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List of defunct airlines of Bulgaria

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		 Ceased
operations		 Notes
Air BanBANAIR BAN19941997
Air BanLZPTUS AIR19992009Operated Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, MBB Bo 105[3]
Air BrightREM20062015Renamed Rose Air
Air KonaKON19931994Operated Tupolev Tu-154[4]
Air Mark Cargo20022006Operated Antonov An-12[5]
Air MaxRMXAEROMAX19962007Operated Antonov An-26, Let L-410 Turbolet[6]
Air NoveCRNHAAIR NOVE19982001Operated Antonov An-26
Air ScorpioSCUSCORPIO UNIVERSE1996?Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-74, Let L-410 Turbolet, Tupolev Tu-154[7]
Air SofiaCTSFBAIR SOFIA19922007Relocated to Serbia as United International Airlines.
Air Syder Bulgarian AirwaysB5SDR19931995Operated Ilyushin Il-76
Air VarnaBAV19931994
Air VIAVLVIMCRYSTAL19912016
Air ZoryMZA19931998
Balkan Bulgarian AirlinesLZLAZBALKAN19682002Went bankrupt Operations merged into Balkan Air Tour
Balkan Air TourFBLZB20022003Operated Boeing 737-300, Tupolev Tu-154. Renamed Bulgaria Air
Balkanian Airways2012?Operated Boeing 737-300
Bexx Air20042004Rebranded Imagine Air[8]
Bright Aviation ServicesBRWBRIGHT SERVICES20012007Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, BAe 146
Bright FlightBFG20142019Operated ATR 42, BAe 146[9]
BulairDB19681972Charter subsidiary of TABSO and later Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Bulgarian Air Charter1TBUCBULGURIAN CHARTER20002021Renamed European Air Charter[10]
Bulgarian EagleBEGBULGARIAN EAGLE20172019Subsidiary of Germania
Bulgarian Flying CargoFNBFB19932001Previously Bulgarian Flying Company Operated Antonov An-12[11]
Bunavad19271930
BVS Bulgarske Vazdusne Sobstenie19471949Renamed TABSO. Operated Junkers Ju 52, Lisunov Li-2[12]
Dandy AirlinesZDDDDFLYING DANDY20022004
East-West EuropeanEWE19911996
Global AirGLB
GLJ
GLS		19921995
Hemus AirDUHMSHEMUS AIR19872010Merged operations into Bulgaria Air
Inter Trans AirITTINTER TRANSAIR19962002
Jes AirJXJESJES AIR19921993
Lucky AirDNBLF19902000
Mithras Air20072008Operated Antonov An-12
Phoenix Air CargoPXBPHOENIX BULGARIA19931994Operated Antonov An-12
Rila AirlinesRABRILA19992003Operated Antonov An-12
Rose AirREM20152019Cargo carrier

Previously Air Bright[13]

Scorpion AirSPNAIR SKORPIO19902007
Sigi Air CargoBGBGR19901992Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-22
TABSO19491968Previously B.V.S.

Renamed Balkan Bulgarian Airlines

Tayaran JetE8TJBALADIN20182021
Vega AirlinesVEAVEGA AIRLINES19982008Renamed Cargoair
VIA Airways20172019Successor of Air VIA[14]
Viaggio AirVMVOAVIAGGIO20032007Bought by and later merged into Hemus Air
Vivant AirVVI20022006
Wizz Air Bulgaria8ZWVLWIZZAIR BULGARIA20052011Operations merged into Wizz Air Hungary

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  2. ↑ "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 2018-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Air Ban". Airline History. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Air Kona". Airline History. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Air Mark Cargo". Airline History. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Air Max". rzjets. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Air Scorpio". rzjets. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bexx Air". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bright Flight". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bulgarian Air Charter". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bulgarian Flying Company". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "BVS Bulgarske Vazdusne Sobsternic". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rose Air". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "VIA Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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