This is a list of defunct airlines of Norway.[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes | |
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A | ||||||||
A/S Aero | 1920 | 1920 | ||||||
Aerotransport | 1924 | 1946 | Operated Junkers F 13, Junkers G 24, Junkers W 33, Junkers Ju 52, Douglas DC-3[3] | |||||
Agderfly | AGD | AGDERFLY | 1966 | 2004 | ||||
Air Europe Scandinavia | 1989 | 1991 | Established as Norway Airlines, and later named back to Norway Airlines.[4] | |||||
Air Executive Norway | BS | 1972 | 1980 | Renamed to Busy Bee of Norway | ||||
Air Norway | M3 | NFA | NORTH FLYING | 2003 | 2017 | |||
Air Stord | GO | SOR | AIR STORD | 1990 | 1999 | Went bankrupt | ||
Air Team | 8W | TTX | AIR TEAM | 1978 | 2000 | Operated Cessna Caravan[5] | ||
Air-X | NAX | SCANBIRD | 1987 | 1988 | [6] | |||
Airwing | NWG | AIRWING | 2004 | 2023 | Fied for bankruptcy in 2023.[7] | |||
Arctic Air | 8A | AKR | ARCTIC NORWAY | 1996 | 2003 | Went bankrupt | ||
B | ||||||||
Bergen Air Transport (1961) | BAT | 1961 | 1977 | Operated Douglas C-54 | ||||
Bergen Air Transport (1998) | BGT | BERGEN AIR | 1998 | 2017 | ||||
Bergen Aviation | 1986 | 1988 | ||||||
Bergens Aero | 1934 | 1935 | Founded by Gidsken Jakobsen. Operated Loening C-2[8] | |||||
Bjørumfly | 1963 | 1966 | Acquired by Ski og Sjøfly. Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna 206, SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera[9] | |||||
BlueWay Offshore | BWN | BLUEHELI | 2009 | 2014 | Sold to Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen | |||
Braathens | BU | BRA | BRAATHENS | 1997 | 2004 | Renamed to SAS Braathens | ||
Braathens Helikopter | BEE COPTER | 1989 | 1993 | |||||
Braathens S.A.F.E. (Braathens South American & Far East Airtransport) |
BU | BRA | 1946 | 1997 | Renamed to Braathens | |||
Busy Bee | BS | BEE | BUSYBEE | 1980 | 1992 | Reestablished as Norwegian Air Shuttle | ||
Busy Bee Air Service | 1966 | 1980 | Renamed/merged to Busy Bee of Norway | |||||
C | ||||||||
Classic Norway Air | BGT | 2004 | 2010 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31[10] | ||||
Coast Aero Center | BX | CST | COAST CENTER | 1975 | 1988 | |||
Coast Air | BX | CST | COAST CENTER | 1988 | 2008 | Founded on the remains of Coast Aero Center | ||
Color Air | CL | CLA | PENNANT | 1998 | 1999 | Went bankrupt | ||
Coronet Norge | 1969 | 2001 | Operated Cessna Caravan[11] | |||||
D | ||||||||
Det Norske Luftfartselskap | 1933 | 1945 | ||||||
Det Norske Luftfartsrederi (DNL) | 1918 | 1920 | ||||||
F | ||||||||
Feel Air | 2009 | 2011 | Not launched | |||||
Fjellanger Widerøe | 1970 | 2003 | Operated Rockwell Commander 690[12] | |||||
Fjellfly | 1954 | 1972 | Went bankrupt | |||||
Fjellfly Einar Andersen | 1977 | 2006 | At the beginning operated seaplanes. Renamed to ScanAviation[13] | |||||
FlyNonstop | J7 | DNM | DENIM | 2013 | 2013 | |||
Flyr | FS | FOX | GREENSTAR | 2021 | 2023 | |||
FlyTaxi Nord | 2000 | 2015 | Merged into Viking Air Norway. Operated Piper Chieftain[14] | |||||
FlyViking | VF | FVK | BALDER | 2017 | 2018 | |||
Fred. Olsen Airtransport | FO | FOF | FREDOLSEN | 1946 | 1997 | |||
G | ||||||||
