List of defunct airlines of Germany

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		 Ceased
operations		 Notes
A
Abacus Air19771985Operated Swearingen Metroliner
Advance AirAXX20122017Operated Cessna 550, Piper Cheyenne II[3]
Aero Express19561957Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking Merged into KHD
Aero FlightGVARFAERO FOX20042005
Aero LloydYPAEFAERO LLOYD19812003
Aeroline7EAWU20122017Operated Cessna 550, Piper Cheyenne II. Renamed Sylt Air
Aerotec Airways19891998Operated Beech King Air, Piper Seneca[4]
Aerotour Deutsche Luftreederei19581959Operated Douglas DC-4 and Vickers Viking[5]
Air BerlinABBERAIR BERLIN19912017Previously a U.S.A. airline
Air Berlin AviationH3TCN20182018Operated Airbus A321-200[6] Renamed Thomas Cook Aviation
Air Berlin USAZF19791991Renamed Air Berlin
Air BremenHRBRNAIR BREMEN19891990
Air Cargo Germany6UACXLOADMASTER20092013
Air CommerzDXAIRCOMER19701972
Air de Cologne19871988Scandinavian Airlines subsidiary. Merged into TNT
Air EvexEVE19752005Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Hawker 800, Learjet 45[7]
Air Germanica19951996Arcus-Air Logistics charter operations branch. Never operational
Air LipsiaW22010
Air Lloyd19611964Formed by the merger of Deutsche Nahluftverkehr and Deutsche Taxiflug[8]
Air OmegaOEAOW20022004
Air Service Wildgruber20032009[9]
Air Traffic1980s1980sOperated leased Swearingen Metroliners
All-AirDZ19661968Operated Douglas DC-4[10] Assets sold to Transportflug
AmadeusB519962004
Antares AirtransportANMANTARES20012005Operated Let Turbolet
Aquair Luftfahrt19821984Operated Beechcraft 90 “King Air”
Arcus-Air Luftfahrtunternehmen19801997Previously Arcus-Air Logistics. Operated Dornier 228, Dornier 328. Transferred scheduled operations to Cosmos Air
AtlantisNONOUATLANTIS19681972Previously Nordseeflug Sylter Lufttransport
Augsburg AirwaysIQAUBAUGSBURG-AIR19962013Previously Interot Airways
Augusta AirAUFAUGUSTA19852014Operated Cessna 560XL
AviactionHCAVIACTION19711973Operated Fokker F28
Azur AirURARZBLUE EAGLE20172018
B
Baden Air19982000Merged into Cirrus Airlines
Badische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft19231926
Bavaria FluggesellschaftBVBAVARIA19571977Merged to form Bavaria Germanair
Bavaria GermanairBVBAVARIA19771979Merged into Hapag-Lloyd Flug
Bayerische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft19251928
Bayerische Flugdienst (BFD)BT19541975Operated Cessna 402 and DHC 6
Berlin Regional UK19871990Renamed Berlin European UK in 1988. Merged into Germania in 1991
BerlineBZTBLBEROLINER19911994Previously Il 18 Air Cargo
Berliner Spezialflug (BSF)19911996[11] Merged into Thuringia Airways
Blue WingsQWBWGBLUE WINGS20032010
Bremenfly8BBFYBORGWARDT20092010
Britannia Airways GermanyBNDBY19972001
C
CalairDZCALAIR19701972
CargoLogic GermanyGCLSAXONIA20192022
Cimber AirEG;GW19531992Cimber Air of Denmark subsidiary
Cirrus AirlinesC9RUSCIRRUS19952012
City-Air6ECIPCITYWAYS19712004Previously Teuto Airways and TAG City-Air
Cologne Air Transport19911996Operated Dornier 228
Condor BerlinDECIB19982013Merged into Condor of which it was a subsidiary
Condor Luftreederei19581961Merged operations into Deutsche Flugdienst
Condor-Flugdienst GmbH19612013Previously Deutsche Flugdienst. Merged into Condor
Condor Syndikat19241927
Contact AirC3KISCONTACT AIR19742013Merged assets and some operations into OLT Express Germany
Conti-Flug19921994Previously European Private Charter. Operated BAe.146
Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei19591962
Cosmos AirZEAZE19971999Merged operations into Cirrus Airlines
D
Danziger Luftpost19211923
DauairD5DAUDAUAIR20052006
Debonair Deutscheland19961999British Debonair German branch. Operated leased aircraft
DELAG19101935
Delta Air Regionalflugverkehr19781992Merged into Deutsche BA
Deruluft19211937Joint German-Soviet airline
Deutsche Aero Lloyd19231926Merged with Junkers Luftverkehr to form Deutsche Luft Hansa
Deutsche BA19922008Rebranded flydba.com 2002-2003 and dba 2003-2008. Air Berlin subsidiary 2006-2008
Deutsche Flugdienst19561961Renamed Condor-Flugdienst
Deutsche Ferienflugdienst (DFD)19891982Condor brand
Deutsche Luft Hansa19261945
Deutsche Luft-Reederei19171923Rebranded as Deutsche Aero Lloyd
Deutsche Lufthansa19551963Staff, fleet and route network transferred to Interflug
Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei19351939Successor to DELAG. Reformed in 2001.
