List of defunct airlines of Africa

This is a list of defunct airlines of Africa.

Algeria

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Angola

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Benin

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Botswana

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Burundi

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Cape Verde

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Cameroon

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Central African Republic

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Comoros

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Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Congo, Republic of

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Djibouti

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Egypt

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Equatorial Guinea

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Eritrea

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Defunct airlines of Eritrea include:[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
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Air Eritrea20072007[3]
Eritrean Airlines19911998Renamed to Red Sea Air[4]
NasairUENASNASAIRWAYS20062014
Red Sea Air7R19931995
Red Sea Air7RERSERITREAN REDSEA19982000

Eswatini

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Gabon

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Gambia

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Ghana

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Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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Ivory Coast

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Kenya

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Lesotho

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Liberia

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Libya

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Madagascar

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Malawi

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Mali

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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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Defunct airlines of Mauritius include:[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
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CatovairMVIBLCATOVAIR20052008

Morocco

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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Nigeria

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Réunion

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Defunct airlines of Réunion include:[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Air BourbonZNBUBBOURBON20022004
Air RéunionUUREURéunion Air Svc19871990renamed/merged to Air Austral
Air Outre MerQNAOMAOM19891991Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Réunion Air ServiceUUREU19751987renamed/merged to Air Réunion

São Tomé and Príncipe

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Senegal

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Seychelles

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Defunct airlines of Seychelles include:[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Ligne Aérienne SeychellesYP19861987
Seychelles Airlines[5]19761979renamed/merged to: Seychelles International Airways
Seychelles International AirwaysCKSISAL19791985renamed/merged to Air Seychelles

Sierra Leone

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Somalia

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Defunct airlines of Somalia include:[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Air Services International20022004[6]
Air Shabelle20162017
Air SomaliaRSMAIR SOMALIA20012002
Blue Sky Airlines20122016Merged with Ocean Airlines to form Blue Ocean[7]
Damal AirlinesDML19992005Operated Antonov An-24
Gallad Air20032005[8]
Mudan AirlinesMDN20052006Operated Antonov An-24[9]
Ocean Airlines20162016Merged with Blue Sky Airlines to form Blue Ocean[10]
Osob AirOSBOSOB20092011Operated BAC One-Eleven, Boeing 737, Rombac One-Eleven[11]
SomAir20142015Operated Douglas DC-9[12]
Star African AirSTU20002009

South Africa

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South Sudan

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Defunct airlines of South Sudan include:[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
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Feeder AirlinesFDD20072013Rebranded as South Supreme Airlines
Southern Star Airlines4P20112011
South Supreme Airlines20132017

Sudan

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Tanzania

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Togo

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Tunisia

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Uganda

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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Further reading

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  • Guttery B. R., Encyclopedia of African airlines, McFarland & Co. Inc., Jefferson (N.C.), 1998

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  3. "Air Eritrea". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. "Eritrean Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. "Air Seychelles". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  6. "Air Services International". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. "Blue Sky Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. "Gallad Air". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. "Mudan Airlines". ATDB-aero. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  10. "Ocean Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  11. "Osob Air". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  12. "SomAir". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.