt (Rhein-Main), Germany PP1176017224.jpg A0 AVI ELYSAIR 2007 2009 Merged into OpenSkies
1941 1945
1949 1952 Operated Curtiss C-46[94]
Lignes Aériennes Farman 1919 1924 Rebranded as Société Générale des Transports Aériens
Lucas Aigle Azur Saab 340A, F-GGBV, Aigle Azur.jpg 1977 2001 Established as Aigle Azur in 1946. Renamed to Aigle Azur. Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Saab 340[95]
Lucas Air Transport F-BVRP Beech King Air Lucas Air Transport CVT 03-09-81 (20274333728).jpg LK 1970 1992 Trading name for Lucas Aviation[96]
Lucas Aviation F-GCLA Bandeirante Lucas Air transport CVT 18-04-84(3) (30131778196).jpg LK 1970 1977 Traded as Lucas Air Transport. Renamed to Lucas Aigle Azur[97]
M
Minerve San Francisco 1990 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg IW MIN MINERVE 1975 1992 Merged with Air Outre Mer to form AOM French Airlines
MYR MIRIADAIR 1987 1990 Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation II[98]
N
NV 1970 1979 Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18[99]
New Axis Airways 9X AXY 2009 2009
2009 2010
F-BEIG DC-3 Normandie Air Service (7344512720).jpg NDS 1970 1984 Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3[100]
O
Fokker 100 (F-28-0100), Occitania Jet Fleet AN0182735.jpg OJF OCCITANIA 1997 2004 Corporate carrier. Operated Beech 1900D, Fokker 100[101]
OG OCW 2003 2005 Failed project
O4 OCN 2001 2005
OpenSkies Boeing 757-230 Open Skies F-HAVN.jpg LV BOS MISTRAL 2008 2018 Discontinued in favour of Level
P
Point Air McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61, Point Air AN0746356.jpg FW 1980 1987 Went bankrupt
Proteus Air System 1985 1996 Renamed to Proteus Airlines[102]
Proteus Airlines F-GRPM B.1900D Proteus ZRH 27AUG99 (6928130883).jpg YS PRB PROTEUS 1996 2001 Merged with Flandre Air and Regional Airlines to form Régional
1999 2001 Established as . Operated Douglas DC-3[103]
Pyrénair YD 1968 1979 Founded by . Acquired by Air Alpes. Operated Beech 18, Beech Duke, Cessna 402, DHC-6 Twin Otter[104]
R
Regional Airlines Saab 340B, Regional Compagnie Aerienne JP6213175.jpg RGI 1992 2001 Merged with Flandre Air and Proteus Airlines to form Régional
Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne Embraer 170-100STD, Air France (Regional Compagnie Aerienne) JP7579085.jpg YS RAE REGIONAL EUROPE 2001 2013 Merged with Brit Air and Airlinair to form HOP!
1945 1946
Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs.2A-264, F-BSRA, Rosseau Aviation.jpg RU 1963 1976 Operated HS-748
S
1948 1949 Merged with Aeromaritime to form Union de Transports Aériens
1933 1933
1940 1945
F-BRNO King air SAR Avions Taxis CVT 29-08-84 (26687047027).jpg QT RNS SARA 1980 1996 Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900, Merlin IV[105]
Sinair 2000 2001 Renamed to Axis Airways[106]
(Air Toulouse)
1946 1949 Operated Bloch MB.220[107]
SE.2010 Armagnac SAGETA Le Bourget 1957.jpg 1953 1959 Operated SNCASE Armagnac[108]
1992 1996 Operated Bristol Freighter[109]
Societé aérienne française d'affrètements 1966 1969 Renamed to Air Charter International[110]
1949 1953 Operated Latécoère 631[111]
Société Générale des Transports Aériens 1924 1933 Merged with four other airlines to form Air France
1946 1952 Operated Consolidated Liberator, Douglas DC-3[112]
1990 1993 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[113]
Star Airlines Star Airlines Airbus A320 Jonsson.jpg SE SEU STARWAY 1997 2006 Established as Star Europe. Renamed to XL Airways France[114]
Star Europe Boeing 737-497, STAR Europe AN1408008.jpg 1995 1997 Renamed to Star Airlines[115]
