Airline history from 2010, this page lists 155 airline related events from 2010.
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155 dates in airline history from 2010:
January 3rd, 2010
Karlog Air Charter, was founded on 30/Sep/2004, was declared as being bankrupt. View airlines from Denmark.
January 05, 2010
Rwandair Express, rebranded back to RwandAir, is relaunched. View airlines from Rwanda.
January 13, 2010
Blue Wings ceased operations. View airlines from Germany.
January 15, 2010
Although originally planned for Apr2009, the first revenue flight of Asky Airlines (Africa Sky) took place. View airlines from Togo.
January 18, 2010
Arctic Transportation Services became Ryan Air. View airlines from USA.
January 19, 2010
Flag carrier Japan Airlines files for protection from bankruptcy. View airlines from Japan.
January 22, 2010
United Eagle Airlines was renamed Chengdu Airlines. View airlines from China.
January 23, 2010
Chengdu Airlines, having started operations as United Eagle Airlines on 27Jul2005, was rebranded. View airlines from China.
January 26, 2010
SkyAir, founded in 2009, commenced operations as Sky Capital Airlines. View airlines from Bangladesh.
January 26, 2010
Quantum Air ceased all operations. View airlines from Spain.
January 26, 2010
Aer Lingus Regional was founded. View airlines from Ireland.
January 31, 2010
Northwest Airlines ceased operations (>>Delta Air Lines). View airlines from USA.
February 01, 2010
Sky Pasada was founded. View airlines from Philippines.
February 01, 2010
Fly Hellas operations commenced. View airlines from Greece.
February 03, 2010
Krohn Air started operations from Molde. View airlines from Norway.
February 04, 2010
Republic Airways announces their intent to close Lynx by Sep2010. View airlines from USA.
February 06, 2010
Euroline became Georgian International Airlines. View airlines from Georgia.
February 08, 2010
First flight of the B.747-8F. View airlines from USA.
February 10th, 2010
European Air Transport, was dissolved, and it's assets incorporated by the European Air Transport Leipzig and merged with it in late Mar2010. View airlines from Belgium.
February 11, 2010
Seabird Airlines was founded by company chairman Kursad Arusan. View airlines from Turkey.
February 15, 2010
Hola Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
February 15, 2010
Copterline, Finland's largest helicopter airline filed for bankruptcy, citing inability to keep the company profitable. View airlines from Finland.
February 19, 2010
Sky Pasada was founded. View airlines from Philippines.
February 28th, 2010
Meridiana Fly was renamed to Meridiana after merging with Eurofly (>Air Italy). View airlines from Italy.
March 01, 2010
Varsity Express (Oxford) launched services. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 2nd, 2010
Air Slovakia stopped operations, when it has lost its air operator certificate because of financial difficulties. View airlines from Slovakia.
March 04, 2010
The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil suspended the operations license of Cruiser Linhas Aereos due to maintenance problems. View airlines from Brazil.
March 04, 2010
The ATR 42-600 pre-series aircraft took to the sky for the first time in Toulouse. View airlines from France.
March 06, 2010
Silver Fly Perak, founded in 2009, restarted operations. View airlines from Malaysia.
March 08, 2010
Varsity Express (Oxford) ceased operations after only 1 week. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 18, 2010
Fly Kumba, Zimbabwe's first low cost carrier, operated its maiden flight. View airlines from Zimbabwe.
March 19, 2010
Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines, formed on 09ct1990, had its AOC was suspended. View airlines from Philippines.
March 24, 2010
Highland Airways was placed into voluntary administration, and all flights cancelled. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 28, 2010
Viva Macau had its, AOC revoked after it started cancelling its flights due to an inability to pay for fuel. View airlines from Macau.
March 28, 2010
Air One Smart Carrier became a separate brand from Alitalia, being relaunched by Alitalia as a “smart carrier". View airlines from Italy.
March 28, 2010
Aer Lingus Regional, founded on 26Jan2010, commenced operations. View airlines from Ireland.
March 31, 2010
EAT Leipzig was awarded its air operator’s certificate (AOC). View airlines from Germany.
