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                        Olympic Airlines (OA/Athens) will reportedly be liquidated in the first quarter of 2008. (AirNews 09 Dec 07)

                        BritishJet (BJC/London Gatwick) will give up its operations in May 2008 as parent Malta Bargain Holidays has entered into a   
                        cooperation agreement with Air Malta (KM/Malta) to carry its passengers between the UK and Malta. (AirNews 08 Dec 07)

 

2009	Updated to 25 Feb 2009
Date	Airline	Info
Jan 04		Merged into United Airlines
Jan 09	RAK Airways	Suspended all flights
Jan 10	Zambian Airways	Suspended all flights
Jan 15	Air Tahoma	Suspended all flights
Jan 17	FlyLAL	Suspended all flights

Early 2009     To be merged into Open Skies

May 01      To become Thomson Airways

May 01   To become Thomson Airways

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2008	Updated to 25 Feb 2009
Date	Airline	Info
Jan 01		Suspended all flights
Jan 06		Suspended all flights
Jan 08		Suspended all flights
Jan 23		Suspended all flights
Jan 30		Suspended all flights
Feb 29		Suspended all flights
Mar 01		Suspended all flights
Mar 08		Suspended all flights
Mar 13		Suspended all flights
Mar 18		Suspended all flights
Mar 25		Suspended all flights
Mar 29		Merged into Easyjet
Mar 30		Suspended all flights
Mar 30		Suspended all flights
Mar 31		Suspended all flights
Mar 31		Merged into JAL
Apr 02		Suspended all flights
Apr 04		Suspended all flights
Apr 05		Merged into Norwegian
Apr 05		Suspended all flights
Apr 07		Suspended all flights
Apr 09		Suspended all flights
Apr 25		Suspended all flights
Apr 27		Suspended all flights
Apr 29		Suspended all flights
May 03		Suspended all flights
May 08		Suspended all flights
May 08		Suspended all flights
May 09		Became Thomas Cook Scandinavia
May 13		Suspended all flights
May 23		Suspended all flights
May 23		Became Jetstar Pacific
May 30		Suspended all flights
May 31		Suspended all flights
Jun 10		Suspended all flights
Jun 11		Suspended all flights
Jun 30		Suspended all flights
Jul 16		Suspended all flights
Jul 21		Suspended all flights
Jul 21		Suspended all flights
Jul 23		Suspended all flights
Jul 25		Suspended all flights
Jul 29		Suspended all flights
Aug 01		Suspended all flights
Aug 05		Suspended all flights
Aug 05		Suspended all flights
Aug 12		Suspended all flights
Aug 23		Suspended all flights
Aug 28		Suspended all flights
Aug 29		Merged into Kingfisher
Sep 08		Suspended all flights
Sep 08		Suspended all flights
Sep 11		Suspended all flights
Sep 12		Suspended all flights
Sep 15		Suspending all flights
Sep 22		Suspended all flights
Sep 25		Became Smartlynx
Sep 30		Became Zest Air
Sep 30		Suspended all flights
Oct 01		Suspended all flights
Oct 03		Suspended all flights
Oct 05		Suspended all flights
Oct 09		Suspended all flights
Oct 13		Suspended all flights
Oct 17		Suspended all flights
Oct 17		Suspended all flights
Oct 17		Suspended all flights
Oct 17		Suspended all flights
Oct 17		Suspended all flights
Oct 18		Suspended all flights
Oct 20		Suspended all flights
Oct 21		Suspended all flights
Oct 29		Suspended all flights
Nov 01		Suspended all flights
Nov 01		Suspended all flights
Nov 07		Suspended all flights
Nov 18		Suspended all flights
Dec 01		Suspended all flights
Dec 01		Suspending all flights
Dec 01		Suspended all flights
Dec 03		Suspended all flights
Dec 06		Suspended all flights
Dec 11	Yeongnam Air	Suspended all flights
Dec 14	Air Tanzania	Suspended all flights
Dec 17	Air Europe Italy	Suspended all flights

 

2007	Updated  31 Dec 2007
Date	Airline	Info
Jan 08		Suspended all flights
Jan 15		Became TUIfly
Jan 15		Became TUIfly
Jan 26		Suspended all flights
Jan 31		Suspended all flights
Mar 02		Suspended all flights
Mar 07		Suspended all flights
Mar 25		Became Brussels Airlines
Mar 25		Became Brussels Airlines
Apr 15		Suspended all flights
May 01		Became JetLite
May 17		Suspended all flights
May 18		Suspended all flights
Jun 01		Became SAS Norway
Jun 26		Suspended all flights
Jun 30		Suspended all flights
Jul 03		Suspended all flights
Sep 30		Suspended all flights
Sep 30		Suspended all flights
Oct 09		Suspended all flights
Oct 12		Suspended all flights
Oct 28		Merged into Bmi
Nov 07		Suspended all flights
Dec 01		Became Cargoair
Dec 07		Suspended all flights
Dec 23		Suspended all flights
Dec 24		Suspended all flights

