List of defunct airlines of Belgium

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


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		 Ceased
operations		 Notes
A
Abelag Airways19791980Renamed to Air Belgium. Operated Boeing 707[3]
Abelag AviationW9AABABG19832016Renamed to Luxaviation Belgium[4]
ACE Belgium FreightersX7FRH20182020Renamed to Challenge Airlines[5]
Aerowings AWG20012002Founded by Henri Fabri. Operated DC-10[6]
Air AntwerpWPATWDEVIL20192021
Air Belgium (1979–2000)AJABBVY19792000
Air Charter Express20072009Renamed to Meridian Airways. Ghana registered aircraft[7]
Air Charter ServiceACH19972002[8]
Air Congo CFL19471949[9]
Air MeuseAMZAIR MEUSE19901997Merged into Delta Air Transport
Air Transport AS19461950Operated Airspeed Consul, Lockheed Lodestar, Percival Proctor, Short Stirling[10]
Air Union Belge19461954Operated Mráz Sokol, ERCO Ercoupe, Noorduyn Norseman, Piper Cub[11]
Airlines 199219901992Operated Fairchild Metro[12]
Airventure BVBDRVEVENTURE LINER20042006Operated Embraer Xingu
Antwerp Air19861986Subsidiary of Hawa Air. Operated CASA C-212 Aviocar[13]
Aviameer Airlines19581960Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[14]
B
Belgian Air Service19491949Operated Avro Anson[15]
Belgian World AirlinesBWA19981999Founded by Luke Mellaerts. Operated Boeing 767-300[16]
BelgiumExelHXL20042005
BFS InternationalCQBFSMOONRUN19811995Operated Boeing 757-200, Dassault Falcon 20[17]
BIAS Belgian International Air ServiceAPALPHA PAPA19591972Founded by Charles van Antwerpen and George Richardson. Renamed to BIAS International. Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Heron, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-8, Fokker F27, Sud Aviation Caravelle
BIAS International19721973Established as BIAS. Rebranded as BIAS Overseas Operated Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation Caravelle[18]
BIAS OverseasAP19741976Established as BIAS. Operated Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation Caravelle[19]
Birdy Airlines4VBDYBEL-BIRD20022004Merged into SN Brussels Airlines
Brussels International AirlinesBX20002001Established as Red Air in 1999. Operated Airbus A321[20]
C
Cargo B AirlinesBBCBBCARGO-BEE20072009
CAT Coastal Air Transport19531960Operated Avro Anson[21]
Chartair19931994Operated Boeing 737-400[22]
CityBirdH2CTBDREAMFLIGHT19962001Went bankrupt
COBETA Compagnie Belge de Transports Aeriens19471950Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed Hudson[23]
Constellation AirlinesCQCINCONSTELLATION19951999Went bankrupt
D
DAT Belgian Regional Airline19962001Rebranded DAT Plus
DAT Delta Air TransportQGDATDELTAIR19671996Rebranded as DAT Belgian Regional Airline
DAT Plus20012002Rebranded SN Brussels Airlines[24]
DAT Wallonie19901991Merged into Air Meuse. Operated Embraer Brasilia[25]
Delsey AirlinesIVFVGNICO20022002Established as VG Airlines
Delta International19731973Operated Boeing 720[26]
E
EAT European Air TransportQYBCSEUROTRANS19712010Merged into European Air Transport Leipzig
EBA EuroBelgian AirlinesBQ19911996Rebranded as Virgin Express
EJI Eurojet International19871992To provide capacity in Europe for DHL Aviation[27]
Euro Direct België19941995Established as Sky Freighters. Rebranded Euro Direct[28]
European Airlift19901994Operated Boeing 707[29]
European Airlines2HFROFROBISHER19911995Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 707[30]
European Expedite19891992Operated Beech 99, Convair 580[31]
F
First International Airlines19972006Operated Boeing 707[32]
Flanders AirlinesFLN19891992Formed by the merger of Frevag Airlines and Servisair. Operated Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fairchild Metro[33]
Frevag Airlines19891992Merged with Servisair to form Flanders Airlines[34]
H
Hawa Air19591988
I
* IFA International Freight AirwaysFWIFA19771978Operated Douglas DC-6[35]
J
Jason Air19961997Operated Boeing 707-324C[36]
JetairflyTBJAFBEAUTY20052016
John Mahieu Aviation19481954Operated Avro Anson, Beech D18S, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dragonfly, C-47, Lockheed Hudson, Avro 504[37]
L
Lamda Jet19951995Acquired by Abelag Aviation. Renamed to Luxaviation Belgium[38]
Lignes Aeriennes Wallones19801981Regional services for Sabena. Operated Fairchild Metro II[39]