Giaevair | 2015 | 2016 | Founded by Ola O.K Giæver. Renamed to FlyViking[15] | |||||
GuardAir | FB | JAP | GUARD-AIR | 1992 | 2001 | Went bankrupt | ||
H | ||||||||
Hamarfly | HAM | 1994 | 1998 | Operated Beech King Air[16] | ||||
Hangar 5 Air Services | HAX | 1999 | 1999 | Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation I[17] | ||||
Helikopter Services | 1966 | 2000 | [18] | |||||
HelikopterDrift | 2007 | 2011 | Acquired by Helitrans[19] | |||||
Hesnes Air | HSG | SKY DOLPHIN | 1992 | 2018 | ||||
K | ||||||||
Kato Airline | 6S | KAT | KATO-AIR | 1995 | 2008 | |||
Krohn Air | 2010 | 2014 | ||||||
L | ||||||||
Lofotfly | 1996 | 2000 | Renamed to FlyTaxi Nord. Operated Cessna Stationair seaplane[20] | |||||
Lotsberg & Skappel | 1933 | 1934 | Owned by Helge Skappel, Leiv Brun, Ditlef Smith and Erik Engnæs. Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth[21] | |||||
M | ||||||||
Mey-Air | MT | MARITIME | 1970 | 1974 | Went bankrupt | |||
Mørefly | MOR | 1955 | 1995 | Founded by Elling Lande, Per Dalen and Kåre Stein Haram[22] | ||||
N | ||||||||
Nor Flyselskap | 1962 | 1968 | Operated de Havilland Heron[23] | |||||
Nor-Fly Charter | 1971 | 1984 | Merged into Partnair | |||||
Nor-Wings | 1970 | 1971 | Merged with Varangfly[24] | |||||
Nord-Norges Aero | 1932 | 1934 | Founded and owned by Gidsken Jakobsen. Operated Junkers F 13[25] | |||||
Nordic Air | 1970 | 1973 | Acquired by and merged into Fred. Olsen Airtransport | |||||
Nordlandsfly | 1971 | 1972 | Acquired by Varangfly[26] | |||||
Nordsjøfly | 1977 | 1983 | ||||||
Norronafly | 1954 | 1966 | Founded by Odvar Korsvoldwas. Operated Auster Autocrat, Piper Tripacer, Piper Super Cub, Finnmark 5A, Convair 240[27] | |||||
Norsk Air | NC | NIR | 1985 | 1990 | Acquired by Wideroe and rebranded as Wideroe Norsk Air | |||
Norsk Flytjeneste | 1972 | 1985 | Established as Vestfoldfly in 1961. Renamed to Norsk Air. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Douglas DC-6[28] | |||||
Norsk Forurensningskontroll | 1983 | 1986 | ||||||
Norsk Helikopter | 1993 | 2009 | Renamed to Bristow Norway[29] | |||||
Norsk Lufttrafikk | 1920s | 1920s | Operated Savoia-Marchetti, LFG[30] | |||||
Norsk Lufttrafikk Erling Jensen | 1935 | 1937 | Founded by Floor and Erling Jensen. Operated Security Airster S-1, Spartan Arrow, Stinson SM-1F[31] | |||||
Norske Luftruter | 1928 | 1934 | Operated LFG V 130[32] | |||||
Nortrans Agderfly | 1982 | 1987 | Renamed to Agderfly. Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo, Mitsubishi MU-2[33] | |||||
Norving | RT | 1972 | 1993 | Went bankrupt | ||||
Norway Airlines | JA | NOS | NORSPEED | 1988 | 1992 | Went bankrupt | ||
Norwegian Air Lines (DNL) | SK | DNL | SCANDINAVIAN | 1933 | 1951 | Merged with Swedish Intercontinental Airlines and Danish Air Lines to form Scandinavian Airlines | ||
Norwegian Air Norway | DH | NAN | NORSHIP | 2013 | 2023 | Reintegrated into Norwegian Air Shuttle | ||
Norwegian Long Haul | DY | NLH | RED NOSE | 2013 | 2021 | Parent company ceased long haul | ||
Norwegian Overseas Airways | 1971 | 1976 | Founded by Thor Tjøntveit[34] | |||||
O | ||||||||
Offshore Helicopters | 1974 | 1980 | ||||||
