# List of defunct airlines of Italy

This is a list of defunct airlines of Italy.
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| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| 24Airways | | | | 2017 | | Not launched |
| 4air.it | | | | 2004 | | Not launched |
| A ||||||||
| Action Air | | ORS | AVIATION SERVICE | | | |
| Aeral | HS | | SKYTRUCK | 1958 | 1980 | |
| Aeralpi | | | | 1963 | 1968 | |
| Aereo Teseo | | | | 1947 | 1948 | |
| Aerfly | | | | 2009 | | Not launched |
| Aermarche | | MMC | AERMARCHE | | | |
| Aermediterranea | BQ | BQI | MEDITERRANEA | 1983 | 1985 | Merged into Aero Trasporti Italiani |
| Aernord | | AED | AERNSPA | | | |
| Aero Espresso Italiana (AEI) | | | | 1926 | 1934 | Absorbed into Ala Littoria |
| Aero Taxi Sud | | | | 1989 | 1990 | Renamed and merged into Sagittair |
| Aero Trasporti Italiani | BM | ATI | ATI | 1963 | 1994 | Subsidiary of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, merged back into them |
| Aeroitalia | | ROO | AEROITALIA | | | |
| Aeropa | VZ | AAU | | 1974 | 1975 | Established as SAV (Società Aerea Veneziana). Operated Boeing 707 |
| Aerotaxi Sud | | | | 1990 | 1990 | Renamed to Sagittair |
| Aeroveneta | | EVT | AEROVENETA | | | |
| Aertirrena | | | | 1970 | 1975 | Operated Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Agentair | | | | 2004 | | Not launched |
| Air 70 | | | | 1975 | 1975 | Not launched |
| Air Bee | BM | OBE | AIRBEE | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Air Besit | | | | 1999 | 2001 | Operated Swearingen Metroliner |
| Air Blu | | | | 2004 | | Not launched |
| Air Brixia | | | | 2002 | | Not launched |
| Air Columbia | | | | 1984 | 2003 | Renamed and merged into TAI – Transporti Aerei Italiani |
| Air Day | | | | 1999 | | Not launched |
| Air Emilia | | | | 2003 | 2003 | Not launched |
| Air Europe | PE | AEL | AIR EUROPE | 1989 | 2008 | |
| Air Freedom | | | | 2004 | | Not launched. Low cost out of Sardinia |
| Air Halica | | | | 2002 | 2004 | |
| Air Industria | 7Y | IDU | | 1999 | 2003 | |
| Air Italica | 3B | | | 2003 | 2003 | Operated ATR 72 |
| Air Italy | | | | 2001 | 2004 | Palermo based carrier |
| Air Italy (2005–2018) | I9 | AEY | AIR ITALY | 2005 | 2018 | Merged with Meridiana Fly to form the new Meridiana |
| Air Italy (2018–2020) | IG | ISS | AIR ITALY | 2018 | 2020 | Formed by the merger of past Air Italy and Meridiana |
| Air Italy (Free Airways) | NN | AJR | FREE AIRWAIS | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Air Liguria | | | | 2001 | | Not launched |
| Air Mach | | KAM | ICO-AIR | | | |
| Air Mediterranea | | | | | | |
| Air One | AP | ADH | HERON | 1988 | 2014 | |
| Air One CityLiner | CT | CYL | CITYLINER | 2006 | 2011 | Rebranded as Alitalia CityLiner |
| Air Panarea | | | | | | |
| Air Piedmont | | | | 2002 | | Not launched |
| Air Sal | 9B | | | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Air Sardinia | VV | ASZ | | 1987 | 1990 | |
| Air Service Plus | | AXY | | 2003 | 2008 | |
| Air Sicilia | BM | | | 1991 | 1991 | |
| Air Sicilia | BM | SIC | AIR SICILIA | 1994 | 2004 | |
| Air Vallée | VK | RVL | AIR VALLEE | 1987 | 2016 | |
