# List of defunct airlines of Belgium

This is a list of defunct airlines of Belgium.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also
* References
| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| A ||||||||
| Abelag Airways | | | | 1979 | 1980 | Renamed to Air Belgium. Operated Boeing 707 |
| Abelag Aviation | W9 | AAB | ABG | 1983 | 2016 | Renamed to Luxaviation Belgium |
| ACE Belgium Freighters | X7 | FRH | | 2018 | 2020 | Renamed to Challenge Airlines |
| Aerowings | | AWG | | 2001 | 2002 | Founded by Henri Fabri. Operated DC-10 |
| Air Antwerp | WP | ATW | DEVIL | 2019 | 2021 | |
| Air Belgium | AJ | ABB | VY | 1979 | 2000 | |
| Air Charter Express | | | | 2007 | 2009 | Renamed to Meridian Airways. Ghana registered aircraft |
| Air Charter Service | | ACH | | 1997 | 2002 | |
| Air Congo CFL | | | | 1947 | 1949 | |
| Air Dakota | | | | 1996 | 2002 | |
| Air Exel Belgique | DN | BXL | EXEL COMMUTER | 1988 | 1991 | Operated Saab 340 |
| Air Meuse | | AMZ | AIR MEUSE | 1990 | 1997 | Merged into Delta Air Transport |
| Air Mercury International | MX | MIA | AMI CARGO | 1990 | 1992 | Operated Boeing 707 |
| Air Transport AS | | | | 1946 | 1950 | Operated Airspeed Consul, Lockheed Lodestar, Percival Proctor, Short Stirling |
| Air Union Belge | | | | 1946 | 1954 | Operated Mráz Sokol, ERCO Ercoupe, Noorduyn Norseman, Piper Cub |
| Airlines 1992 | | | | 1990 | 1992 | Operated Fairchild Metro |
| Airventure BVBD | | RVE | VENTURE LINER | 2004 | 2006 | Operated Embraer Xingu |
| Antwerp Air | | | | 1986 | 1986 | Subsidiary of Hawa Air. Operated CASA C-212 Aviocar |
| Aviameer Airlines | | | | 1958 | 1960 | Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking |
| B ||||||||
| Belgian Air Service | | | | 1949 | 1949 | Operated Avro Anson |
| Belgian World Airlines | | BWA | | 1998 | 1999 | Founded by Luke Mellaerts. Operated Boeing 767-300 |
| BelgiumExel | | HXL | | 2004 | 2005 | |
| BFS International | CQ | BFS | MOONRUN | 1981 | 1995 | Operated Boeing 757-200, Dassault Falcon 20 |
| BIAC | | | | 1988 | 1991 | Operated Boeing 707-365C |
| BIAS Belgian International Air Service | | AP | ALPHA PAPA | 1959 | 1972 | Founded 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 International | | | | 1972 | 1973 | Established as BIAS. Rebranded as BIAS Overseas Operated Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation Caravelle |
| BIAS Overseas | AP | | | 1974 | 1976 | Established as BIAS. Operated Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation Caravelle |
| Birdy Airlines | 4V | BDY | BEL-BIRD | 2002 | 2004 | Merged into SN Brussels Airlines |
| Brussels Airlines Fly | TV | VEX | | 2007 | 2008 | Merged into Brussels Airlines |
| Brussels International Airlines | BX | | | 2000 | 2001 | Established as Red Air in 1999. Operated Airbus A321 |
| C ||||||||
| Cargo B Airlines | BB | CBB | CARGO-BEE | 2007 | 2009 | |
| CAT Coastal Air Transport | | | | 1953 | 1960 | Operated Avro Anson |
| ChallengAir | 1I | CHG | BELGOCHALLENGE | 1994 | 1998 | Operated DC-10 |
| Chartair | | | | 1993 | 1994 | Operated Boeing 737-400 |
| CityBird | H2 | CTB | DREAMFLIGHT | 1996 | 2001 | Went bankrupt |
| COBETA Compagnie Belge de Transports Aeriens | | | | 1947 | 1950 | Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed Hudson |
| Constellation Airlines | CQ | CIN | CONSTELLATION | 1995 | 1999 | Went bankrupt |
| D ||||||||
| DAT Belgian Regional Airline | | | | 1996 | 2001 | Rebranded DAT Plus |
| DAT Delta Air Transport | QG | DAT | DELTAIR | 1967 | 1996 | Rebranded as DAT Belgian Regional Airline |
| DAT Plus | | | | 2001 | 2002 | Rebranded SN Brussels Airlines |
| DAT Wallonie | | | | 1990 | 1991 | Merged into Air Meuse. Operated Embraer Brasilia |
| Delsey Airlines | IV | FVG | NICO | 2002 | 2002 | Established as VG Airlines |
| Delta International | | | | 1973 | 1973 | Operated Boeing 720 |
| Demavia Airlines | EO | ALX | DA | 1993 | ? | Operated McDonnell Douglas MD-11 |
| E ||||||||
| EAT European Air Transport | QY | BCS | EUROTRANS | 1971 | 2010 | Merged into European Air Transport Leipzig |
| EBA EuroBelgian Airlines | BQ | | | 1991 | 1996 | Rebranded as Virgin Express |
| EJI Eurojet International | | | | 1987 | 1992 | To provide capacity in Europe for DHL Aviation |
| Euro Direct België | | | | 1994 | 1995 | Established as Sky Freighters. Rebranded Euro Direct |
