List of defunct airlines of Oceania
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Australia
- Aaron Airlines
- Adelaide Airways (1935–1936)
- Airlines of Australia (Airline) (1934–1942)
- Airlines of South AustraliaAirlines of South AustraliaAirlines of South Australia refers to*A subsidiary of Ansett Airlines that operated from 1959 until 1986, and*An independent airline that operated between 1987 and 2005.- Ansett subsidiary :...
- Air QueenslandAir QueenslandAir Queensland, formerly Bush Pilots Airways, was an Australian airline which operated from 1951 until 1988.- History :Bush Pilots Airways was formed in 1951 and operated in Queensland, Australia until 1988. One of its first aircraft was a De Haviland DH-90 "Dragonfly" registered as VH-AAD...
(1951–1988) - Ansett (1935–2002)
- Australian AirlinesAustralian AirlinesAustralian Airlines was a full-service airline based in Australia, servicing Australian and Asian destinations between 2002 and 2006. It was an all-economy, full-service international leisure carrier and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas, although run independently of the mainline carrier...
(2001–2006) - Australia Asia AirlinesAustralia Asia AirlinesAustralia Asia Airlines was a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas set up to operate services between Australia and Taiwan in the Republic of China.-History:...
(1990–1996) - Australian National AirwaysAustralian National Airways (1930)Australian National Airways was a short-lived Australian airline, founded in 1929 by Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm.The airline began operations in January 1930 with five Avro 618 Tens, similar aircraft to Kingsford Smith's famous Southern Cross...
(1930–1931) - Australian National AirwaysAustralian National AirwaysAustralian National Airways was Australia's predominant carrier from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s.-The Holyman Airways Period:On 19 March 1932 Flinders Island Airways began a regular aerial service using the Desoutter Mk.II VH-UEE Miss Launceston between Launceston, Tasmania and Flinders...
(1936–1957) - Big Sky ExpressBig Sky ExpressBig Sky Express was an airline based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established and started operations in 2004 and was an Australian community airline operating scheduled domestic passenger services in the north western part of New South Wales...
(2004–2006) - British Commonwealth Pacific AirlinesBritish Commonwealth Pacific AirlinesBritish Commonwealth Pacific Airlines or BCPA, was an airline registered in New South Wales, Australia in June 1946 with headquarters in Sydney. It was formed by the governments of Australia , New Zealand and the United Kingdom to pursue trans-Pacific flights...
(1948–1954) - Bush Pilots(1951 - became Air Queensland - 1988)
- Connellan AirwaysConnellan AirwaysConnellan Airways was an Australian air services company that was founded by Edward Connellan and operated in northern Australia.-The beginnings:...
- Compass AirlinesCompass Airlines (Australia)Compass Airlines operated in Australia for two brief periods in the early 1990s. The two incarnations of the airline were quite separate with different management and aircraft.-History:...
(1990–91) and (1992–1993) - Eastland AirEastland AirEastland Air was an airline based in Australia..-Code data:*IATA Code: DK*ICAO Code: ELA...
- East-West AirlinesEast-West Airlines (Australia)East-West Airlines was an Australian regional airline founded in Tamworth, New South Wales in 1947. It operated to major regional city-centres and connected these centres to various provincial capitals. It was purchased from its original founders in a share buy-out by Bryan Grey and Duke Minks...
(1947–1993) - Eco AirlinesEco Airlines-History:Eco Airlines was a privately owned airline which was established in 2004. It planned to launch operations in 2005 linking Brisbane to generally exotic destinations in the Pacific, using a Russian Yakovlev Yak-42D aircraft leased from the Russian airline Karat...
- Emu AirwaysEmu AirwaysEmu Airways was an airline based in Adelaide in Australia operating tourist flights to nearby Kangaroo Island. It was part of the RegionalLink Airlines group which also included Airnorth and Airlines of South Australia .- History :...
- Flight WestFlight WestFlight West Airlines was an Australian regional airline headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. Established in May 1987, it operated predominantly in Queensland...
(1987–2001) - Global Air
- Hazelton AirlinesHazelton AirlinesHazelton Air Services Pty Limited, trading as Hazelton Airlines, was an Australian regional airline which operated until 2001. It was established as an independent airline but by the end of its existence had become a subsidiary of Ansett Australia....
(1953 - 2002 - became part of Regional ExpressRegional Express AirlinesRegional Express Pty Ltd is an airline based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. It operates scheduled regional services. It is Australia's largest regional airline outside the Qantas group of companies and serves New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, North Queensland and Tasmania...
) - Holyman's Airways (1932–1936)
- Horizon AirlinesHorizon Airlines (Australia)Horizon Airlines was an Australian airline based in Sydney. It predominantly operated night time cargo services on contract to Australian air Express using BAe 748 and Fairchild Metroliner aircraft but also operated some passenger services. The airline ceased operations in March 2004.In November...
- Impulse AirlinesImpulse AirlinesImpulse Airlines was an independent airline in Australia which operated regional and low cost trunk services between 1994 and 2001. It was acquired by Qantas in 2001 and later formed the basis of Qantas' low-cost airline Jetstar...
(1994 - 2001 - to QantasQantasQantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...
) - IPEC Aviation (1976–1993)
- Jet Charter Airlines (ceased operations 1982)
- KendellKendellKendell Airlines was a regional airline in Australia, at times the largest in the country. It served major regional centres in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney...
(1967 - 2002 - became part of Regional ExpressRegional Express AirlinesRegional Express Pty Ltd is an airline based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. It operates scheduled regional services. It is Australia's largest regional airline outside the Qantas group of companies and serves New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, North Queensland and Tasmania...