| Aircapitol | CK | | AIRCAP | | | |
| Airday | IM | IAD | | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Airone | | | | 1947 | 1949 | Merged with Transadriatica and ALI to form ALI – Flotte Riunite |
| AirSal | 9B | | | 2004 | 2005 | |
| AirSud | | | | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Airumbria | | UMB | AIR UMBRIA | 1993 | 2014 | Operated Douglas DC-3 |
| Ala Littoria | | | | 1934 | 1945 | Disbanded after WWII |
| Ali Adria | | | | 1982 | 1982 | |
| Aliadriatica | AP | ADH | HERON | 1983 | 1995 | |
| ALI – Flotte Riunite | | | | 1949 | 1952 | Established as Avio Linee Italiane; went bankrupt and acquired by LAI |
| Aliblu Airways | KR | KRO | ALIBLY | 1987 | 1989 | Acquired by Avianova. Operated Jetstream 31 |
| Alieurope | | | | 2000 | 2002 | Operated Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma |
| Aligiulia | RW | RWA | ALIGIULIA | 1983 | 1986 | Operated Dart Herald, Nord 262 |
| Alinord | DN | DNO | | 1986 | 1990 | Operated YAK-40; taken over by Unifly Express |
| Alisarda | IG | ISS | Alisarda | 1963 | 1991 | Merged with Spanish airline Universair to form the Meridiana |
| AlisCargo Airlines | CP | LSI | ALIS | 2021 | 2022 | Company acquired by MSC Air Cargo, which plans to fly under new AlisCargo air operator's certificate |
| Alisea Airlines | FZ | BBG | ALISEA | 2000 | 2003 | |
| Alistar | | | | 1992 | 1993 | Established as Milair |
| Alisud (Compagnia Aerea Meridionale) | | | | 1963 | 1964 | Operated Carvair |
| Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali | AZ | AZA | | 1946 | 1957 | Merged with Linee Aeree Italiane to form Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane |
| Alitalia Cargo | AZ | AZA | ALTALIA | 1947 | 2009 | |
| Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane | AZ | AZA | ALITALIA | 1957 | 2009 | Rebranded as Alitalia |
| Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana | AZ | AZA | ALITALIA | 2009 | 2015 | Rebranded as Alitalia |
| Alitalia CityLiner | CT | CYL | CITYLINER | 2006 | 2021 | Formerly Air One CityLiner |
| Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana | AZ | AZA | ALITALIA | 2015 | 2021 | Went bankrupt. Rebranded as ITA Airways |
| Alitalia Express | XM | SMX | ALIEXPRESS | 1997 | 2015 | |
| Aliway Airlines | | | | 2000 | 2000 | Operated Jetstream 31 |
| Alpi Eagles | E8 | ELG | ALPI EAGLES | 1979 | 2007 | |
| Altair | SM | SMI | SIERRA MIKE | 1967 | 1984 | Charter operator. Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle |
| Antares Airlines | | | | 1976 | | |
| Arabian American Airlines | | | | 1951 | 1952 | |
| Assofly Airlines | | | | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Avianova | RD | NOV | AVIANOVA | 1986 | 1996 | Rebranded as Alitalia Express |
| Avio Linee Italiane | AV | | AVIOLINEE | 1926 | 1949 | Merged with Airone and Transadriatica to form ALI – Flotte Riunite |
| Avioligure | TF | | | 1975 | 1980 | Operated YAK-40 (I-JAKE, I-JAKI) |
| Avion Express Italia | | | | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Aviosarda | DF | ADZ | AVIOSARDA | 1997 | 1999 | Operated only one ATR 42 |
