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This is a list of defunct airlines of Africa.

Algeria

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Algeria

Angola

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Angola

Benin

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Benin

Botswana

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Botswana

Burundi

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Burundi

Cape Verde

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Cape Verde

Cameroon

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Cameroon

Central African Republic

Main article: List of defunct airlines of the Central African Republic

Comoros

Main article: List of defunct airlines of the Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of

Main article: List of defunct airlines of the Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Djibouti

Egypt

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Air Eritrea 2007 2007 [3]
Eritrean Airlines 1991 1998 Renamed to Red Sea Air[4]
Nasair UE NAS NASAIRWAYS 2006 2014
Red Sea Air 7R 1993 1995
Red Sea Air 7R ERS ERITREAN REDSEA 1998 2000

Eswatini

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Eswatini

Gabon

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Gabon

Gambia

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Gambia

Ghana

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Ghana

Guinea

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Ivory Coast

Kenya

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Kenya

Lesotho

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Lesotho

Liberia

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Liberia

Libya

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Libya

Madagascar

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Madagascar

Malawi

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Malawi

Mali

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Mali

Mauritania

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Mauritania

Mauritius

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Catovair MV IBL 2005 2008

Morocco

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Morocco

Mozambique

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Mozambique

Namibia

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Namibia

Nigeria

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Nigeria

Réunion

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Air Bourbon ZN BUB BOURBON 2002 2004
Air Réunion UU REU Réunion Air Svc 1987 1990 renamed/merged to Air Austral
Air Outre Mer QN AOM AOM 1989 1991 Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Réunion Air Service UU REU 1975 1987 renamed/merged to Air Réunion

São Tomé and Príncipe

Main article: List of defunct airlines of São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Senegal

Seychelles

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Ligne Aérienne Seychelles YP 1986 1987
Seychelles Airlines[5] 1976 1979 renamed/merged to: Seychelles International Airways
Seychelles International Airways CK SISAL 1979 1985 renamed/merged to Air Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Sierra Leone

Somalia

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Air Services International 2002 2004 [6]
Air Shabelle 2016 2017
Air Somalia RSM AIR SOMALIA 2001 2002
Blue Sky Airlines 2012 2016 Merged with Ocean Airlines to form Blue Ocean[7]
Damal Airlines DML 1999 2005 Operated Antonov An-24
Gallad Air 2003 2005 [8]
Mudan Airlines MDN 2005 2006 Operated Antonov An-24[9]
Ocean Airlines 2016 2016 Merged with Blue Sky Airlines to form Blue Ocean[10]
Osob Air OSB OSOB 2009 2011 Operated BAC One-Eleven, Boeing 737, Rombac One-Eleven[11]
SomAir 2014 2015 Operated Douglas DC-9[12]
Somali Airlines HH SOM SOMALAIR 1964 1991
Star African Air STU 2000 2009

South Africa

Main article: List of defunct airlines of South Africa

South Sudan

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

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Feeder Airlines FDD 2007 2013 Rebranded as South Supreme Airlines
Southern Star Airlines 4P 2011 2011
South Supreme Airlines 2013 2017

Sudan

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Sudan

Tanzania

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Tanzania

Togo

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Togo

Tunisia

Main article: List of airlines of Tunisia § Defunct airlines

Uganda

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Uganda

Zambia

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Zambia

Zimbabwe

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Zimbabwe

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "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.