Airline history from 2019, this page lists 128 airline related events from 2019.
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128 dates in airline history from 2019:
January 1st, 2019
Anivia Servicos Aéreos was founded. View airlines from Brazil.
January 01, 2019
Asian Wings Airways suspended all operations. View airlines from Myanmar.
January 1st, 2019
Alvir Airways was incorporated. View airlines from Pakistan.
January 3rd, 2019
Ryanair UK received an AOC (Air Operators Certificate) from the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority). View airlines from United Kingdom.
January 3rd, 2019
Syphax Airlines was granted a new Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) by the Tunisian Ministry of Transport. View airlines from Tunisia.
January 10, 2019
St Barth Executive gained its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from France's Directorate General for Civil Aviation. View airlines from Saint-Barthélemy (St Barths).
January 13, 2019
Asian Express Airline suspended operations. View airlines from Tajikistan.
January 14th, 2019
Indonesia AirAsia X, having had its inaugural flight was on 19Jan2015, ceased all operations. View airlines from Indonesia.
January 15, 2019
California Pacific Airlines suspended all operations. View airlines from USA.
January 16, 2019
Bamboo Airways performed its long-awaited maiden flight. View airlines from Vietnam.
January 17th, 2019
Donghai Airlines was rebranded as Donghai Airlines (Hong Kong) (>Greater Bay ). View airlines from Hong Kong.
January 17th, 2019
Air Heritage, an regional airline operator owned by Heritage Aviation, started operations. View airlines from India.
January 19th, 2019
Global Africa Aviation, founded in 2014, ceased operations. View airlines from Zimbabwe.
January 25, 2019
Star Air launched commercial operations with a single Embraer ERJ-145. View airlines from India.
February 04, 2019
Germania filed for bankruptcy and cancelled all flights with immediate effect. View airlines from Germany.
February 09, 2019
InselAir suspended flight operations. View airlines from Curaçao.
February 16, 2019
flybmi ceased all operations and filed for administration. View airlines from United Kingdom.
February 21, 2019
Manta Air received its Air operator’s certificate from the Maldives Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA). View airlines from Maldives.
February 24, 2019
Manta Air' inaugural commercial service between its Malé base and Kudahuvadhoo took place. View airlines from Maldives.
March 01, 2019
Avianca Express started operations. View airlines from Colombia.
March 01, 2019
Regional Express Américas began operations. View airlines from Colombia.
March 08, 2019
Iskwew Air launched operations. View airlines from Canada.
March 08, 2019
Saurya Airlines (Kathmandu) resumed operations following an over four-month grounding due to debts to the Kathmandu airport operator, Aviation Nepal. View airlines from Nepal.
March 9th, 2019
Al Jaber Aviation, having been founded in 2004, ceased operations. View airlines from UAE.
March 12, 2019
Terra Avia had its AOC revoked by the Moldovan CAA, but resumed operations. View airlines from Moldova.
March 12, 2019
Ryanair UK commenced operations on behalf of Ryanair (Ireland). View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 13, 2019
Air Philip ended all of its flights and ceased operations. View airlines from South Korea.
March 14, 2019
Ryanair Sun, announced that it would rebrand as Buzz in autumn 2019, operating on a Polish Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC). View airlines from Poland.
March 18, 2019
Prinair (ii) started scheduled flight operations. View airlines from Puerto Rico.
March 25th, 2019
Sentra Airways was incorporated. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 28, 2019
WOW air announced that it has ceased operations effective immediately and that all future flights have been cancelled. View airlines from Iceland.
March 29th, 2019
Citiair de Aviación was incorporated in the city of Guayaquil. View airlines from Ecuador.
March 29, 2019
ADA (Aerolineas de Antioquia) suspended all flight operations. View airlines from Colombia.
March 31st, 2019
Fly Jamaica Airways suspended their operations and made all of their staff redundant. View airlines from Jamaica.
April 01, 2019
Fly Pro had its AOC revoked by the Moldovan CAA. View airlines from Moldova.
April 8th, 2019
SKY Perú commenced scheduled services with domestic services. View airlines from Peru.
April 9th, 2019
Zimex Aviation Austria was formed by Zimex Aviation, Switzerland for postal operations. View airlines from Austria.
April 10th, 2019
JetSMART Argentina started operations. View airlines from Argentina.
April 16th, 2019
Al Naser Wings Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Iraq.
April 16th, 2019
Flugfélag Austurlands, founded in 2015 by three brothers from Neskaupstaður, received its Air Operators Certificate. View airlines from Iceland.