Douglas C-47A Skytrain (DC-3), Stellair AN0578623.jpg 1982 1993 Went bankrupt. Fleet taken over by Air Toulouse. Operated Douglas DC-3, Fairchild F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fokker F28[116]
Airbus A320-200 Strategic AL (AGC) F-GSTS - MSN 420 (5489506458).jpg EF STZ 2009 2010
1973 1975 Operated Beech King Air[117]
Sud Airlines SDU SUD LINES 2003 2006
SVT Air Touring Caravelle Manteufel.jpg 1972 1973 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[118]
T
TAT European Airlines Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship, TAT European Airlines JP5994239.jpg VD TAT 1969 1996 Merged into Air Liberté
Taxi Avia France TF ATX 1970 1974 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Fokker F27[119]
Airbus A300B1, TEA - Trans European Airways AN1476111.jpg FN TFR TRANSAIRWAYS 1989 1995
1971 1979 Operated Beech Baron, Beech King Air, Beech Queen Air[120]
TRB AIR BRETAGNE 1973 1993 Operated Cessna 402[121]
TAS TRANALSACE 1993 1994 Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, MD-80[122]
1981 1983 Operated Dart Herald[123]
Trans-Union Douglas DC-6 Volpati-1.jpg 1966 1974 Operated DC-4, DC-6, Sud Aviation Caravelle[124]
Beech 200 Super King Air, Aero Services France AN0561324.jpg UH CTR AIR CENTRE 1978 1994 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec, Swearingen Merlin IV[125]
Fokker F-28-1000 Fellowship, TAT - Transport Aerien Transregional AN0665580.jpg 1989 1990 Operated ATR 72, FH-227, Fokker F28, Nord 262[126]
1946 ? Operated Caudron Goéland[127]
Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux SNCASE Armagnac F-BAVD in flight c1953.jpg TAI 1946 1963 Merged with Union Aéromaritime de Transport to form Union de Transports Aériens
1970 1974 Operated DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, Vickers Viking 1B[128]
U
Fokker F-27-100 Friendship, DHL (Uni-Air International) AN0610034.jpg UAI UNIAIR 1969 1993 Operated Carvair, Aérospatiale Corvette, FH-227, Falcon 20, Learjet 35[129]
Uni Air Rouergue Beech Airliner 99A Volpati-1.jpg 1970 1974 Renamed to . Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Beech Baron, Beech Queen Air, Cessna 182[130]
Union Aéromaritime de Transport Aeromaritime Comet Groves.jpg UAT 1949 1963 Merged with Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux to form Union de Transports Aériens
Union Aéronautique Regionale UZ 1977 1979 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27[131]
Union de Transports Aériens McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, UTA - Union de Transports Aeriens AN1157323.jpg UT UTA 1963 1992 Merged into Air France
V
Vargas Aviation Douglas DC-3 Volpati-2.jpg 1971 1975 Operated Douglas DC-3[132]
Virgin Express France Boeing 737-4Y0, Virgin Express (Air Provence Charter) AN0597874.jpg VEF LADYBIRD 1988 2001 Subsidiary of the Virgin Express. Established as Air Provence Charter
W
F3 FWA 1995 2004 Operated Boeing 737-200[133]
1959 1961 Operated Bell 47, Cessna 170, DHC-1, DHC-2 Beaver, PBY Catalina, Hiller UH-12, Sikorsky S-58[134]
X
XL Airways France F-GRSQ LLBG02-04-2015a.jpg SE XLF STARWAY 1995 2019

See also[]

  • List of airlines of France
  • List of defunct airlines of Oceania#French Polynesia
  • List of defunct airlines of the Americas#Guadeloupe
  • List of defunct airlines of the Americas#Martinique
  • List of defunct airlines of Oceania#New Caledonia
  • List of defunct airlines of Africa#Réunion
  • List of airports in France

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