| European Airlift | | | | 1990 | 1994 | Operated Boeing 707 |
| European Airlines | 2H | FRO | FROBISHER | 1991 | 1995 | Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 707 |
| European Expedite | | | | 1989 | 1992 | Operated Beech 99, Convair 580 |
| F ||||||||
| First International Airlines | | | | 1997 | 2006 | Operated Boeing 707 |
| Flanders Airlines | | FLN | | 1989 | 1992 | Formed by the merger of Frevag Airlines and Servisair. Operated Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fairchild Metro |
| Frevag Airlines | | | | 1989 | 1992 | Merged with Servisair to form Flanders Airlines |
| H ||||||||
| Hawa Air | | | | 1959 | 1988 | |
| I ||||||||
| * IFA International Freight Airways [de] | FW | IFA | | 1977 | 1978 | Operated Douglas DC-6 |
| J ||||||||
| Jason Air | | | | 1996 | 1997 | Operated Boeing 707-324C |
| Jetairfly | TB | JAF | BEAUTY | 2005 | 2016 | |
| John Mahieu Aviation | | | | 1948 | 1954 | Operated Avro Anson, Beech D18S, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dragonfly, C-47, Lockheed Hudson, Avro 504 |
| L ||||||||
| Lamda Jet | | | | 1995 | 1995 | Acquired by Abelag Aviation. Renamed to Luxaviation Belgium |
| Lignes Aeriennes Wallones | | | | 1980 | 1981 | Regional services for Sabena. Operated Fairchild Metro II |
| M ||||||||
| Meridian Airways | | MAG | MERID AIR | 2009 | 2010 | |
| O ||||||||
| ONA Overseas National Airways | | | | 1987 | 1990 | Founded by Luc Mallaerts and Pierre Vandenbrouke. Operated Boeing 707 |
| P ||||||||
| Pomair | | | | 1971 | 1974 | Established as Transpommair in 1970. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8 |
| S ||||||||
| Sabena | SN | SAB | SABENA | 1923 | 2001 | Was the Belgian national carrier until Brussels Airlines took over the role after Sabena's bankruptcy |
| Servisair | | | | 1986 | 1989 | Founded by Yves Carpentier. Merged with Frevag Airlines to form Flanders Airlines |
| SETA Société d'Etude et de Transports Aériens | | | | 1946 | 1946 | Charter division of Sabena. Rebranded as Sobelair. Operated Douglas DC-3 |
| Sky Service | S3 | SKS | SKY SERVICE | 1983 | 2005 | Merged with Abelag Aviation. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Fokker F27, Embraer Bandeirante |
| Skyjet Belgium | | SKT | GREENBIRD | 1990 | 1998 | Founded by Henri Fabri and Pierre Vandenbrouke. Rebranded Skyjet Europe. Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8, DC-10 |
| Skyjet Europe | | SKS | SKY SERVICE | 1998 | 2001 | Established as Skyjet Belgium. Cargo carrier. Operated DC-10 |
| SN Brussels Airlines | SN | DAT | S-TAIL | 2002 | 2006 | Merged with Virgin Express to form Brussels Airlines |
| SNETA | | | | 1919 | 1923 | Renamed Sabena |
| Sobelair | Q7 | SLR | SOBELAIR | 1946 | 2004 | |
| Sunrise | | | | 2002 | 2003 | Rebranded TUI Airlines Belgium. Operated Boeing 737-400 |
| T ||||||||
| TEA Trans European Airways | HE | TEA | BELGAIR | 1971 | 1991 | |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium | HQ | TCW | THOMAS COOK | 2002 | 2017 | |
| TIA Transport International Aerien | TO | TRS | | 1982 | 1992 | Operated Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II |
| TNT Airways | 3V | TAY | QUALITY | 1999 | 2016 | Merged into ASL Airlines Belgium |
| Trans-Air | | | | 1946 | 1947 | Acquired by Air Transport AS. Operated Handley Page Halifax, Short Stirling |
| Transjet | LU | | | 1981 | 1983 | Livestock carrier. Operated Boeing 727-100C |
| Transpommair | | | | 1970 | 1971 | Founded by Charles Pomme. Renamed to Pomair. Operated Douglas DC-6 |
| Tubel Air | | | | 1993 | 1994 | Founded by Jacques Bruynooghe. Operated Ilyushin Il-76 |
| TUI Airlines Belgium | TB | TUB | | 2003 | 2005 | Rebranded as Jetairfly. Operated Boeing 737-400 |
| U ||||||||
| Unijet (Belgium) | | | | 1978 | 1981 | Renamed to BFS International |
| V ||||||||
| VG Airlines | IV | FVG | NICO | 2002 | 2002 | Later became Delsey Airlines |
| Virgin Express | TV | VEX | VIRGIN EXPRESS | 1996 | 2006 | Merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines |
| VLM Airlines | VG | VLM | RUBENS | 1993 | 2018 | |
| VLM Airlines (Antwerp) | | | | 2017 | 2018 | Founded by Freddy Van Gaever. Operated Airbus A320-200, Fokker 50 |
| Y ||||||||
| Young Cargo | CB | | | 1974 | 1979 | Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia, Canadair CL-44 |