April 01, 2010
Air Volga declares bankruptcy & operations ceased. View airlines from Russia.
April 03, 2010
Air Malaika was a virtual carrier that launched three times weekly Stockholm Arlanda-Sharm el Sheikh-Berbera service. View airlines from Sweden.
April 10th, 2010
Guicango was formed. View airlines from Angola.
April 13th, 2010
Servicios Aéreos Geca was incorporated. View airlines from Dominican Republic.
April 15, 2010
Travel Service Slovakia restarted operations. View airlines from Slovakia.
April 25, 2010
Enter Air operations started. View airlines from Poland.
April 27, 2010
OceanAir Linhas Aéreas was renamed to Avianca (Brazil). View airlines from Brazil.
April 27th, 2010
Layônair was established in the Canary Islands. View airlines from Spain.
April 28th, 2010
Pacific Flier started operations. View airlines from Palau.
April 30, 2010
Wings of Bornholm ceased flights. View airlines from Denmark.
April 30, 2010
Durban’s King Shaka International Airport opens to traffic. View airlines from South Africa.
April 30, 2010
Air Jamaica merged into in Trinidad's Caribbean Airlines. View airlines from Jamaica.
May 03, 2010
OpenSkies launched services from Paris Orly to Washington Dulles International Airport. View airlines from France.
May 04, 2010
Deer Jet Airlines was divided into two airlines. While the charter operation has kept the Deer Jet branding, scheduled operations using A319's were renamed Capital Airlines. View airlines from China.
May 05, 2010
BVI Airways, having been founded in 2010, commenced operations. View airlines from British Virgin Islands.
May 07, 2010
BoraJet, formed in 2008 as Bora Jet Exclusive Charter, restarted operations. View airlines from Turkey.
May 07, 2010
Ghana International Airlines' operations were suspended by the Government of Ghana following evidence of embezzlement of ticket sales funds by management. View airlines from Ghana.
May 10, 2010
Sol del Paraguay was formed. View airlines from Paraguay.
May 13, 2010
Albatros Airlines obtained its air operators certificate (AOC). View airlines from Venezuela.
May 13th, 2010
Zaab Air, registered in Oct2009, commenced flights. View airlines from Ghana.
May 14, 2010
BQB Airlines operations start (>Amaszonas del Uruguay). View airlines from Uruguay.
May 15th, 2010
Kartika Airlines having started operations on 15May2001, ceased operations. View airlines from Indonesia.
May 17, 2010
SAPSAN, formed on 14jul2009, commenced operations. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
May 20, 2010
Albatros Airlines, established on 27Dec2007, restarted operations. View airlines from Venezuela.
May 22, 2010
Air Arabia Egypt secured it operating license from the Egyptian authorities. View airlines from Egypt.
May 24th, 2010
Greater Bay Airlines was originally named Donghai Airlines when it was established by Bill Wong Cho-bau. View airlines from Hong Kong.
May 28, 2010
Sheldon Air Services started operations. View airlines from USA.
May 30, 2010
Air Minas was grounded. View airlines from Brazil.
May 31, 2010
Iraqi Airways restarted operations after Desert Storm. View airlines from Iraq.
May 31st, 2010
Swedish Moose Airlines was formed by former staff of Air Sweden but did not start operations. View airlines from Sweden.
June 01, 2010
Holidays Czech Airline took over CSA Czech Airlines charter business. View airlines from Czech Republic.
Jun 01, 2010
RICO Linhas Aerea was grounded. View airlines from Brazil.
June 1st, 2010
Air Arabia Egypt began commercial operations. View airlines from Egypt.
June 02, 2010
Nigerian Eagle Airlines was renamed to Air Nigeria. View airlines from Nigeria.
June 02, 2010
FlyDirect goes into liquidation before launching its first service. View airlines from New Zealand.
June 02, 2010
Air Arabia Egypt commenced operations. View airlines from Egypt.
June 03, 2010
FlyOristano operations began. View airlines from Italy.
June 04, 2010
Air Cuenca (ii) operations started. View airlines from Ecuador.
June 07, 2010
Star Airways restarted operations. View airlines from Albania.
