Airline history from 2008, this page lists 193 airline related events from 2008.
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193 dates in airline history from 2008:
January 01, 2008
Cargo 360 was absorbed into Southern Air. View airlines from USA.
January 01, 2008
ALPI Eagles ceased operations. View airlines from Italy.
January 05, 2008
Thai Global Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Thailand.
January 06, 2008
Aero Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Estonia.
January 08, 2008
BritishJet ceased operations. View airlines from Malta.
January 09, 2008
Kitty Hawk Air Cargo ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
January 10, 2008
Air Corridor ceased operations. View airlines from Mozambique.
January 13th, 2008
NAC Air ceased operations indefinitely due to financial difficulties. View airlines from Canada.
January 14, 2008
Prima Charter ceased operations. View airlines from Poland.
January 20, 2008
Yeti Air International services are started. View airlines from Nepal.
January 20, 2008
Tahmid Air started operations. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
January 20, 2008
FlyYeti.com launched its flights to Sharjah and Kuala Lumpur. View airlines from Nepal.
January 23, 2008
Coast Air ceased operations. View airlines from Norway.
January 24, 2008
World Focus Air rebrands to Ank Air. View airlines from Turkey.
January 30, 2008
City Star Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
January 31, 2008
The deal in which EasyJet acquires GB Airways was concluded. View airlines from United Kingdom.
January 31, 2008
Royal Bengal Airlines, founded in 2006, launched commercial operations from Dhaka. View airlines from United Kingdom.
February 03, 2008
Silver State Helicopters ceased operations and entered bankruptcy. View airlines from USA.
February 03, 2008
Bahrain Air's inaugural flight took off from Bahrain to Dubai. View airlines from Bahrain.
February 05, 2008
Somon Air restarted operating with regular flights to Moscow and Dubai. View airlines from Tajikistan.
February 05, 2008
Aviaprad ceased operations. View airlines from Russia.
February 11, 2008
Ural Airlines took over all routes previously operated by Aviaprad. View airlines from Russia.
February 28, 2008
Boston-Maine Airways, operating as Pan Am Clipper Connection, ceased operations.. View airlines from USA.
March 01, 2008
Focus Air ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
March 03, 2008
Sham Wings Airlines began Lo cost scheduled services out of Damascus International Airport that started (>Cham Wings Airlines). View airlines from Syria.
March 6th, 2008
Estonian Air Regional having been formed Estonian Air in 2007 as its regional arm, started operations. View airlines from Estonia.
March 07, 2008
Globus Airlines, established as the wholly-owned charter arm of S7 Airlines in Jan2007, was awarded its own AOC. View airlines from Russia.
March 08, 2008
Flex Linhas Aereas restarted operations. View airlines from Brazil.
March 08, 2008
Big Sky Airline's final scheduled flights arrives in Billings, MT. View airlines from USA.
March 10, 2008
Cameroon Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Cameroon.
March 13, 2008
Girjet ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
March 14, 2008
Air Contractors acquired French carrier Europe Airpost. View airlines from Ireland.
March 17, 2008
Air Auckland was founded as Flight Hauraki. View airlines from New Zealand.
March 18, 2008
Adam Air ceased operations. View airlines from Indonesia.
March 20, 2008
Aloha Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. View airlines from USA.
March 25, 2008
ASA (African Safari Airlines) ceased operations. View airlines from Kenya.
March 26, 2008
The world’s largest airport terminal, Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3. View airlines from China.
March 27, 2008
London Heathrow's state-of-the-art Terminal 5 opens. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 27, 2008
Azul (Azul Linhas Aéreas) was founded by David Neeleman. View airlines from Brazil.
March 28, 2008
CATA Linea Aerea bankruptcy was formally declared. View airlines from Argentina.
March 29, 2008
JoyAir was established as Happy Air. View airlines from China.
March 29, 2008
GB Airways ceased operations following its purchase by EasyJet in Jan2008. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 29, 2008
Boston-Maine Airways operated its last flight. View airlines from USA.
March 30, 2008
MyTravel Airways was fully integrated into Thomas Cook. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 30, 2008
Freedom Air ceased operations. View airlines from New Zealand.
March 30, 2008
AirClass Airways ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
March 31, 2008
Japan Asia Airways flew its last flight EG284, from Taipei to Nagoya (Chubu), concluding 32 years of operations. merged into JAL. View airlines from Japan.
March 31, 2008
Aloha Airlines ceased operations and gives all flights to Aloha Air Cargo. View airlines from USA.
