Airline history from 2009, this page lists 189 airline related events from 2009.
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189 dates in airline history from 2009:
January 03, 2009
SkyStar Airways ceased operations after not paying any of the staff salary for six months. View airlines from Thailand.
January 06, 2009
Ted, the Lo-cost brand of the United Airlines was discontinued. View airlines from USA.
January 07, 2009
Eastar Jet inaugurates its first domestic service, Seoul to Jeju. View airlines from South Korea.
January 10, 2009
Zambian Airways suspend operations. View airlines from Zambia.
January 12, 2009
Volareweb.com was a low fare carrier started by the Volare group as Volare to operate internet booked services linking major Italian cities, ceased operations ( >>Alitalia). View airlines from Italy.
January 13, 2009
Alitalia (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) operated its first flight. took over the infrastructures from Alitalia (Linee Aeree Italiane) and absorbed Air One, creating a single airline. View airlines from Italy.
January 14, 2009
Cimber Sterling operations start. View airlines from Denmark.
January 17, 2009
FlyLal suspended operations. View airlines from Lithuania.
January 20, 2009
The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute suspended Caribair from operating for "operational irregularities. View airlines from Dominican Republic.
January 24, 2009
Wataniya Airways restarted operations. View airlines from Kuwait.
January 25, 2009
The operating licence of Nordic Airways was suspended. View airlines from Sweden.
January 26th, 2009
Rosaviatsiya cancelled the air operator's certificate of Dalavia. View airlines from Russia.
January 29, 2009
MacAir Airlines entered voluntary administration and ceased operations the next day. View airlines from Australia.
January 30, 2009
MacAir Airlines having entered voluntary administration on 29Jan2009, ceased operations. View airlines from Australia.
February 01, 2009
SkyJet Uganda, established as a cargo airline in 2003, started passenger services. View airlines from Uganda.
February 02, 2009
Lufthansa Italia commenced operations. View airlines from Italy.
February 2nd, 2009
Eltsovka Airlines (The Eltsovka Airlines Closed Joint Stock Company) was established on the basis of the structural division of PLC “NAPO of V.P. Chkalov”. View airlines from Russia.
February 06, 2009
FedEx closes a hub for the first time in its history, when operations at its Asian-Pacific hub at Subic Bay International Airport in the Philippines cease. View airlines from USA.
February 15, 2009
Kunming Airlines, established in Dec2005, operated its first flight. View airlines from China.
February 17, 2009
Air Libya Tibesti started operations (>Air Libya). View airlines from Libya.
February 22, 2009
SkyAirWorld suspend operations. View airlines from Australia.
February 27, 2009
Virgin Australia International restarted operations as V Australia. View airlines from Australia.
February 27, 2009
ERA Aviation ceased operations (bought by Frontier Alaska Group, name change to Era Alaska). View airlines from USA.
February 27, 2009
Airspeed Aviation was sold to Orca Airways. View airlines from Canada.
March 09, 2009
EFS Flug-Service: the district court in Düsseldorf opened insolvency proceedings and dissolved the company. View airlines from Germany.
March 11, 2009
AirAsia X inaugurated its first low-cost and nonstop service between Kuala Lumpur and London. View airlines from Malaysia.
March 13, 2009
MexicanaLink commence operations. View airlines from Mexico.
March 15, 2009
East Star Airlines ceased flights & was declared bankrupt. View airlines from China.
March 18th, 2009
Seven Stars Air Cargo was incorporated. View airlines from Puerto Rico.
March 26, 2009
The Management Board of LOT Polish Airlines took the decision to close its subsidiary, Centralwings. View airlines from Poland.
March 29, 2009
BoA (Boliviana de Aviació)s' inaugural flight. View airlines from Bolivia.
April 1st, 2009
Star Marianas Air, founded in 2008, was and approved by the FAA. View airlines from Northern Marianas Islands.
April 01, 2009
Starline.kz had its airline license revoked. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
April 01, 2009
MAK Air had its AOC revoked. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
April 01, 2009
Kayala Airline (Jeddah) ceased operations. View airlines from Saudi Arabia.
April 01, 2009
California Pacific Airlines was founded. View airlines from USA.
April 02, 2009
Star Marianas Air, first charter flight from Tinian to Saipan. View airlines from Northern Marianas Islands.
April 2nd, 2009
CHC Helikopter Service, the name was again changed back to CHC Norway. View airlines from Norway.
April 04, 2009
L'Avion merged with with OpenSkies, retaining the latter name. View airlines from United Kingdom.
April 04, 2009
Air Sylhet, founded in early 2007, started operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
April 8th, 2009
Aerokashurco was incorporated. View airlines from Ecuador.
April 10, 2009
Zetavia was founded. View airlines from Ukraine.
April 15, 2009
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency cancels the operating license of airline Elbrus-Avia. View airlines from Russia.
