Airline history from 2003, this page lists 110 airline related events from 2003.
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110 dates in airline history from 2003:
January 13, 2003
Livingston Energy Flight was established. View airlines from Italy.
January 14, 2003
PMTair was founded. View airlines from Cambodia.
January 15th, 2003
Yangtze River Express was formed to takeover the cargo operations of the airlines of its parent HNA Group (>Suparna Airlines). View airlines from China.
January 15, 2003
Mekong Air International, founded in 2002, commenced services. View airlines from Cambodia.
January 16, 2003
Transair Sweden filed for bankruptcy after attempts to resurrect a partnership with ailing Swedish low-fare carrier Goodjet failed. View airlines from Sweden.
January 21, 2003
Caribbean Sun Airlines commenced operations (>World Atlantic Airlines). View airlines from Puerto Rico.
January 22nd, 2003
Yangtze River Express operations started (>Suparna Airlines). View airlines from China.
January 27th, 2003
Air Pony Express, founded in 2000, was incorporated (>Boyington Aviation). View airlines from USA.
February 03, 2003
Air Arabia was founded. View airlines from UAE.
February 12, 2003
Jet2.com commenced operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
February 15, 2003
Islas Airways restarted operations. View airlines from Spain.
February 16, 2003
Air Paradise, established in Jun2002, start operations. View airlines from Indonesia.
February 24, 2003
The B.777-300ER completed its first flight. View airlines from USA.
February 27, 2003
Viaggio Airwas, founded in 2002, restarted operations (>Bulgaria Air). View airlines from Bulgaria.
February 27, 2003
Iceland Express restarted operations (>>WOW). View airlines from Iceland.
February 28, 2003
GIRjet was created. View airlines from Spain.
March 06, 2003
Hooters Air began service, operated by Pace Airlines. View airlines from USA.
March 16, 2003
Flying Finn Airlines, established in Dec2002, started operations. View airlines from Finland.
March 18, 2003
Air Armenia restarted operations. View airlines from Armenia.
March 19, 2003
The Snowflake brand was announced by SAS. View airlines from Sweden.
March 21, 2003
Hawaiian Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with operations still continuing. View airlines from USA.
March 24, 2003
Styrian Spirit, established on 25Dec2002, started operations. View airlines from Austria.
March 26, 2003
Lao Airlines was rebranded from Lao Aviation. View airlines from Laos.
March 30, 2003
JMC Airlines was renamed to Thomas Cook Airlines. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 30, 2003
Arctic Air, a Kautokeino, Alta based airline, had its last scheduled flight. View airlines from Norway.
March 30, 2003
Snowflake commenced services. View airlines from Sweden.
March 31, 2003
US Airways emerged from bankruptcy. View airlines from USA.
March 31, 2003
The new Air Tanzania, restructured in Dec2002, commenced operations. View airlines from Tanzania.
March 31, 2003
JMC Airlines was renamed to Thomas Cook Airlines. View airlines from United Kingdom.
April 03, 2003
Air Finland restarted operations. View airlines from Finland.
April 10, 2003
KLMs' sale of Buzz to Ryanair, estimated to be in the region of €20.1 million, was completed. View airlines from United Kingdom.
April 15, 2003
Song restarted operations (>>Delta). View airlines from USA.
April 15, 2003
Eritrean Airlines operations started. View airlines from Eritrea.
April 20, 2003
LAPA (Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas) ceased operations. View airlines from Argentina.
April 27, 2003
RwandAir, founded as Rwandair Express on 01Dec2002, commenced operations. View airlines from Rwanda.
April 28, 2003
LAN Ecuador, established in Jul2002, restarted operations. View airlines from Ecuador.
May 03, 2003
Air China Cargo, formerly the cargo department of Air China was created. View airlines from China.
May 04, 2003
Royal Jet, established in Abu Dhabi in 2003, started operations. View airlines from UAE.
May 10, 2003
Viking Airlines, established in 2003, restarted operations. View airlines from Sweden.
