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 |
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Air Ban | BAN | AIR BAN | 1994 | 1997 | |||
Air Ban | LZP | TUS AIR | 1999 | 2009 | Operated Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, MBB Bo 105[3] | ||
Air Bright | ![]() | REM | 2006 | 2015 | Operated Antonov An-26 | ||
Air Kona | KON | 1993 | 1994 | Operated Tupolev Tu-154[4] | |||
Air Mark Cargo | 2002 | 2006 | Operated Antonov An-12[5] | ||||
Air Max | RMX | AEROMAX | 1996 | 2007 | Operated Antonov An-26, Let L-410 Turbolet[6] | ||
Air Nove | CR | NHA | AIR NOVE | 1998 | 2001 | Operated Antonov An-26 | |
Air Scorpio | SCU | SCORPIO UNIVERSE | 1996 | ? | Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-74, Let L-410 Turbolet, Tupolev Tu-154[7] | ||
Air Sofia | ![]() | CT | SFB | AIR SOFIA | 1992 | 2007 | |
Air Syder Bulgarian Airways | B5 | SDR | 1993 | 1995 | Operated Ilyushin Il-76 | ||
Air Varna | BAV | 1993 | 1994 | ||||
Air VIA | ![]() | VL | VIM | CRYSTAL | 1990 | 2016 | |
Air Zory | ![]() | MZA | 1993 | 1998 | |||
Balkan Air Tour | ![]() | FB | LZB | 2002 | 2003 | Rebranded as Bulgaria Air. Operated Boeing 737-300, Tupolev Tu-154 | |
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines | ![]() | LZ | LAZ | BALKAN | 1968 | 2002 | Went bankrupt |
Balkanian Airways | 2012 | ? | Operated Boeing 737-300 | ||||
Bexx Air | 2004 | 2004 | Rebranded as Imagine Air[8] | ||||
Bright Aviation Services | ![]() | BRW | BRIGHT SERVICES | 2001 | 2007 | Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, BAe 146 | |
Bright Flight | BFG | 2014 | 2019 | Operated ATR 42, BAe 146[9] | |||
Bulair | ![]() | DB | 1967 | 1972 | Charter subsidiary of Balkan Bulgarian Airlines | ||
Bulgarian Air Charter | ![]() | 1T | BUC | BULGURIAN CHARTER | 2000 | 2021 | Renamed to European Air Charter[10] |
Bulgarian Eagle | ![]() | BEG | BULGARIAN EAGLE | 2017 | 2019 | Subsidiary of Germania | |
Bulgarian Flying Cargo | ![]() | FN | BFB | 1993 | 2001 | Operated Antonov An-12 | |
Bulgarian Flying Company | 1993 | 1993 | Renamed to Bulgarian Flying Cargo. Operated Antonov An-12[11] | ||||
Bunavad | 1927 | 1930 | |||||
BVS Bulgarske Vazdusne Sobsternic | 1947 | 1949 | Renamed to TABSO. Operated Junkers Ju 52, Lisunov Li-2[12] | ||||
Dandy Airlines | ZD | DDD | FLYING DANDY | 2002 | 2004 | ||
East-West European | EWE | 1991 | 1996 | ||||
Global Air | GLB GLJ GLS | 1991 | 1995 | ||||
Hemus Air | ![]() | DU | HMS | HEMUS AIR | 1986 | 2010 | Merged into Bulgaria Air |
Inter Trans Air | ![]() | ITT | INTER TRANSAIR | 1996 | 2005 | ||
Jes Air | ![]() | JX | JES | JES AIR | 1992 | 1993 | |
Lucky Air | DN | BLF | 1990 | 2000 | |||
Mithras Air | ![]() | 2007 | 2008 | Operated Antonov An-12 | |||
Phoenix Air Cargo | PXB | PHOENIX BULGARIA | 1993 | 1994 | Operated Antonov An-12 | ||
Rila Airlines | ![]() | RAB | RILA | 1999 | 2003 | Operated Antonov An-12 | |
Rose Air | REM | 2008 | 2019 | Cargo carrier. Operated Antonov An-26[13] | |||
Scorpion Air | ![]() | SPN | AIR SKORPIO | 1990 | 2007 | ||
Sigi Air Cargo | BG | BGR | 1990 | 1992 | Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-22 | ||
TABSO | ![]() | 1947 | 1968 | Was a Bulgarian-Soviet joint airline until 1954; rebranded as Balkan Bulgarian Airlines | |||
Tayaran Jet | ![]() | E8 | TJB | ALADIN | 2018 | 2021 | |
Varna International Airways | 1990 | Renamed Air VIA | |||||
Vega Airlines | ![]() | VEA | VEGA AIRLINES | 1997 | 2007 | Rebranded as Cargoair | |
VIA Airways | ![]() | 2017 | 2019 | Rebranded Fly2Sky Airlines. Operated Airbus A320[14] | |||
Viaggio Air | VM | VOA | VIAGGIO | 2002 | 2009 | Merged into Hemus Air | |
Vivant Air | VVI | 2002 | 2006 | ||||
Wizz Air Bulgaria | ![]() | 8Z | WVL | WIZZAIR BULGARIA | 2005 | 2011 | Merged into Wizz Air Hungary |
See also
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- ^ "Air Mark Cargo". Airline History. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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- ^ "Air Scorpio". rzjets. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Bexx Air". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Bright Flight". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Bulgarian Air Charter". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Bulgarian Flying Company". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "BVS Bulgarske Vazdusne Sobsternic". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Rose Air". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "VIA Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 16 November 2021.