March 31, 2008
Cirrus Aviation, the executive charter arm of the Cirrus Group merged into DC Aviation. View airlines from Germany.
April 1st, 2008
The airline business of Kingfisher Airlines was merged into Deccan Aviation and renamed to Kingfisher Red. View airlines from India.
April 02, 2008
ATA (American Trans Air) files for bankruptcy protection. View airlines from USA.
April 03, 2008
ATA Airlines, Inc. – formerly known as American Trans Air ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
April 04, 2008
Swazi Express Airways, established in 1995 as Steffen Air, ceased operations. View airlines from Swaziland.
April 04, 2008
Skybus Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
April 05, 2008
Skyway Airlines (Midwest Connect) ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
April 05, 2008
flyNordic merged into Norwegian. View airlines from Sweden.
April 09, 2008
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Hong Kong.
April 10, 2008
Frontier files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Emerged on 01Oct2009. View airlines from USA.
April 10, 2008
Airphil Express (>PAL Express) was founded by PAL to replace Air Philippines. View airlines from Philippines.
April 14, 2008
Delta and Northwest Airlines announced that they would merge to create the world's largest airline under the Delta name. View airlines from USA.
April 14th, 2008
PAL Express was unveiled. View airlines from Philippines.
April 23, 2008
Turkish Airlines establishes Anadolujet. View airlines from Turkey.
April 25, 2008
Ocean Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Italy.
April 27, 2008
Eos Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
April 29, 2008
Nationwide Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from South Africa.
May 02, 2008
Aloha Air Cargo began operations under new ownership after Aloha Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
May 05, 2008
Philippine Airline’s regional carrier PAL Express began operations with 8 daily flights. View airlines from Philippines.
May 08, 2008
EuroManx ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 08, 2008
Angkor Airways ceased operations. View airlines from Cambodia.
May 08, 2008
MyTravel Airways was rebranded to Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia. View airlines from Denmark.
May 9th, 2008
My Travel Airways renamed to Thomas Cook Scandinavia (>Sunclass Airlines). View airlines from Denmark.
May 13, 2008
Far Eastern Air Transport ceased operations but restarted services on 18Apr2011. View airlines from Taiwan.
May 15, 2008
Aloha Air Cargo commenced operations as an independent airline after Aloha Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
May 17, 2008
Kosmas Air ceased operation. View airlines from Serbia.
May 19, 2008
Fly Jet KZ was established. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
May 23, 2008
Pacific Airlines Vietnam renamed to JetStar Pacific. View airlines from Vietnam.
May 23, 2008
Club Air Italy ceased operations. View airlines from Italy.
May 28, 2008
Club Air Italy operated last service before restarting as Italiatour Airlines. View airlines from Italy.
May 30, 2008
All business class airline Silverjet ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 31, 2008
Champion Air ceased operations because of high fuel prices and fuel inefficiency. View airlines from USA.
June 02, 2008
V Australia installs first B.777 Aircraft Simulator in Australia . View airlines from Australia.
June 02, 2008
Aeromexico Travel, operated by Aeromexico, commenced operations. View airlines from Mexico.
June 06, 2008
Kang Pacific Airlines, based at Fujairah Airport restarted & ended operations. View airlines from UAE.
June 11, 2008
Trai Thien Air Cargo was established by the Ho Chi Minh Planning and Investment Authority. View airlines from Vietnam.
June 11, 2008
Aerocondor (ATA Aerocondor Transportes Aéreos Lda) ceased operations. View airlines from Portugal.
June 14, 2008
Enimex ceased operations. View airlines from Estonia.
June 17th, 2008
The name "Jin Air" was officially announced at an opening ceremony in Seoul. View airlines from South Korea.
June 19, 2008
OpenSkies restarted operations using a single Boeing 757 transferred from the BA fleet. View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 24, 2008
Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) was established by the present President & CEO Yohei Suzuki as Suzuyo Air. View airlines from Japan.
June 27, 2008
GrandStar Cargo International started operations. View airlines from China.
June 27, 2008
Aero-Tropics ceased operations. View airlines from Australia.
June 30, 2008
Air Midwest ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
July 01, 2008
Tri MG had its air operator’s certificate was suspended by the Indonesian DGCA. View airlines from Indonesia.
July 07, 2008
Wataniya Airways received its AOC prior to starting on 24Jan2009. View airlines from Kuwait.
July 11, 2008
Wizz Air Ukraine restarted operations. View airlines from Ukraine.
July 11, 2008
Jeju Air made its first international flight, from Jeju to Hiroshima. View airlines from South Korea.
July 15, 2008
Zambezi Airlines restarted operations. View airlines from Zambia.
