List of defunct airlines of Norway

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


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations 		Ceased
operations 		Notes
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 [de] 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]

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