May 15, 2003
Global Air, formed as Aerolineas Damojh, start operations after being renamed. View airlines from Mexico.
May 15, 2003
Aurigny was acquired by the States of Guernsey. View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 15, 2003
Azman Air launched operations were launched from Kano. View airlines from Nigeria.
May 23, 2003
Air Norway, founded in 2003, started operations. View airlines from Norway.
May 23, 2003
LAFSA (Lineas Aereas Federales SA) was founded as a successor to the failed LAPA. View airlines from Argentina.
May 25, 2003
Aero Mongolia, founded in 2002, restarted operations. View airlines from Mongolia.
June 07, 2003
Air Bourbon started scheduled services to mainland France. View airlines from Réunion.
June 10, 2003
Wings Air restarted operations. View airlines from Indonesia.
June 16, 2003
LanDominicana restarted operations (>>LAN Airlines). View airlines from Dominican Republic.
June 17, 2003
Windjet restarted operations. View airlines from Italy.
June 23, 2003
fly express began commercial operations between Jayapura and Jakarta (>Express Air). View airlines from Indonesia.
June 23rd, 2003
Bocas Air Adventure was incorporated. View airlines from Panama.
June 23, 2003
Pullmantur Air operations started (>Wamos Air). View airlines from Spain.
June 24, 2003
Hellas Jet first flight was operated from Athens. View airlines from Greece.
June 27th, 2003
Blue Wings, established in 2002, received its AOC. View airlines from Germany.
June 29, 2003
West African Airlines restarted operations. View airlines from Benin.
June 30, 2003
DHL Worldwide Express was renamed to Astar Air Cargo. View airlines from USA.
July 05, 2003
Hong Kong Airlines restarted operations as CR Airways. View airlines from Hong Kong.
July 10, 2003
Khalifa Airways was liquidated by a French court after it failed to make an EUR 05 million payment to creditors. View airlines from Algeria.
July 22, 2003
The first A.318 was delivered to Frontier Airlines. View airlines from USA.
July 22, 2003
DAE (Dutch Antilles Express) received its air operator’s certificate as BonAirExe. View airlines from Netherlands Antilles.
August 08, 2003
JAT (Jugoslovenski Aerotransport) changed its name to Jat Airways (>Air Serbia). View airlines from Serbia.
August 12, 2003
Darwin Airline was formed (>Etihad Regional). View airlines from Switzerland.
August 12th, 2003
Baboo was founded by Julian Cook (>Adria Airways Switzerland). View airlines from Switzerland.
August 13, 2003
WBA (Wimbi Dira Airways) restarted operations. View airlines from DR Congo.
August 15, 2003
Air Inter Island was founded by Martin Maldonado Frómeta. View airlines from Dominican Republic.
August 18, 2003
DAE (Dutch Antilles Express), formed in Nov2002, launched services as BonAirExe. View airlines from Netherlands Antilles.
August 25, 2003
Kingfisher Red was founded as Air Deccan. View airlines from India.
August 29, 2003
LeCocq's Airlink was renamed to Rockhopper (>Blue Islands). View airlines from United Kingdom.
August 31, 2003
Kam Air was founded by Zmarai Kamgar. View airlines from Afghanistan.
September 15, 2003
Tigerair was founded in 2003 & operations restarted on this date as Tiger Airways. View airlines from Singapore.
September 16, 2003
Austrian arrows started operations. View airlines from Austria.
September 18, 2003
CTK CiTylinK, formed in 1994 & scheduled domestic flights were introduced as CiTylinK Airlines.. View airlines from Ghana.
September 29, 2003
LagunAir was founded. View airlines from Spain.
October 02, 2003
Fina Air began services. View airlines from Puerto Rico.
October 16, 2003
Mekong Air International ceased operations because of SARS fears. View airlines from Cambodia.
October 17, 2003
Fjellanger Widerøe went bankrupt. View airlines from Norway.