2006/07 - Air Luxor will re-brand to Hi Fly

2006
Date	Airline	Info
Jan 05		Suspended all flights
Jan 07		License suspended by government
Feb 21		Name change to Blue Islands
Feb 24		Liquidated by government
Mar 24		Suspended all flights
Apr 01		Suspended all flights
Apr 23		Suspended all flights
May 01		Merged into Delta Air Lines
Jul 12		Suspended all flights
Jul 19		Suspended all flights
Aug 10		Suspended all flights
Aug 16		Suspended all flights
Aug 18		Suspended all flights
Oct 14		Suspended all flights
Oct 18		Suspended all flights
Oct 31		Became STC Russia
Nov 01		Suspended all flights
Nov 23		Became XL Airways
Nov 23		Became XL Airways
Nov 23		Became XL Airways
Nov 28		Became HongKong Airlines
Dec 12		Suspended all flights
Dec 15		Suspended all flights
Dec 17		Suspended all flights
Dec 31		Becoming Caribbean Airways

Feb 02 Aria - suspended operation
Jan 04 Discovery Link - Suspended operations
Nov 08 Air-Van Airlines Dubai suspended operations. Armenian CAA did not extended AOC
Dec 25 Hansung Airlines - Korean low cost suspended operations until end Jan - financial difficulties.

2005
Dec 24	Suspended all flights
Dec 18	Suspended all flights. 737 impounded
Dec 17	Suspended all flights
Dec 14	Grounded by government
Dec 14	Grounded by government
Dec 14	Grounded by government
Dec 07	Changed Name to Indian
Dec 07	Bankrupt
Nov 23	Change Name to Indonesia Air Asia
Nov 23	Suspended all flights
Nov 23	Suspended all flights
Nov 23	Changed Name to Jetairfly
Nov 14	Suspend all flights, file bankruptcy
Nov 01	Suspended all flights
Oct 31	Lost AOC, suspend all flights
Oct 14	Shutting down operations
Sep 30	Suspended all flights
Sep 14	Suspended all flights
Sep 02	Suspended all flights
Aug 29	Suspended all flights
Jul 25	Suspended all flights
Jul 24	Suspended all flights
Jun 07	Suspended all flights
May 15	Suspended all operations
May 10	Suspends all flights
May 10	Declared bankrupt
May 09	Placed in bankruptcy
May 09	Change Name to Thomsonfly
Apr 07	Placed in bankruptcy
Mar 28	ATA grounded airline/suspended all routes
Mar 27	Aircraft & Flights taken over by dba
Mar 15	Ilavia had its AOC cancelled
Mar 11	Suspended all operations
Feb 10	Suspended all operations
Feb 04	Changed its Name to RegionsAir
Jan 31	Suspended all operations
Jan 27	Suspended service on remaining routes
Jan 25	Suspended all operations
Jan 21	Suspended all operations
Jan 19	Suspended all operations
Jan 01	Merged into Transavia

 

2004
Dec 21	Suspended all operations
Dec 17	Suspended all operations
Dec 05	Suspended all operations
Nov 30	Suspended all operations
Nov 26	Suspended all operations
Nov 19	Suspended all operations
Nov 19	Suspended all operations
Nov 01	Suspended all operations
Oct 31	Sold aircraft, service now Helvetic
Oct 30	Brand discontinued, aircraft returned to Swiss
Oct 18	Suspended all operations
Oct 12	Suspended all operations
Oct 11	Suspended all operations
Oct 08	Suspended all operations
Sep 07	Integreated into Air Canada
Aug 17	Suspended operations
Aug 05	Suspended operations
Jul 23	Changed name to LAN Airlines
Jul 10	Suspended operations. Resumed as Nuevo Continente on Jul 23
Jul 01	Changed name to Aero Honduras
Jun 09	Suspended service. Declared bankrupt.
May 25	Planes impounded. Forced to suspend
May 19	Suspended operations
May 12	Suspended operations
May 04	Suspended operations
May 01	Suspended operations
Apr 12	Declared bankrupt
Apr 06	Liquidated. All flights suspended
Mar 25	Declared bankrupt
Mar 05	Suspended operations
Mar 04	Last aircraft was reposessed
Mar 02	Liquidated. All flights suspended
Mar 01	Filed for insolvency.  Suspended operations
Mar 01	Liquidated. All flights suspended
Feb 28	Declared bankrupt. Operations suspended
Feb 21	Suspended operations. Filed Chaprter 11
Feb 17	Suspended operations. Ordered to liquidate
Feb 05	Suspended operations
Jan 28	Suspended operations
Jan 27	Filed for bankruptcy.Suspended operations
Jan 19	Declared bankrupt. Suspended operations
Jan 13	Changed name to First Choice