June 10, 2010
Sky Pasada, founded on 01Feb2010, restarted operations. View airlines from Philippines.
June 12, 2010
WhiteJets restarted operations. View airlines from Brazil.
June 14, 2010
NOAR Linhas Aereas restarted operations. View airlines from Brazil.
June 15, 2010
The National Civil Aviation Agency suspended the operational license of TAF Linhas Aereas and the airline was grounded. View airlines from Brazil.
June 17, 2010
Tibet Airlines was incorporated. View airlines from China.
June 21, 2010
Cyprus Turkish Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Northern Cyprus.
June 29, 2010
Regional Pacific Airlines went into administration and all flight operations are stopped. View airlines from Australia.
June 29, 2010
Hebei Airlines relaunched operations after rebrand from Northeast Airlines. View airlines from China.
June 29, 2010
Cyprus Turkish Airlines announced that the airline had gone out of business. View airlines from Northern Cyprus.
June 30, 2010
Axiom Air operations start. View airlines from Nigeria.
June 30, 2010
Arrow Cargo ceased scheduled operations. View airlines from USA.
July 01, 2010
Austrian Lufthansa Cargo launched services. View airlines from Austria.
July 03, 2010
Air Bucharest restarted operations. View airlines from Romania.
July 18, 2010
Nesma Airlines' first commercial flight. View airlines from Egypt.
July 22, 2010
FlyLAL Charters & its subsidiaries adopts the brand name Small Planet Airlines. View airlines from Lithuania.
July 22nd, 2010
FlyLAL Charters Estonia was renamed to Small Planet Airlines Estonia (>North Wind Airlines). View airlines from Estonia.
July 30th, 2010
AlbaStar, launched on 30Nov2009 by a joint venture between Italian and British entrepreneurs from the tourism and transport sector, received its AOC. View airlines from Spain.
July 31, 2010
AlbaStar, launched on 30Nov2009, restarted operations. View airlines from Spain.
August 3rd, 2010
Air Service Gabon, founded in 1965, ceased operations. View airlines from Gabon.
August 08, 2010
T'Way Air was established. View airlines from South Korea.
August 10th, 2010
Swedish Moose Airlines, formed on 31May2010 was granted its AOC, but unfortunately did not start operations. View airlines from Sweden.
August 13, 2010
Andalus Lineas Aereas ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
August 13, 2010
Andalus Lineas Aereas ceased operations. View airlines from Spain.
August 18th, 2010
Kush Air was established. View airlines from South Sudan.
August 20, 2010
Flex Linhas Aereas having been relaunched from Nordeste, declared bankruptcy & ceased operations. View airlines from Brazil.
August 22, 2010
Air Tourist Gabon had its AOC suspended. Restarted on 02Sep2010 as Allegiance Gabon. View airlines from Gabon.
August 23rd, 2010
Mexicana Click ceased operations after its parent company Mexicana stopped operating. View airlines from Mexico.
August 24, 2010
SAMA ceased operations. View airlines from Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2010
Mexicana suspended operations. View airlines from Mexico.
August 28, 2010
Mexicana Link ceased operations on this date after its parent company Mexicana stopped operating. View airlines from Mexico.
August 28, 2010
Mexicana Click ceased operations on this date after its parent company Mexicana stopped operating. View airlines from Mexico.
August 29, 2010
Vertir Airlines launched revenue flights. View airlines from Armenia.
August 30, 2010
Sunny Airways, a short-lived leisure charter airline based at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International (BKK) was established. View airlines from Thailand.
August 31, 2010
Freedom Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
September 1st, 2010
Afric Aviation launched its maiden international route, Libreville to Douala. View airlines from Gabon.
September 02, 2010
Air Tourist Gabon restarted as Allegiance Gabon. View airlines from Gabon.
September 7th, 2010
Kush Air, established on 18Aug2010, started operations. View airlines from South Sudan.
September 15, 2010
Med-Airlines, a cargo airline based in Casablanca, started operations. View airlines from Morocco.
September 16, 2010
T'Way Air restarted operations. View airlines from South Korea.
October 01, 2010
Star1 Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Lithuania.
October 01, 2010
ANA Wings operations started. View airlines from Japan.