) - MacRobertson Miller AirlinesMacRobertson Miller AirlinesMacRobertson Miller Airlines Ltd. , callsign "Miller", IATA code "MV", was established in Australia in late 1927, by pilot Horrie Miller with the backing of chocolate millionaire Sir Macpherson Robertson....
(1934–1981) - New England Airways (1931–1934)
- O'Connor AirlinesO'Connor AirlinesO'Connor Airlines was an airline based at Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia. It operated scheduled services from Mount Gambier to destinations in South Australia and Victoria. Its main base was Mount Gambier Airport, with a hub at Adelaide Airport, which serviced Mildura Airport and Port...
(Ceased Operations 2007) - OzJetOzJetOzjet Airlines Pty Ltd was a scheduled and charter airline with its head office in Tullamarine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating within Australasia from Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport and Perth Airport. In 2008 the airline was sold to HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, and on 20 May 2009 it...
(2005 - 2009 - Became part of Strategic Aviation Group) - Queensland Pacific AirwaysQueensland Pacific AirwaysQueensland Pacific Airways was a trading name of Queensland Pacific Trading Company.It acquired DC-3 aircraft when Qantas disposed of its last DC-3s in 1971.In 1972, it was absorbed by Bush Pilots Airways , which eventually became Air Queensland....
(19?? - 1972) - Queensland Pacific AirlinesQueensland Pacific AirlinesQueensland Pacific Airlines was an Australian airline which commenced operations on 4 December 1988.It conducted services between the following centres: Brisbane, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Blackwater, Thangool, Coolangatta and Newcastle.It operated Nord Aviation Mohawk...
(1988–1992) - TransairTransair (Australia)Transair was an airline based in Australia. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority cancelled the Air Operator's Certificate, at the request of Transair, on 4 December 2006 . Transair ceased all operations from that date...
- Trans Australia AirlinesTrans Australia AirlinesTrans Australia Airlines or TAA, was one of the two major Australian domestic airlines between its inception in 1946 and its sale to Qantas in May 1996. During that period TAA played a major part in the development of the Australian air transport industry...
(renamed Australian AirlinesAustralian AirlinesAustralian Airlines was a full-service airline based in Australia, servicing Australian and Asian destinations between 2002 and 2006. It was an all-economy, full-service international leisure carrier and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas, although run independently of the mainline carrier...
in 1986, became part of QantasQantasQantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...
) - West Australian AirwaysWest Australian AirwaysWest Australian Airways was an Australian airline based out of Geraldton, Western Australia. Established on 5 December 1921 as Western Australian Airways by World War I pilot Norman Brearley it was the first airline in Australian history to establish a scheduled air service. The first service left...
(1921–1936)
New Zealand
- Ansett New ZealandAnsett New ZealandAnsett New Zealand was a wholly owned airline subsidiary of Ansett Australia, serving the New Zealand domestic market between 1987 and 2000. In order to comply with regulatory requirements relating to the acquisition of Ansett Australia by Air New Zealand, Ansett New Zealand was sold to News...
(1987–2001) - Cook Strait Airways (1935–47)
- East Coast Airways (1935–47)
- Freedom AirFreedom AirFreedom Air was Air New Zealand Group's low-cost airline which operated from December 1995 to March 2008. It ran scheduled passenger services from New Zealand to Australia and Fiji and charter services within New Zealand...
(1996–2008) - Kiwi Travel International Airlines (1994–1996)
- National Airways CorporationNational Airways CorporationNational Airways Corporation was the national domestic airline of New Zealand from 1947 until 1978 when it amalgamated with New Zealand's international airline, Air New Zealand. The airline was headquartered in Wellington...
(1945–78, merged into Air New ZealandAir New ZealandAir New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...
) - New Zealand Aero Transport Company
- Origin Pacific AirwaysOrigin Pacific AirwaysOrigin Pacific Airways was an airline based in Nelson in New Zealand operating freight services. Until 10 August 2006, the airline also operated scheduled and charter passenger services. Its main base was at Nelson Airport . It ceased all operations on 15 September 2006- Starting out :Origin...
(1997–2006) - Skybus (Aqua Avia)Skybus (Aqua Avia)Skybus was an attempt to create a privately owned commercial airline in New Zealand during the 1970s, a time of state-owned public transport. It was a brainchild of the entrepreneur Matt Thomson, who found and exploited a loophole in the legislation that otherwise prevented competition with the...
- South Pacific Airlines of New ZealandSouth Pacific Airlines of New ZealandSouth Pacific Airlines of New Zealand was a New Zealand airline, operating between 1960 and 1966. It is regarded as a forerunner to Ansett New Zealand.- History :...
(1960–1966) - Straits Air Freight ExpressStraits Air Freight ExpressStraits Air Freight Express is a cargo airline, established in 1950, named for the fact that it encompassed Cook Strait and connected the North Island and South Island railway systems during the 1950s to the 1970s....
- TEALTEALTasman Empire Airways Limited was the forerunner of Air New Zealand. It was first registered in Wellington as a limited liability company on 26 April 1940....
- Union Airways (1936–47)
Papua New Guinea
- AirlinkAirlink (Papua New Guinea)Airlink was an airline based in Madang, Papua New Guinea that ceased operations in late July 2007. It provided high-frequency scheduled and charter services to outlying regions of Papua New Guinea...
- Mandated Airlines
- Guinea Airways (1929–42)
- Territory Air Lines
- TalairTalair-Company history:Talair had its origins as Territory Airlines, founded in 1952 as a charter company. It operated to towns throughout the country where the only means of communication was by air. Its bases of operations were Lae and Madang. The aircraft used were small Cessna and Beechcraft...