April 19, 2009
Arkaim was established. View airlines from Russia.
April 22, 2009
Irtysh-Air, established in 2007, started operations. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
April 23, 2009
Saha Airlines suspended all flights. View airlines from Iran.
April 24, 2009
Air Sénégal International suspended all operations. View airlines from Senegal.
April 27, 2009
Linus Airways suspended operations due to lack of operational aircraft. View airlines from Indonesia.
April 29, 2009
Air Arabia Maroc was officially launched (renamed from Regional Air Lines). View airlines from Morocco.
May 01, 2009
Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways are combined as Thomson Airways. View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 01, 2009
Estelar Latinoamerica, formed in Aug2008, began operations. View airlines from Venezuela.
May 01, 2009
Air Fiji ceased operations. View airlines from Fiji.
May 1st, 2009
The LTU brand was discontinued. View airlines from Germany.
May 03, 2009
Syrian Pearl Airlines operated its first flight. View airlines from Syria.
May 06, 2009
Air Arabia Maroc restarted operations. View airlines from Morocco.
May 12, 2009
Tailwind Airlines restarted operations. View airlines from Turkey.
May 14, 2009
Wizz Air Ukraine having started operations on 11Jul2008, launched international services from Lviv. View airlines from Ukraine.
May 15, 2009
Medallion Air received its AOC. View airlines from Romania.
May 15, 2009
CAM (Compagnie Aérienne du Mali) was rebranded as Air Mali. View airlines from Mali.
May 16, 2009
Perm Airlines had its license revoked. View airlines from Russia.
May 21, 2009
Neptune Air was awarded an air operator’s certificate. View airlines from Malaysia.
May 25, 2009
Star1 Airlines was established. View airlines from Lithuania.
May 25, 2009
FlyDubai received its air operator’s certificate. View airlines from UAE.
May 26, 2009
Golden Bay Air originated on 27Feb2006 as Capital Air and was re-registered. View airlines from New Zealand.
May 26th, 2009
flySur was liquidated. View airlines from Spain.
May 28, 2009
FlyMontserrat received its Air Operator's Certificate from the UK overseas Civil Aviation Authority Air Safety Support International (ASSI). View airlines from Montserrat.
May 29, 2009
Gianair was incorporated. View airlines from Ghana.
May 30, 2009
FlyMontserrat operated its first charter flight. View airlines from Montserrat.
May 30th, 2009
Hellenic Imperial Airways, incorporated in May2006, commenced scheduled operations with services between Athens and Birmingham, UK. View airlines from Greece.
June 01, 2009
JoyAir restarted operations after being renamed from Happy Air. View airlines from China.
June 01, 2009
FlyDubai commenced scheduled flights. View airlines from UAE.
June 01, 2009
Air Express Sweden was taken over by MCA Airlines. View airlines from Sweden.
June 03, 2009
Mint Airways restarted operations. View airlines from Spain.
June 03, 2009
Dutch Air Cargo restarted cargo operations with a Fokker 27-500F freighter. View airlines from Netherlands.
June 07, 2009
Medallion Air restarted operations (>>Ten Airways). View airlines from Romania.
June 08, 2009
Tianjin Airlines was rebranded from Grand China Express Air and first flight was on 10 Jun 2009. View airlines from China.
June 10, 2009
Jetstar NZ domestic operations are launched. View airlines from New Zealand.
June 10, 2009
First flight of Tianjin Airlines after rebrand from Grand China Express Air. View airlines from China.
June 13, 2009
Cargolux Italia restarted operations. View airlines from Italy.
June 16, 2009
NordStar operated its first flight, from Norilsk to Moscow-Domodedovo and Krasnoyarsk.. View airlines from Russia.
June 16, 2009
Veteran Avia, a cargo airline based in Sharjah, U.A.E. started operations. View airlines from Armenia.
June 17, 2009
NordStar operated its first flight, from Norilsk to Moscow-Domodedovo and Krasnoyarsk.. View airlines from Russia.
June 18, 2009
Corporate Xpress shut down operations. View airlines from Canada.
June 23, 2009
Republic Airways announces the acquisition of Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines. View airlines from USA.
June 25th, 2009
ServiCaribe Express was formed by Lima Romeo Aviation. View airlines from Colombia.
June 30, 2009
Star1 Airlines commenced operations. View airlines from Lithuania.
June 30, 2009
AlMasria Universal Airlines operations restarted. View airlines from Egypt.
July 01, 2009
Cargo B Airlines files for bankruptcy protection and stopped all operations. View airlines from Belgium.
July 03, 2009
ULS Airlines Cargo, started operations in 2004 as Baron Air Cargo, was rebranded. View airlines from Turkey.