July 15, 2008
Manx2 restarted operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
July 16, 2008
FlyYeti.com suspended all flights, citing political uncertainty. View airlines from Nepal.
July 17, 2008
Jin Air, formed as Air Korea in 2007 & renamed, commenced operations. View airlines from South Korea.
July 18th, 2008
Vintage Props and Jets ceased operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. View airlines from USA.
July 21, 2008
Ankair ceased operations. View airlines from Turkey.
July 22, 2008
Custom Air Transport ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
July 23, 2008
Aero California, founded in 1960 as air taxi operator Servicios Aéreos, suspended operations. View airlines from Mexico.
July 23, 2008
Discovery Air was incorporated. View airlines from Nigeria.
July 25, 2008
Yeongnam Air commenced operations. View airlines from South Korea.
July 29, 2008
Riau Airlines ceased operations but restarted in 2010. View airlines from Indonesia.
August 01, 2008
Community Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Tanzania.
August 05, 2008
Nova Air ceased operations. View airlines from Mexico.
August 07, 2008
Peruvian Airlines, founded in Nov2007, received its AOC from Peru's aviation authority. View airlines from Peru.
August 08, 2008
Dana Air was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dana Group. View airlines from Nigeria.
August 08, 2008
Bravo Air Congo ceased operations. View airlines from DR Congo.
August 12, 2008
Gemini Air Cargo, formed in 1995, ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
August 14, 2008
Prima Charter, formed in 2005 as Fischer Air Poland & renamed to Euro Charter, ceased operations. View airlines from Poland.
August 18, 2008
STP Airways commenced operations with flights between Lisbon, Portugal, and São Tomé. View airlines from São Tomé and Príncipe.
August 22, 2008
The consortium Comapagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) was founded. The consortium bought Alitalia and Air One, joining them together to eventually form the present Alitalia. View airlines from Italy.
August 23, 2008
Airlines Tonga, commenced operations in Dec2005, ceased. View airlines from Tonga.
August 25, 2008
The airline division of Island Aviation Services, formed on 13Apr2000 was rebranded as Maldivian. View airlines from Maldives.
August 28, 2008
Zoom Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Canada.
September 02, 2008
Kato Airline ceased operations. View airlines from Norway.
September 03, 2008
Italiatour Airlines started operations. View airlines from Italy.
September 04, 2008
flySur, created in 2007 as TAER Andalus, started operations. View airlines from Spain.
September 08, 2008
Futura International Airways ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
September 08, 2008
Futura Gael ceased operations. View airlines from Ireland.
September 09, 2008
Vega Airlines, re-established as Cargo Air, received its AOC. View airlines from Bulgaria.
September 11, 2008
Air Bee ceased operations. View airlines from Italy.
September 12, 2008
XL Airways UK, a subsidiary of the XL Leisure Group, ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
September 15, 2008
Cargo Air, re-established from Vega Airlines. started operations. View airlines from Bulgaria.
September 15, 2008
AeBal (Aerolineas de Baleares) ceased operations and restarted as Quantum Air in 2009. View airlines from Spain.
September 18, 2008
Arrow Air Panama ceased operations. View airlines from Panama.
September 23, 2008
Constellation West Indian Airways ceased operations. View airlines from Trinidad and Tobago.
September 25, 2008
LatCharter became SmartLynx. View airlines from Latvia.
September 28, 2008
Samara Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Russia.
September 29, 2008
Georgia Skies commenced operations. View airlines from USA.
September 30, 2008
Carib Aviation ceased operations. View airlines from Antigua + Barbuda.
September 30, 2008
Asian Spirit became Zest Air. View airlines from Philippines.
September 30th, 2008
African International Airways ceased operations. View airlines from South Africa.
October 01, 2008
Kyokushin Air ceased operations. View airlines from Japan.
October 01, 2008
Asian Express Airlines became Tasman Cargo Airlines. View airlines from Australia.
October 05, 2008
Galaxy Airlines, established on 17May2005, ceased operations. View airlines from Japan.
October 09, 2008
LagunAir ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
October 09, 2008
Interavia ceased operations. View airlines from Russia.
October 17, 2008
Vyborg North-West Air Transport ceased operations. View airlines from Russia.
October 17, 2008
Tesis Aviation Enterprise, founded in 1993, had their flights suspended by the Russian aviation authority due to unpaid fees. View airlines from Russia.
October 17, 2008
Omskavia ceased operations. View airlines from Russia.