October 4th, 2010
Zenith Aviation, formerly known as Perfect Aviation was incorporated. View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 06, 2010
Blue Line ceased operation. View airlines from France.
October 07, 2010
SpiceJet commenced operations on 24May2005 & international services are launched on this date with a flight from Delhi to Kathmandu. View airlines from India.
October 09, 2010
Air Mekong flight operations are launched. View airlines from Vietnam.
October 10, 2010
RAK Airways suspended all services & was relaunched as a low-cost carrier. View airlines from UAE.
October 14, 2010
Livingston Energy Flight have their AOC revoked (+>Livingston Compagnia Aerea). View airlines from Italy.
October 14, 2010
Air Corsica was renamed from CCM. View airlines from France.
October 18, 2010
Euro-Asia Air International operations had its AOC revoked. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
October 18, 2010
IJT Aviation, placed on the EU black list on 13Jul2009, had its AOC revoked. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
October 18, 2010
KazAir West had its airline license revoked. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
October 18, 2010
Viking Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Sweden.
October 19, 2010
Hamburg International shut down all operations and files for bankruptcy protection. View airlines from Germany.
October 26th, 2010
CHC Norway name was changed back to the current CHC Helikopter Service. View airlines from Norway.
October 29th, 2010
Skylan Airways had its inaugural scheduled flight. View airlines from Jamaica.
November 04, 2010
EuroCypria Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Cyprus.
November 10, 2010
Regent Airways operations started. View airlines from Bangladesh.
November 12, 2010
The 5th reincarnation of Pan Am (Pan American Airways) had it's inaugural flight to Monterrey, Mexico from Brownsville, Texas. View airlines from USA.
November 13, 2010
German Sky started operations. View airlines from Germany.
November 24, 2010
TAM Air ceased operations when its AOC was revoked. View airlines from Georgia.
November 25, 2010
Petra Airlines was awarded its AOC (>Air Arabia Jordan). View airlines from Jordan.
November 25, 2010
Darwin Airline acquired Geneva-based Baboo Airlines & phased out the name in late 2011 (>Adria Airways Switzerland). View airlines from Switzerland.
November 30th, 2010
Airlift Service began commercial operations in 2008. Macedonia Regulators grounded Airlift Service over 133,000 Euro Debt in 2010 and it ceased operations. View airlines from Macedonia.
December 02, 2010
Viking Airlines having ceased operations on 18Oct2010 and granted protection from creditors, was placed in the hands of an administrator. View airlines from Sweden.
December 12, 2010
Heritage Air started operations. View airlines from Malaysia.
December 15th, 2010
Copterline declared bankrupt on its own application. View airlines from Finland.
December 16, 2010
Tigerair Philippines was officially launched (>Cebgo). View airlines from Philippines.
December 17, 2010
Fly540 acquired EASAX (East African Safari Air Express) remaining assets. View airlines from Kenya.
December 22, 2010
MEGA Maldives received an AOC. View airlines from Maldives.
December 22nd, 2010
Continental Micronesia ceased operations (merged with Continental Airlines (>>UAL). View airlines from Guam.
December 23, 2010
Mauritania Airways went out of service. View airlines from Mauritania.
December 28, 2010
P.C. Air, founded by Piyo Chantraporn and Chatrawiwat Klumkomol, received its operating licence. View airlines from Thailand.
December 28, 2010
MEGA Maldives, established in 2010, had it's first domestic flight (from Malé to Gan). View airlines from Maldives.
December 29, 2010
SKY Aviation, formed in 2009, started operations. View airlines from Indonesia.
December 30th, 2010
Classic Norway Air, established in 2004, ceased operations. View airlines from Norway.
December 30th, 2010
PEAC (Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines) ceased operations. View airlines from Philippines.
July 22, 2016
Suasa Air received its AOC then appeared to break the law by carrying fare paying passengers on a demonstration flight. Airline did not start regular operations. View airlines from Malaysia.
October 9, 2010
Air Mekong flight operations were launched. View airlines from Vietnam.
March 28, 2010
PAL Express rebranded itself as Airphil Express. View airlines from Philippines.