| Azzurra Air | ZS | AZI | AZZURRA | 1996 | 2004 | |
| B ||||||||
| Belle Air Europe | L9 | BAL | BELLEAIR EUROPE | 2010 | 2013 | |
| Benair International Freight | | BEI | | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Besit Servizi Aerei | | | | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Blu Air | | | | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Blue | | | | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | BV | BPA | BLUE PANORAMA | 1998 | 2021 | |
| C ||||||||
| Cadabo | KB | | CADABO | 1980 | 1986 | Renamed to Alinord. Operated YAK-40 |
| Cargoitalia | 2G | CRG | CARGOITALIA | 2005 | 2011 | |
| Ciao Fly | | CIO | | 2002 | 2002 | |
| CityFly | | CII | CITYFLY | 2004 | 2006 | |
| Club Air | 6P | ISG | ITALCARGO | 2002 | 2008 | |
| Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri | | | | 1956 | 1969 | Operated Agusta-Bell 47 |
| D ||||||||
| Dolphin Air Express | | | | 2004 | 2004 | |
| E ||||||||
| Eagles Airlines | E3 | EGS | EAGLES | 2010 | 2011 | Rebranded as PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani |
| Easy Islands | | | | 2002 | 2004 | Virtual carrier |
| EBA Italy | | | | 1993 | 1996 | Virtual carrier |
| EGO Airways | E3 | EGW | EGOL | 2019 | 2022 | |
| ElbaFly | | | | 2006 | 2012 | |
| ELI-Linee Italiane | | | | 1956 | 1959 | Renamed to Elivie |
| ELIPDANA | | | | 1960 | 1961 | Operated two Sikorsky S-58 leased by Sabena and one Vertol 44 |
| Elivie | EV | | EIVIE | 1959 | 1970 | |
| Ernest Airlines | EG | ERN | ERNEST | 2017 | 2020 | |
| EuReCa | F4 | URE | | 1998 | 2002 | |
| Eurofly | GJ | EEZ | E-FLY | 1989 | 2010 | Merged with Meridiana to form Meridiana fly |
| Eurojet Italia | | ERJ | JET ITALIA | 1987 | 2007 | Renamed to Air4 |
| Evolavia | | | | 2002 | 2007 | |
| Executive Aviation Services | | GDM | | 1993 | 2005 | Operated Canadair CL-600, Hawker 700, Learjet 35 |
| Executive Blue | | | | 2004 | 2006 | Operated Piaggio P.180 Avanti |
| F ||||||||
| FAR Airlines | | FAR | FAR AIRLINES | 1994 | 1999 | |
| Federico II Airways | X8 | FDE | FEDEREAGLE | 1998 | 2002 | |
| Fly Ernest | | | | 2016 | 2017 | Renamed to Ernest Airlines |
| Fly Marche | | | | 2017 | 2017 | Virtual carrier with services operated by Van Air Europe. Operated Let Turbolet |
| Fly Wex | IM | IAD | FLYWEX | 2001 | 2007 | Established as SixCargo |
| FlyOnAir | 4R | | | 2006 | 2012 | Established as On Air |
| FlyOristano | | | | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Flyplanet | | | | 2012 | 2014 | |
| Fortune Aviation | | FOR | | 1994 | 1995 | Renamed to Noman |
| Foxair | | FXR | WILDFOX | 1999 | 2009 | Charter operator owned by Piaggio Aerospace. Renamed to K-Air |
| Free Airlines | | | | 1996 | 2001 | Charter airline |
| FreeAir Helicopters | | FRH | FREEAIR COPTER | 1996 | 2001 | Aerial work and public transport |
| G ||||||||
| Gandalf Airlines | G7 | GNF | GANDALF | 1998 | 2004 | Acquired by Alitalia |
| Gitanair | VG | GTA | GITANAIR | 1989 | 1990 | |
| Goldwing Airlines | EE | GDW | | 2000 | 2001 | |
| GrandaExel | | | | 2003 | 2004 | |
| H ||||||||
| Helisirio | | HSL | HELISIRIO | | | |
| Helitalia | | HIT | HELITALIA | | | |