DLR FlugbetriebeGPL1967
DLT-Deutsche Luftverkehrs GmbHDWDLT19741992Merged into Lufthansa CityLine
E
EastWest Airlines5DEWTE-WEST19941995
Elbe AirLBRMOTION19952008
Elbeflug19701971Never operational[12]
Euro City Line19951997
EuroBerlinEEEEBEUROBER19881994Franco-German joint airline registered in France. Go to Euroberlin France
Euro-hopper.com20032003Renamed/merged to Denim Airways
Europa-Union1926Did not start[13]
European Air ExpressEAEALSTAR WING19992007
EuroCity Line19981998
Eurowings Discover20212023Renamed Discover Airlines
Eurowings Flug19972002Eurowings sister airline
Excellent AirGZA19692007
Express Airways19992003Traded as Farnair Germany. Farnair Europe Aviation Group subsidiary from February 1999
Express Flug Service19731976
F
Filder Air Service19992000Merged into European Air Express
Flight Travel Service (FTS)19801990Operated schedules with Cessna 404, Cessna 441, Swearingen Metroliner on behalf of City-Flug and Paderborn Airport Co.
FLM AviationFKIKIEL AIR19732013
FTI Flugggesellschaft/Fly FTIBZFTIFROG-LINE19992001
Flynext20112013Operated leased Airbus A319 as Germania Express 2012-2013
G
General Air + General Air Nord + General Air LuftverkehrsGQGENERAL AIR19621976
German AirwaysHELGWWALTER20192020Trading name of Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter and WDL Flugdienst leasing operations. Operated European routes on behalf of Eurowings
German Cargo ServicesFXGEC19771995Merged into Lufthansa Cargo
German Sky AirlinesGHYGERMAN SKY200102012Sky Airlines subsidiary
German WingsPWKFKGERMAN WINGS19891990
Germanair GmbHDVGERMANAIR19681977Previously Südwestflug. Merged to form Bavaria Germanair
Germania/Germania Fluggesellschaft mbHSTGMIGERMANIA19862019
Germania ExpressL3GMQCORGI20032005Germania subsidiary. Merged operations into Deutsche BA
Germanwings4UGWIGERMANWINGS20022020Merged into Eurowings
Green Airlines20202022
H
HADAG AirGP19741983Renamed Holiday Express
Hamburg AirlinesHXHASHAMBURG AIR19881997Reformed in 1993
Hamburg AirwaysHKHAYHAMBURG AIRWAYS20112014
Hamburg International4RHHIHAMBURG JET19992010
HanseflugHFLHANSEFLUG19922013
Hapag-Lloyd ExpressX3HLXYELLOW CAB20022010Merged into TUIfly
Hapag-Lloyd FlugHFHLFHAPAG LLOYD19732010Branded Hapagfly 2005-2010. Merged into TUIfly
K.G. Hellinger GmbH & Co.19551985Operated local routes as Westküstenflug with Cessna 172, Partenavia P.68, Piper PA-23
Holiday ExpressHL (HX)HLEHOLIDAY EXPRESS19831988Previously HADAG Air. Traded as Hanse Express 1986-1988[14]
Hössl & Winkler Fluggesellschaft19761982Operated local routes with Cessna 404, Cessna 441, Swearingen Metroliner branded HW Air
I
InterflugIFIFLINTERFLUG19591991Inherited assets of Deutsche Lufthansa in 1963.