October 24th, 2003
ACES (Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia) ceased operations. View airlines from Colombia.
October 24th, 2003
The last commercial flight of Concorde (UK / France). View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 25, 2003
Minerva Airlines, a regional airline operating behalf of Alitalia, formed in 1993, suspended operations due to bankruptcy. View airlines from Italy.
October 26, 2003
Air Southwest, established in May2003, began operations (>>Eastern Airlines). View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 26th, 2003
Air Luxor Light was introduced offering low-cost operations with flights had intended to starting on this day. Cannot find any evidence of the carrier starting operations. View airlines from Portugal.
October 28, 2003
Titan Aero Airlines had its AOC suspended. View airlines from Russia.
October 28, 2003
Air Arabia, founded on 03Feb2003, commenced operations. View airlines from UAE.
October 28th, 2003
WindRose Aviation was established in Kiev as an air charter broker. View airlines from Ukraine.
October 30th, 2003
Midway Airlines (ii) (founded on 15Nov1993) ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
November 03, 2003
Baboo, founded by Julian Cook in Aug2003, operated its first flight to Lugano as Flybaboo. View airlines from Switzerland.
November 05, 2003
Etihad Airways, founded in Jul2003 started operations with a ceremonial flight to Al Ain. Commercial services started on 12Nov2003. View airlines from UAE.
November 6th, 2003
Trans Euro Air was incorporated. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 08, 2003
Kam Air, founded on 31Aug2003 by Zmarai Kamgar, operated its first flight on a route from Kabul to Herat and Mazari Sharif. View airlines from Afghanistan.
November 10, 2003
Sriwijaya Airlines, formed in 2003 by Chandra Lie, Hendry Lie, Andi Halim and Fandy Lingga started operations. View airlines from Indonesia.
November 12, 2003
United Airlines launched a new low-cost carrier, Ted, to compete with other low-cost airlines. View airlines from USA.
November 12, 2003
Etihad Airways, founded in Jul2003, commenced commercial services. View airlines from UAE.
November 13, 2003
JetairFly was established as TUI Belgium (>TUIfly Belgium). View airlines from Belgium.
November 15, 2003
Sriwijaya Airlines operations start. View airlines from Indonesia.
November 19, 2003
It was announced that ACA (Atlantic Coast Airlines) would rebrand to a lo-cost as Independence Air. View airlines from USA.
November 20, 2003
Aviastar Mandiri, established in Jun2000, received its AOC. View airlines from Indonesia.
November 21st, 2003
Air Guyana received its new AOC (Air Operator Certificate) from the Guyana Government. View airlines from Guyana.
November 24, 2003
Overland Airways operations start. View airlines from Nigeria.
November 26, 2003
Concorde makes its last ever flight, returning to Bristol, England. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 27, 2003
VIM Airlines (VIM Avia) received its AOC. View airlines from Russia.
November 28, 2003
Niki (emerged from former Aero Lloyd Austria operation following it's acquisition by Niki Lauda), start operations as FlyNiki. View airlines from Austria.
November 28, 2003
Helvetic Airways, founded as Odette Airways in the summer of 2001, operated its first flight. View airlines from Switzerland.
December 03, 2003
One-Two-GO start operations (>>Orient Thai Airlines). View airlines from Thailand.
December 3rd, 2003
Pentastar Air was incorporated as Pentastar Transportation. View airlines from Canada.
December 8th, 2003
Air Polonia having began cargo operations in late 2001, commenced lo-cost passenger services. View airlines from Poland.
December 11, 2003
MarcoPolo Airways operated its 1st of only 2 flights. View airlines from Afghanistan.
December 12, 2003
Tiger Airways was incorporated as Tiger Airways. View airlines from Singapore.
December 12, 2003
Olympic Airways changed its name from to Olympic Airlines. View airlines from Greece.
December 15, 2003
ThaiJet, having been established in 2003, started operations. View airlines from Thailand.
December 15th, 2003
Islas Airways started operations. View airlines from Spain.