July 06, 2009
The Mexican government again grounded Aviacsa (Aviacion de Chiapas) for the third time in five weeks over claims that the airline owed over 292 million pesos (about $22 million). View airlines from Mexico.
July 6th, 2009
Coastair flew its last service, into Westport with three passengers. View airlines from New Zealand.
July 09, 2009
Clickair merged into Vueling Airlines. View airlines from Spain.
July 14, 2009
Pet Airways commenced operations. View airlines from USA.
July 14, 2009
Air Cargo Germany received its AOC. View airlines from Germany.
July 14, 2009
SAPSAN was formed. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
July 15, 2009
AlNaser Airlines operations restarted. View airlines from Iraq.
July 15th, 2009
Clickair merged into Vueling Airlines. View airlines from Spain.
July 23, 2009
FDA (Fuji Dream Airlines) operated its first flight. View airlines from Japan.
July 24, 2009
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority suspended the operating licence of MyAir due to financial problems and service failures. View airlines from Italy.
July 24th, 2009
Texas Air Charters, incorporated on 05May1988, was dissolved. View airlines from USA.
July 27, 2009
Air Cargo Germany, having received its AOC on 14Jul2009, restarted operations. View airlines from Germany.
July 28, 2009
Cambodia Angkor Air commenced operations. View airlines from Cambodia.
July 30, 2009
TRACO (Transports Aériens Congolais) had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Thom's Airways had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Tembo Air Services had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Sun Air Services had its AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Safari Logistics had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Rwakabika Bushi Express had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Piva Airlines, founded in 2007, had its AOC withdrawn. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Great Lakes Business Company had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Free Airlines had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Espace Aviation Service had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
El Sam Airlift had their AOC revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Comair Congo had its AOC withdrawn by D.R.Congo authorities. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Comair Congo had its AOC withdrawn by D.R.Congo. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Cargo Bull Aviation was added to EU list of banned air carriers on 22Mar2006. Their AOC was revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Air Navette AOC was revoked. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Air Infini had its AOC withdrawn by D.R.Congo authorities. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Air Boyoma had its AOC revoked by D.R.Congo authorities. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30, 2009
Air Beni AOC was revoked by D.R.Congo authorities. View airlines from DR Congo.
July 30th, 2009
Virunga Air Charter, established at Kinshasa in 1978, had its AOC revoked. View airlines from Zaire.
August 03, 2009
Air Australia restarted operations as Strategic Airlines. View airlines from Australia.
August 04, 2009
Orion Malta, a passenger charter company, received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). View airlines from Malta.
August 07, 2009
Island Express Air had its first flight as part of the Abbotsford International Airshow. View airlines from Canada.
August 13, 2009
Frontier Airlines and Lynx Aviation were purchased by Republic Airways Holding of Indianapolis, Indiana through an auction held in the US Bankruptcy Court. View airlines from USA.
August 15th, 2009
Korea Express Air, an air taxi airline that was formed in 2005. started operations. View airlines from South Korea.
August 23, 2009
Wings of Bornholm commenced operations. View airlines from Denmark.
August 27, 2009
East Star Airlines, having ceased flights on 15Mar2009. was declared bankrupt. View airlines from China.
August 27, 2009
AviaNova began operations. View airlines from Russia.
August 31, 2009
After Air Philippines ceased operations, they transferred all their flights to PAL Express. View airlines from Philippines.
September 01, 2009
SkyEurope ceased operations. View airlines from Slovakia.
September 1st, 2009
MAT Macedonian Airline ceased operations. View airlines from Macedonia.
September 03, 2009
BA CityFlyer accepts delivery of its first Embraer 170, narrow-body medium-range twin-engine jet airliner. View airlines from United Kingdom.
September 08, 2009
KD Avia suspended all flights. View airlines from Russia.
September 09, 2009
Line Support resumed services, operated by its Estonian subsidiary Copterline (>FirstClass). View airlines from Finland.
September 10 2009
Scanderbeg Air, a passenger charter carrier based out of New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK), ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
September 11, 2009
Pace Airlines suspend operations. View airlines from USA.
September 17, 2009
Virgin Nigeria >Nigerian Eagle Airlines (on this date) >Air Nigeria ( 02Jun2010}. View airlines from Nigeria.
September 19, 2009
Efly commenced operations. View airlines from Malta.
September 21, 2009
Italiatour Airlines, having starting operations late 03Sep2009, suspended operations. View airlines from Italy.
September 21, 2009
Air Dominicana, having started operations on 16Oct2008, ceased. View airlines from Dominican Republic.
September 22, 2009
SPEX (South Pacific Express) cancelled all flights. View airlines from Samoa.
September 25, 2009
Aeroflot-Don reverts to its previous Donavia identity on this date. Donskie Avialinii >>JSC Donavia Airlines >Aeroflot-Don >Donavia. View airlines from Russia.