October 17, 2008
LTE International Airways ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
October 17, 2008
Hansung Airlines had its AOC withdrawn. Restarted as T'Way Air on 16Sep2010. View airlines from South Korea.
October 18, 2008
Hansung Airlines stops flying as AOC was withdrawn on 17Oct2008. View airlines from South Korea.
October 20, 2008
New Air & Tours was rebranded as enerjet. View airlines from Canada.
October 20, 2008
flySur ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
October 20, 2008
Waterfront Air was founded. View airlines from Hong Kong.
October 21, 2008
Aladia ceased operations. View airlines from Mexico.
October 22, 2008
The SkyKing brand was integrated within the Air Turks and Caicos operations (>InterCaribbean Airways). View airlines from Turks and Caicos Islands.
October 26, 2008
Felix Airways was founded as the 1st lo-fare carrier in Yemen. View airlines from Yemen.
October 27, 2008
Air Busan, established in Aug2007, restarted operations as Busan International Air. View airlines from South Korea.
October 28, 2008
Avolar was forced to cease due to the illegal operations of the airline. View airlines from Mexico.
October 29, 2008
Sterling ceased operations. View airlines from Denmark.
October 29, 2008
Peruvian Airlines, founded in Nov2007, commenced operations. View airlines from Peru.
October 29, 2008
Northwest Airlines (founded in 1926) and absorbed into Delta Air Lines Inc. by a merger that was approved on this date. View airlines from USA.
October 31, 2008
Air Comet Chile ceased operations. View airlines from Chile.
November 01, 2008
KrasAir ceased operations. View airlines from Russia.
November 01, 2008
Domodedovo Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Russia.
November 05, 2008
Dana Air, established on 08Aug2008, received its AOC. View airlines from Nigeria.
November 06, 2008
Kavok received its AOC from Venezuela’s Instituto Nacional de Aeronautica Civil. View airlines from Venezuela.
November 07, 2008
ALMA de Mexico, a low-cost airline based in Guadalajara, suspended all services. View airlines from Mexico.
November 10, 2008
Dana Air, established on 08Aug2008 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dana Group, commenced flight operations. View airlines from Nigeria.
November 10, 2008
Fly540 Ghana was founded. View airlines from Ghana.
November 15, 2008
LTE International Airways ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
November 18, 2008
Inter Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Turkey.
November 20th, 2008
Vision Air International received an Air Operator Certificate, starting operations on 02Dec2008. View airlines from Pakistan.
November 21st, 2008
Alrosa Avi's fight certificate was annulled. View airlines from Russia.
November 25, 2008
Indochina Airlines first flight. View airlines from Vietnam.
November 28th, 2008
New Air & Tours, rebranded as enerjet on 20Oct2008 prior to start-up, was awarded its Air Operator’s certificate (>Lynx Air). View airlines from Canada.
November 30, 2008
Dba continued to operate three B.737-300s as a separate division of AirBerlin until this closure date. View airlines from Germany.
December 01, 2008
Siem Reap Airways International ceased operations. View airlines from Cambodia.
December 01, 2008
Primaris Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
December 01, 2008
European Aviation Air Charter, began in 1989 as European Aviation, ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 02, 2008
Vision Air International started operations. View airlines from Pakistan.
December 02, 2008
Fly Europa ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 02, 2008
Primaris suspended operations due to a lack of available funding. View airlines from USA.
December 02, 2008
European Aviation Air Charter having ceased operations on 01Dec2008, went into administration. View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 03, 2008
Flightline ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 11, 2008
Yeongnam Air ceased operations. View airlines from South Korea.
December 14, 2008
Flyant Cargo ceased operations after parent Futura collapsed. View airlines from Spain.
December 15, 2008
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras inaugurated services. View airlines from Brazil.
December 17, 2008
NordStar was established as the Moscow division of established Siberian carrier Taimyr Avia. View airlines from Russia.
December 17, 2008
KLM became full owner of Martinair. View airlines from Netherlands.
December 17, 2008
ATA Airlines was established. View airlines from USA.
December 17, 2008
Air Europe ceased operations. View airlines from Italy.
December 18, 2008
Air Comet Chile, having ceased operation on 31Oct2008, files for bankruptcy protection. View airlines from Chile.
December 24, 2008
LATAM Ecuador received approval to begin domestic operations, which were launched in Mar2009. View airlines from Ecuador.
December 31, 2008
Santa Barbara Airlines was rebranded as SBA Santa Barbara Airlines following its acquisition by Aserca Airlines. View airlines from Venezuela.
December 31, 2008
Vision Air International started operations. View airlines from Pakistan.