P | ||||||||
Partnair | PD | PAR | PARTNAIR | 1971 | 1989 | Went bankrupt following crash | ||
Polarfly | 1947 | 1948 | Merged with Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS[35] | |||||
* Polaris Air Transport | 1964 | 1969 | Operated Douglas DC-3, Convair 240[36] | |||||
R | ||||||||
Rorosfly Cargo | 1973 | 1975 | Operated Carvair[37] | |||||
S | ||||||||
Saga Norsk Flytjeneste | 1971 | 1972 | Renamed to Troll-Air. Operated Douglas DC-6B[38] | |||||
SAS Braathens | BU | CNO | SCANOR | 2004 | 2007 | Renamed/merged to SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge | ||
SAS Commuter | SK | SKS | SCANDINAVIAN | 1988 | 2004 | Merged into SAS Group | ||
SAS Norge | SK | CNO | SCANOR | 2007 | 2009 | Merged with SAS Sweden, SAS Denmark and SAS International to form SAS Scandinavian Airlines | ||
SAS Norlink | SK | 1990 | 2003 | Operated Fokker 50 | ||||
Scancopter-Service | 1956 | 1966 | Renamed to Helikopter Services[39] | |||||
Ski og Sjøfly | 1964 | 1967 | Floatplane operator. Took over Bjørumfly. Operated Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna Skywagon, Piper Super Cub[40] | |||||
Sørfly | 1946 | 1962 | ||||||
Stellar Airfreighter | 1970 | 1977 | Operated Convair 440, Douglas DC-3, Fairchild FH-227[41] | |||||
Svalbardfly | 1975 | 1985 | Founded by Einar S. and Ingrid Pedersen. Operated Cessna Skywagon[42] | |||||
T | ||||||||
Teddy Air | ZJ | TED | TEDDYS | 1990 | 2004 | |||
Telemark Flyselskap | 1947 | 1971 | Founded by Sigvard Nicolaisen. Operated Piper Cub[43] | |||||
Thor Solbergs Aviation | 1961 | 1966 | Operated Cessna 140, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 310, Noorduyn Norseman[44] | |||||
Thor Solbergs Flyveselskap | 1938 | 1940 | Founded by Thor Solberg. Operated Aeronca K, Cessna Airmaster[45] | |||||
Trans Polar | 1970 | 1971 | ||||||
Trans Wing | TWG | TRANSWING CARGO | 1999 | 2006 | Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Caravan[46] | |||
Troll-Air | 1972 | 1972 | Established as Saga Norsk Flytjeneste. Operated Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6B[47] | |||||
U | ||||||||
Ugland Air Taxi | UGG | 1991 | 1998 | Operated Beech Super King Air[48] | ||||
V | ||||||||
Varangfly | 1960 | 1972 | Renamed to Norving[49] | |||||
Vest-Norges Flyveselskap | 1935 | 1939 | Operated Cessna Airmaster, Security Airster S-1, Waco YKS-7[50] | |||||
Vestfoldfly | 1961 | 1972 | Founded by Øyvind Skaunfelt. Renamed to Norsk Flytjeneste[51] | |||||
Vestlandske Luftfartsselskap | 1947 | 1957 | ||||||
Viking Air Norway | 2015 | 2016 | Merged into FlyViking[52] | |||||
Vildanden | 2Q | 2005 | 2011 | Went bankrupt | ||||
Vingtor Airways | 1946 | 1948 | Operated Handley Page Halifax[53] | |||||
W | ||||||||
West Norway Airlines | 1946 | 2018 | [54] | |||||
Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS | WF | WIF | 1934 | 1948 | [55] | |||
Widerøe & Bjørneby | 1933 | 1934 | Founded by Viggo Widerøe and Halvor Bjørneby. Merged with Lotsberg & Skappel to form Widerøe[56] | |||||
Widerøe Norsk Air | 1991 | 1996 | Renamed from Norsk Air. Merged into Widerøe[57] | |||||
Widerøe's Flyveselskap & Polarfly | 1948 | 1958 | [58] |