M
Meridian AirwaysMAGMERID AIR20092010
O
ONA Overseas National Airways19871990Founded by Luc Mallaerts and Pierre Vandenbrouke. Operated Boeing 707[40]
P
Pomair19711974Established as Transpommair in 1970. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8[41]
S
SabenaSNSABSABENA19232001Was the Belgian national carrier until Brussels Airlines took over the role after Sabena's bankruptcy
Servisair19861989Founded by Yves Carpentier. Merged with Frevag Airlines to form Flanders Airlines[42]
SETA Société d'Etude et de Transports Aériens19461946Charter division of Sabena. Rebranded as Sobelair. Operated Douglas DC-3[43]
Sky ServiceS3SKSSKY SERVICE19832005Merged with Abelag Aviation. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante[44]
Skyjet BelgiumSKTGREENBIRD19901998Founded by Henri Fabri and Pierre Vandenbrouke. Rebranded Skyjet Europe. Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8, DC-10[45]
Skyjet EuropeSKSSKY SERVICE19982001Established as Skyjet Belgium. Cargo carrier. Operated DC-10[46]
SN Brussels AirlinesSNDATS-TAIL20022006Merged with Virgin Express to form Brussels Airlines
SNETA19191923Renamed Sabena
SobelairQ7SLRSOBELAIR19462004
Sunrise20022003Rebranded TUI Airlines Belgium. Operated Boeing 737-400[47]
T
TEA Trans European AirwaysHETEABELGAIR19711991
Thomas Cook Airlines BelgiumHQTCWTHOMAS COOK20022017
TIA Transport International AerienTOTRS19821992Operated Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II[48]
TNT Airways3VTAYQUALITY19992016Merged into ASL Airlines Belgium
Trans-Air19461947Acquired by Air Transport AS. Operated Handley Page Halifax, Short Stirling[49]
TransjetLU19811983Livestock carrier. Operated Boeing 727-100C[50]
Tubel Air19931994Founded by Jacques Bruynooghe. Operated Ilyushin Il-76[51]
TUI Airlines BelgiumTBTUB20032005Rebranded as Jetairfly. Operated Boeing 737-400
U
Unijet (Belgium)19781981Renamed to BFS International[52]
V
VG AirlinesIVFVGNICO20022002Later became Delsey Airlines
Virgin ExpressTVVEXVIRGIN EXPRESS19962006Merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines
VLM AirlinesVGVLMRUBENS19932018
VLM Airlines (Antwerp)20172018Founded by Freddy Van Gaever. Operated Airbus A320-200, Fokker 50[53]
Y

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  1. ↑ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  2. ↑ "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 2018-12-25.
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  16. ↑ "Belgian World Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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  18. ↑ "BIAS International". Airline History. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "BIAS Overseas". Airline History. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Brussels International Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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  39. ↑ "Lignes Aeriennes Wallones". Airline History. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  41. ↑ "Pomair". Airline History. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  42. ↑ "Servisair". Airline History. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  43. ↑ "Société d'Etude et de Transports Aériens". Airline History. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  44. ↑ "Sky Service". Airline History. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  45. ↑ "Skyjet". Airline History. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  46. ↑ "Skyjet Europe". Airline History. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  48. ↑ "TIA (Transport International Aerien)". Airline History. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  49. ↑ "Trans-Air". Airline History. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  50. ↑ "Transjet". Airline History. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  51. ↑ "Tubel Air". Airline History. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  52. ↑ "Unijet". Airline History. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  53. ↑ "VLM Airlines (Antwerp)". Airline History. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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