| I ||||||||
| Idrolines | | | | 2009 | 2011 | Seaplane services |
| INAER Aviation Italia | | | | 1978 | 2016 | Rebranded as Babcock MCS Italia |
| International Flying Services | F4 | IFS | EURECA | 1989 | 1998 | |
| Italair | B8 | DRG | ITALAIR | 1996 | 2000 | |
| ItAli Airlines | FS | ACL | ITALI | 2004 | 2011 | Shut down |
| Italiatour Airlines | OI | IAZ | | 2008 | 2009 | Operated BAe 146 |
| ItalJet | QJ | ITJ | ITALJET | 1991 | 1991 | |
| Italy First | IF | IFS | RIVIERA | 1999 | 2005 | Operated ATR 42-200 |
| Itavia | IH | IHS | ITAVIA | 1962 | 1981 | Suspended operations from 1965 to 1969 |
| J ||||||||
| JetX | | JXX | | 2004 | 2004 | Renamed to Primera Air |
| Jonio Airlines | DO | RVL | | 2005 | 2006 | |
| K ||||||||
| K-Air | | FXR | | 2009 | 2018 | Established as Foxair |
| L ||||||||
| Linee Aeree Italiane (LAT) | | | | 1946 | 1957 | Merged with Alitalia to form Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane |
| LATI | | | | 1939 | 1941 | Flights discontinued in 1941, but company existed until 1956 |
| Lauda Air Italy | L4 | LDI | LAUDA ITALY | 1993 | 2003 | Merged into Livingston Energy Flight |
| Levriero Fly | | | | 2009 | 2011 | |
| Link Air Express | 6M | LKX | MUTTLEY | 2006 | 2008 | |
| Livingston Compagnia Aerea | JN | NLV | SEAGULL | 2012 | 2014 | |
| Livingston Energy Flight | LM | LVG | LIVINGSTON | 2003 | 2010 | |
| Lufthansa Italia | LU | LHI | LUFTHANSA | 2009 | 2011 | |
| M ||||||||
| Med Airlines | M8 | MDS | MIZAR | 1997 | 2001 | Went bankrupt |
| Mediteravia | | | | 1959 | 1964 | |
| Megaride Air | | | | 2011 | 2012 | Operated 737-400 |
| Meridiana (1991–2010) | IG | ISS | MERIDIANA | 1991 | 2010 | Merged with Eurofly to create Meridiana Fly |
| Meridiana (2013–2018) | IG | ISS | | 2013 | 2018 | Rebranded to Air Italy |
| Meridiana Fly | IG | ISS | | 2010 | 2013 | Merged with Air Italy to create Meridiana (2013–2018) |
| Milair | 2Q | | | 1990 | 1993 | Operated Yakovlev Yak-40, Yakovlev Yak-42. Renamed to Alistar |
| Minerva Airlines | N4 | MTC | AIR MINERVA | 1996 | 2003 | Went bankrupt |
| MiniLiner | | MNL | MINILINER | 1982 | 2015 | |
| Mistral Air | M4 | MSA | AIRMERCI | 1981 | 2019 | Renamed to Poste Air Cargo |
| MyAir | 8I | MYW | FRANKY | 2004 | 2009 | |
| MyJet | | | | 2015 | 2016 | Acquired by Blink |
| N ||||||||
| National Jet Italia | | | | 2000 | 2001 | Established as Italian National Airlines |
| Noman | U4 | NOM | NOMAN | 1994 | 1997 | Established as Fortune Aviation. Air One took over the operations |
| O ||||||||
| Ocean Airlines | VC | VCX | OCEAN CARGO | 2003 | 2008 | |
| On Air | 4R | | | 2006 | 2012 | Renamed to FlyOnAir |
| P ||||||||
| Panair | P2 | PIT | PANAIRFLY | 2001 | 2003 | |
| Posta Aerea Transadriatica | | | | 1918 | 1919 | |
| PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani | E3 | EGS | EAGLES | 2011 | 2011 | |
| S ||||||||
| Sagittair | | SGT | | 1990 | 1991 | Established as Aerotaxi Sud. Operated BAe 146-300, MD-83 |
| Salpanavi | | | | 1947 | 1948 | Merged into Aereo Teseo |
| Samanta | | CDF | SAMANTA | | | |
| Sardairline | | SAP | SARDAIR | | | |