September 29, 2009
State-owned airline Olympic Airlines ceased operation and was replaced by privately owned Olympic Air, which commenced operations on this day. View airlines from Greece.
October 01, 2009
SAS Norge was fully absorbed into SAS. View airlines from Norway.
October 1st, 2009
Olympic Air had its inaugural flight ceremony. View airlines from Greece.
October 02, 2009
Feel Air was established. It never came to fruition, and late in 2011 it dropped the whole plan. View airlines from Norway.
October 06, 2009
Comoros Islands Airways start operations. View airlines from Comoros.
October 07, 2009
It was announced that Avianca would merge with TACA but both airlines stated that each would maintain their own identity. View airlines from El Salvador.
October 12, 2009
Sol Linhas Aéreas, founded in 2008, operated its first flight. View airlines from Brazil.
October 12, 2009
Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600 conducted the world's first commercial passenger flight using a mixture of kerosene and synthetic Gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuel. View airlines from Qatar.
October 15, 2009
Mistral Aviation, formed in 2002, had its airline license revoked. View airlines from Republic of Congo.
October 15, 2009
Direct Aero Service operations started (>Romstrade Logistic Expres). View airlines from Romania.
October 15, 2009
Enter Air was founded. View airlines from Poland.
October 15, 2009
Natalco Air Lines operated scheduled flights out of Pointe Noire until its AOC was revoked. View airlines from São Tomé and Príncipe.
October 16, 2009
Air Dominicana, started operations. View airlines from Dominican Republic.
October 23, 2009
Seagle Air ceased operations. View airlines from Slovakia.
October 25, 2009
CSA Czech Airlines discontinues all long-haul routes from Prague, including New York and Toronto. View airlines from Czech Republic.
October 27th, 2009
Zaab Air was registered. View airlines from Ghana.
November 01, 2009
Nile Air obtained AOC & started operations in Aug2010. View airlines from Egypt.
November 05, 2009
MDLR Airlines wound up operations. View airlines from India.
November 05, 2009
Efly ceased operations. View airlines from Malta.
November 06, 2009
MCA Airlines, founded in 2008, suspended operations. View airlines from Sweden.
November 11, 2009
MCA Airlines declared bankruptcy. View airlines from Sweden.
November 20, 2009
Interlink Airlines commenced first ever passenger flights from Wonderboom Airport, Pretoria. First time the capital was connected to other centres in South Africa. View airlines from South Africa.
November 23, 2009
IMAIR Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Azerbaijan.
November 25, 2009
Indochina Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Vietnam.
November 25, 2009
FlyLAL Charters Polska was founded (>Small Planet Airlines Polska). View airlines from Poland.
November 30, 2009
Italiatour Airlines' AOC was suspended. View airlines from Italy.
November 30, 2009
Albastar was launched. View airlines from Spain.
December 01, 2009
Nordavia was renamed from Aeroflot-Nord. View airlines from Russia.
December 02, 2009
South African Express was rebranded as SA Express. View airlines from South Africa.
December 03, 2009
Unity Air International was incorporated. View airlines from Pakistan.
December 04, 2009
Servicios Aéreos Río Baker, a passenger charter airline based at Antofagasta Cerro Moreno International (ANF). had its AOC granted. View airlines from Chile.
December 07, 2009
Jamaica Air Shuttle operations started. View airlines from Jamaica.
December 08, 2009
Coventry Airport announced that it was to close with immediate effect due to its owners being wound up in the High Court. View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 14, 2009
Sverdlovsk 2nd Air Enterprise becomes Uktus. View airlines from Russia.
December 15, 2009
First flight of the B.787 Dreamliner. View airlines from USA.
December 16, 2009
Flyglobespan shut down all operations and was immediately placed into receivership. View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 16th, 2009
VivaColombia was founded (> Viva Air Colombia). View airlines from Colombia.
December 18, 2009
Tafa Air commence operations. View airlines from Albania.
December 21, 2009
Air Comet ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
December 22, 2009
Pol'Air, founded in 2009, obtained its air transport certificate. View airlines from French Polynesia.
December 22, 2009
Cimber Air merged into Cimber Sterling. View airlines from Denmark.
December 24, 2009
Eastar Jet launched international services with a flight from Incheon to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.. View airlines from South Korea.
December 28th, 2009
Northwest Airlines Cargo having started as the cargo arm of Northwest Airlines, ended all operations. View airlines from USA.
December 29th, 2009
ASTA Linhas Aéreas (América do Sul Táxi Aéreo), founded in 1995 as an air taxi company, received authorisation to operate regular flights albeit still under charter status. View airlines from Brazil.
December 31, 2009
ATA Airlines. established on 17Dec2008, first flight was from Tabriz to Mashhad. View airlines from Iran.
November 20, 2009
Air France introduced the A380 with service to New York's JFK Airport. View airlines from France.