List of defunct airlines of Portugal

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations 		Ceased
operations 		Notes
ACEF Transportes Aereos Cargas CFM ACEF 1998 2003 Operated Convair 440, Convair 580
Aero Algarve DSK SKYBANNER ? ? [3]
Aero Portuguesa 1934 1953 Absorbed by TAP
Aero Vilamoura VMR AERO VILAMOURA 2000s 2000s Operated Cessna Skyhawk[4]
Aerobeira ARA AEROBEIRA ? ? [5]
Aerocondor 2B ARD AEROCONDOR 1984 2008
Agroar Carga Aérea GRR AGROAR 1992 2011
Air Atlantis EJ AIA AIR ATLANTIS 1985 1993
Air Columbus BO CNB AIR COLUMBUS 1988 1994
Air Global 1998 1999 Operated leased Boeing 737-300[6]
Air Luxor LK LXR AIRLUXOR 1988 2006
Air Madeira MM MMZ 1993 2000 Renamed to EuroAtlantic Airways
Air Sul FK SUL AIRSUL 1989 1992 Operated leased Boeing 737-200[7]
Air Zarco MM MMZ 1993 2000 Used trade name Air Madeira
Algarvilara ALR ALGARVILARA ? ? [8]
Arlinair Portugal RLP 2008 2012 Renamed to Lease Fly. Operated ATR 42
ARTOP (Aero Topográfica) 1958 1958 Operated Martin PBM Mariner[9]
Avialgarve AVG ALGARVE 1988 1996 Operated Falcon 20, Beech Baron, Rockwell Turbo Commander[10]
Eurafric 1988 1996 [11]
Euroair 1993 1994 Established as Linhas Aéreas Regionais in 1985. Operated Dornier 228[12]
LAR Transregional TH PDF 1985 1993 Renamed to Euroair. Operated British Aerospace ATP
Lusitania Airways LUA LUSITANIA 2008 2009 Charter carrier. Operated Airbus A320-200[13]
Luzair LUZ LISBON JET 1998 2011
Masterjet LMJ MASTERJET 2003 2016 Established as Air Luxor Corporate Jets. Renamed to Luxaviation Portugal[14]
Orbest 6O OBS ORBEST 2007 2020 Merged with Evelop Airlines and renamed to Iberojet
OceanAir OCN OCEANAIR 1990 1998 Renamed to SATA International[15]
PGA Express OC OAC 2001 2015
PGA Portugália Airlines NI PGA PORTUGALIA 1990 2016 Rebranded TAP Express
Portugália Airlines NI PGA 1989 1997 Renamed to PGA Portugália Airlines
SATA International S4 RZO AIR AZORES 1998 2015 Renamed/merged to Azores Airlines
Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aéreos 1947 1980 Renamed to SATA Air Açores. Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6, HS 748[16]
TAP Air Portugal TP TAP 1979 2005 Renamed to TAP Portugal
TAP Portugal TP TAP 2005 2017 Renamed to TAP Air Portugal
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses 1946 1978 Renamed to TAP Air Portugal. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Boeing 707, Lockheed Super Constellation, Sud Aviation Caravelle[17]
Windavia Airlines 2013 2014 Operated Airbus A320-200
Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter YSS 2000 2004 Operated Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
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  3. ^ "Aero Algarve". Airport Insider. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Aero Vilamoura". Airport Insider. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Aerobeira". Airport Insider. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Air Global". Airline History. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Air Sul". Airline History. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Algarvilara". Airport Insider. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ "ARTOP (Aero Topografica)". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Avialgarve". rzjets. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Eurafric". Airline History. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Euroair". Airline History. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Lusitania Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Masterjet". Airline History. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Oceanair". Airline History. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aéreos". Airline History. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Transportes Aéreos Portugueses". Airline History. Retrieved 29 December 2021.