Interot Airways19811996Previously Interot Air Service. Renamed Augsburg Airways
Interregional (IFG)IP19681974
J
JetairJAJETAIR19841985
Jetisfaction20112012
Junkers Luftverkehr19241926Merged with Deutsche Aero Lloyd to form Deutsche Luft Hansa
K
KHD-Karl Herfurtner Düsseldorf19561957Charter airline which operated Douglas DC 4, Vickers “Viking”
L
Lloyd-Luftdienst
Louisair2020s2020s[15]
LowFare Jet20022003
LTU International/Lufttransport UnternehmenLTLTULTU19552011Previously Lufttransport Union. Merged into Air Berlin
LTU-Süd International AirwaysLULTS19871997Previously LTS-Lufttransport-Süd. Merged into LTU International
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW)HELGWWALTER19802020
Lufthansa CityLineCLCLHHANSALINE19922026Previously DLT. Integrated into Lufthansa
Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle (LFH)19832014Merged into FLN Frisia Luftverkehr
Luftverkher Wilhelmshaven-Friesland (Erich Passon)19561983Operated local routes with BN.2, Cessna 402, Cessna 310, Cessna 206 in early 1980s
M
Merkur Luft/Luftmerkur Bedarsflug19721973Operated local routes with DH.114 Heron
N
Naske Air19922000Previously Braunschweig-Flug. Operated local routes with Swearingen Metroliner
Nürnberger Flugdienst (NFD)NSNFDFLAMINGO19751992Merged to form Eurowings
NightexpressEXTEXECUTIVE19842017
Nora Air Services19701972Never operational
Nord-Europa-Union19231926Merged into Europa Union[13]
Nordseeflug Sylter Lufttransport19661968Operated Douglas DC 3 and Douglas DC 7. Renamed Atlantis
O
Oberschlesische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft19251937
(1st) OFD Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst19591974Assets split between DLT Luftverkehrs GmbH, and OLT-Ostfriesische Lufttransport (OLT Express Germany)
(2nd) OFD-Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst20112013
OLT Express GermanyOLOLTOLTRA20112013Previously OLT-Ostfriesische Lufttransport (1974)
OLT Express Regional20112012Pooled with OLT Express Germany
P
PaninternationalDRDELTA ROMEO19691971Previously Panair
Pleuger Flugdienst19761978Operated local routes with Piper PA-31
PrivatAir GmbHPTG20032018PrivatAir subsidiary
R
RatioflugRATBATMAN19821998
Regional Air ExpressREWREGIONAL WINGS20042010
RFG RegionalflugVGRFGRFG19761992Merged to form Eurowings
Rhein-Neckar Air20142024
Rheingau Air ServiceKG19741983 (or 1979)
Rheinland Air ServiceRWRLD19732002[16] Renamed RAS Fluggesellschaft
Roland Air19801990Operated BN.2, BN.2 Mk.III, Cessna “Skyhawk”, Swearingen Metroliner. Merged operations into OLT-Ostfriesische Lufttransport (OLT Express Germany)
S
Saarland AirlinesQWSLLAARLAND19921993
Sächsische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft19241926
Saxonia Airlines (SAL)19911996Merged into Thuringia Airlines
Senator Aviation Charter1985?[17]
Special Air Transport/SAT Flug (SAT)JODST19781986Merged operations into Germania
Schlesische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft
SkyTeam Luftfahrtunternehmen19982002
Small Planet Airlines GmbH5PLLXGERMANJET20152018Lithuanian Small Planet Airlines subsidiary
Star XL German AirlinesGXL20062006Renamed XL Airways Germany
Stuttgarter Flugdienst FFD FIRST FLIGHT 1959 2019 [18]
SüdaviaFVVXYSUDAVIA19841990
Südflug-Süddeutsche FluggesellschaftSZSUEDFLUG19551969Bought by Lufthansa and merged into Condor
Südwestflug19651968Renamed Germanair
SunExpress DeutschlandXGSXDSUNRISE20112020
T
Tel Aviv AirU8CYFTUS AIR20212022
Tempelhof Express AirlinesFCSBY19982001Previously Thuringia Airways. Merged into OLT-Ostfriesische Lufttransport (OLT Express Germany)
Thomas Cook AviationH3TCN20182020Previously Air Berlin Aviation
Thuringia Airlines (TAL)FCSBY19961998Renamed Tempelhof Express Airlines
Trans-Avia FlugTAD19571959Operated Douglas DC 4, Vickers Viking
TransAer Cologne19992000Translift Airways (IRELAND) subsidiary
Trans-Europa-Union19231926Merged to form Europa Union[13]
Transportflug19651970Renamed Calair
Triple Alpha Luftfahrtgesellschaft19952011
V
Vibro Air FlugserviceVIB19942013
W
WDL Aviation (Koln)1991Renamed German Airways
WDL FlugdienstWE19551991Operations transferred to WDL Aviation (Koln). Renamed WDL Luftschiff
WestflugWFA
WirtschaftsflugWS19791982
X
XL Airways GermanyX4GXLSTARDUST20062012Previously Star XL German Airlines
Y
YourwaysPWY20172019[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  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 2019-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Advance Air". Airline History. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aerotec Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Aerotour". Airline History. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Air Berlin Aviation". Airline History. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Air Evex". Airline History. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Air Lloyd". Airline History. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Air Service Wildgruber". Airline History. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "All-Air". Airline History. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Berliner Spezalflug".
  12. ↑ "Lübecker-Luftfahrt - Elbeflug". www.luebecker-luftfahrt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  13. 1 2 3 "( Europa-Union )".
  14. ↑ Pilling, Mark (April 1988). "The German network". Commuter World. St. Joseph County: 14.
  15. ↑ "Start für 2024 geplant: Louisair will Air-Berlin-Lücke füllen". www.fvw.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  16. ↑ Pilling, Mark (April 1988). "The German network". Commuter World. St. Joseph County: 19.
  17. ↑ "Senator Aviation Charter".
  18. ↑ "Esslingen". www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  19. ↑ "Deutsche Charterairline stellt Betrieb ein". aeroTELEGRAPH (in Swiss High German). 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
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