This is a list of defunct airlines of Portugal.[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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ACEF Transportes Aereos Cargas | CFM | ACEF | 1998 | 2003 | Operated Convair 440, Convair 580 | ||
Aero Algarve | DSK | SKYBANNER | ? | ? | [3] | ||
Aero Portuguesa | 1934 | 1953 | Absorbed by TAP | ||||
Aero Vilamoura | VMR | AERO VILAMOURA | 2000s | 2000s | Operated Cessna Skyhawk[4] | ||
Aerobeira | ARA | AEROBEIRA | ? | ? | [5] | ||
Aerocondor | 2B | ARD | AEROCONDOR | 1984 | 2008 | ||
Agroar Carga Aérea | GRR | AGROAR | 1992 | 2011 | |||
Air Atlantis | EJ | AIA | AIR ATLANTIS | 1985 | 1993 | ||
Air Columbus | BO | CNB | AIR COLUMBUS | 1988 | 1994 | ||
Air Global | 1998 | 1999 | Operated leased Boeing 737-300[6] | ||||
Air Luxor | LK | LXR | AIRLUXOR | 1988 | 2006 | ||
Air Madeira | MM | MMZ | 1993 | 2000 | Renamed to EuroAtlantic Airways | ||
Air Sul | FK | SUL | AIRSUL | 1989 | 1992 | Operated leased Boeing 737-200[7] | |
Air Zarco | MM | MMZ | 1993 | 2000 | Used trade name Air Madeira | ||
Algarvilara | ALR | ALGARVILARA | ? | ? | [8] | ||
Arlinair Portugal | RLP | 2008 | 2012 | Renamed to Lease Fly. Operated ATR 42 | |||
ARTOP (Aero Topográfica) | 1958 | 1958 | Operated Martin PBM Mariner[9] | ||||
Avialgarve | AVG | ALGARVE | 1988 | 1996 | Operated Falcon 20, Beech Baron, Rockwell Turbo Commander[10] | ||
Eurafric | 1988 | 1996 | [11] | ||||
Euroair | 1993 | 1994 | Established as Linhas Aéreas Regionais in 1985. Operated Dornier 228[12] | ||||
LAR Transregional | TH | 1985 | 1993 | Renamed to Euroair. Operated British Aerospace ATP | |||
Lusitania Airways | LUA | LUSITANIA | 2008 | 2009 | Charter carrier. Operated Airbus A320-200[13] | ||
Luzair | LUZ | LISBON JET | 1998 | 2011 | |||
Masterjet | LMJ | MASTERJET | 2003 | 2016 | Established as Air Luxor Corporate Jets. Renamed to Luxaviation Portugal[14] | ||
Orbest | 6O | OBS | ORBEST | 2007 | 2020 | Merged with Evelop Airlines and renamed to Iberojet | |
OceanAir | OCN | OCEANAIR | 1990 | 1998 | Renamed to SATA International[15] | ||
PGA Express | OC | OAC | 2001 | 2015 | |||
PGA Portugália Airlines | NI | PGA | PORTUGALIA | 1990 | 2016 | Rebranded TAP Express | |
Portugália Airlines | NI | PGA | 1989 | 1997 | Renamed to PGA Portugália Airlines | ||
SATA International | S4 | RZO | AIR AZORES | 1998 | 2015 | Renamed/merged to Azores Airlines | |
Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aéreos | 1947 | 1980 | Renamed to SATA Air Açores. Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6, HS 748[16] | ||||
TAP Air Portugal | TP | TAP | 1979 | 2005 | Renamed to TAP Portugal | ||
TAP Portugal | TP | TAP | 2005 | 2017 | Renamed to TAP Air Portugal | ||
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses | 1946 | 1978 | Renamed to TAP Air Portugal. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Boeing 707, Lockheed Super Constellation, Sud Aviation Caravelle[17] | ||||
Windavia Airlines | 2013 | 2014 | Operated Airbus A320-200 | ||||
Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter | YSS | 2000 | 2004 | Operated Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Aero Algarve". Airport Insider. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Aero Vilamoura". Airport Insider. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Aerobeira". Airport Insider. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Air Global". Airline History. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Air Sul". Airline History. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Algarvilara". Airport Insider. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "ARTOP (Aero Topografica)". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Avialgarve". rzjets. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Eurafric". Airline History. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Euroair". Airline History. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Lusitania Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Masterjet". Airline History. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Oceanair". Airline History. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aéreos". Airline History. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Transportes Aéreos Portugueses". Airline History. Retrieved 29 December 2021.