| Serib Wings | | ISW | SERIB | 1988 | 1999 | Operated Swearingen Metroliner |
| Si Fly | S6 | KWY | SIFLY | 1999 | 2001 | |
| Silk Way Italia | | CSW | | 2014 | 2018 | |
| SW Italia | IU | CSW | SILKITALIA | 2015 | 2019 | |
| SixCargo | 6P | ISG | | 2001 | 2006 | Renamed to Fly Wex |
| SkyBridge Airops | | KYB | | 2005 | 2015 | Operated Embraer Brasilia |
| Small Planet Airlines | P2 | LLI | AURIGA | 2010 | 2014 | |
| SmartLynx Italia | 6Y | ART | | 2009 | 2010 | Was subsidiary of SmartLynx Airlines |
| Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM) | | MQ | | 1928 | 1939 | A subsidiary of Ala Littoria; merged with Aero Espresso Italiana, Società Italiana Servizi Aerei, and Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea to form Ala Littoria |
| Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM) | | MQ | | 1959 | 1981 | A subsidiary of Alitalia; went bankrupt |
| Società Aerea Veneziana (SAV) | | | | 1973 | 1974 | Formed in 1969. Renamed Aeropa. Operated Boeing 707 |
| Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea (SANA) | | | | 1926 | 1934 | Merged with Aero Espresso Italiana, Società Italiana Servizi Aerei, and Società Aerea Mediterranea to form Ala Littoria |
| Societa Avio Trasporti Torino (SATT) | | | | 1964 | 1968 | |
| Società Italiana Servizi Aerei (SISA) | | | | 1923 | 1934 | Merged with Aero Espresso Italiana, Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea, and Società Aerea Mediterranea to form Ala Littoria |
| Societa di Navigazione Aerea Itavia | IH | IHS | ITAVIA | 1959 | 1962 | Rebranded to Itavia |
| SolAir | | | | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Sunline | | | | 1994 | 1994 | |
| T ||||||||
| TAI – Transporti Aerei Italiani | | | | 2003 | 2004 | Established as Air Columbia. Renamed to ItAli Airlines |
| TAS Airways | TJ | TTS | | 1987 | 1994 | |
| TEA Italy | TD | TEI | | 1990 | 1995 | |
| Transadriatica | | | | 1947 | 1949 | Merged with Airone and ALI to form ALI – Flotte Riunite |
| Transadriatica - Società Anonima di Navigazione Aerea Transadriatica | | | | 1926 | 1931 | Renamed to Società Aerea Mediterranea |
| Transavia | | | | 1961 | 1962 | Specialised in the transport of newspapers within Italy |
| Transavio | TD | TVO | TRANS-BALLERIO | 1980 | 1995 | Scheduled passenger summer service to Elba |
| Trawel Fly | | | | 2009 | 2014 | |
| Turavia Linee Aeree Turistiche | | | | 1967 | 1971 | Operated Fokker F27, Fokker F28 |
| U ||||||||
| Unifly Express | IP | BJA | UNIFLY | 1980 | 1990 | |
| Universair | | | | 1989 | 1989 | |
| V ||||||||
| Victoria Airlines | | | | 1998 | 1998 | |
| VIP-Air | | VIT | VIPAIR | 1967 | 1979 | |
| Volare | | | | 1998 | 2005 | Renamed to Volareweb.com |
| Volare Airlines | VE | VLE | VOLA | 1997 | 2015 | |
| Volare Airlines | VA | VLE | REVOLA | 1998 | 2004 | |
| Volareweb.com | VA | VLE | REVOLA | 2005 | 2009 | |
| VolaSalerno | | ORI | | 2008 | 2008 | |
| VoliAmo | | | | 2007 | 2008 | |
| VoliRegionali | | | | 2005 | 2006 | |
| W ||||||||
| Wind Jet | IV | JET | GHIBLI | 2003 | 2012 | |
| Wing | | | | 2004 | 2004 | Rebranded as MyAir |
| Y ||||||||
| Yes Air | | | | 2005 | 2005 | |