April 17th, 2019
Tandem-Aero, a Chisinau, Kishinev based carrier, had its AOC revoked. View airlines from Moldova.
April 19th, 2019
Air Albania started operations. View airlines from Albania.
April 21st, 2019
AZee Air, established on 08Sep2017, received its Air Operator Certificate. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
April 22nd, 2019
SmartLynx Airlines Malta, founded on 24Dec2018, was granted an AOC from the Transport Ministry Civil Aviation Directorate. View airlines from Malta.
April 26th, 2019
Rocky Mountain Airways (iii) was founded in Bigfork, Montana. View airlines from USA.
April 26th, 2019
Firnas Airways commenced operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 1st, 2019
Fly Arystan started operating commercial flights on domestic scheduled services. View airlines from Kazakhstan.
May 2nd, 2019
ACE Belgium Freighters started operations. View airlines from Belgium.
May 24th, 2019
Avianca Brasil suspended all operations. View airlines from Brazil.
June 7th, 2019
Ibom Airlines (ii) started commercial flight operations. View airlines from Nigeria.
June 7th, 2019
Avian Líneas Aéreas (Avianca Argentina) suspended all operations. View airlines from Argentina.
June 8th, 2019
Transport Canada cancelled Wabusk Air’s Air Operator Certificate. View airlines from Canada.
June 14th, 2019
Fly Sky Airlines was registered. View airlines from Ukraine.
June 14th, 2019
Great Dane Airlines launched services from North Jutland, one day after receiving their AOC. View airlines from Denmark.
June 15th, 2019
Armenia Airways, a scheduled carrier, started operations. View airlines from Armenia.
June 21st, 2019
Great Dane Airlines operated its first scheduled flight, from Aalborg to Dublin. View airlines from Denmark.
June 27th, 2019
Joon ceased operations and was merged back into Air France. View airlines from France.
July 1st, 2019
Germania Flug changed its legal name to Chair Airlines. View airlines from Germany.
July 1st, 2019
MAVCOM revoked the ASP of flyGlobal Charter. View airlines from Malaysia.
July 3rd, 2019
JAM Air started non-stop scheduled flights. View airlines from Jamaica.
July 4th, 2019
Mongolian Airways, having been rebranded from Mongolian Airways Cargo in 2019, obtained its Air Operator's Certificate from the Mongolian CAA. View airlines from Mongolia.
July 8th, 2019
Sky Bahamas was forced to suspend flight operations pending the renewal of its AOC by the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA). View airlines from Bahamas.
July 11th, 2019
NG Eagle, incorporated in Maitama, Nigeria with Registration Number 1600277, was registered. View airlines from Nigeria.
July 22nd, 2019
Sunlight Express Airways was established. View airlines from Philippines.
July 25th, 2019
Uganda Airlines secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA). View airlines from Uganda.
July 26th, 2019
Genghis Khan Airlines launched operations. View airlines from China.
July 27th, 2019
Ukraine CAA suspended Europe Air's AOC. View airlines from Ukraine.
July 29th, 2019
EGO Airways was founded by few Italian entrepreneurs. View airlines from Italy.
August 6th, 2019
flyv was founded by Tomislav Lang. View airlines from Germany.
August 7th, 2019
Al Haya Aviation received its Air Operator Certificate from the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority. View airlines from Iraq.
August 24th, 2019
Holiday Europe, established in 2019 under Bulgarian AOC (Air Operating Certificate), launched operations with an Airbus 321-200 aircraft. View airlines from Bulgaria.
August 27th, 2019
Uganda Airlines began commercial services with a flight from Entebbe to Nairobi. View airlines from Uganda.
September 1st, 2019
All HOP! flights were moved under Air France code. View airlines from France.
September 2nd, 2019
Stout Flying Service, a scheduled carrier based at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, started operations. View airlines from USA.
September 3rd, 2019
Amaszonas was renamed to AMAS Bolivia. View airlines from Bolivia.
September 09, 2019
Air Antwerp started operations. View airlines from Belgium.
September 20th, 2019
HelloFly, a Maltese virtual carrier based out of Salerno Pontecagnano (QSR), started operations. View airlines from Italy.
September 23rd, 2019
A ruling by the Bolivian government saw TAM Bolivia grounded until further notice. View airlines from Bolivia.
September 23rd, 2019
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia ceased operations before restarting as Sunclass Airlines. View airlines from Denmark.
September 23, 2019
Thomas Cook Airlines ceases operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
September 24, 2019
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia ceased operations on 23Sep2019 but restarted the day after. View airlines from Denmark.
September 27th, 2019
Rano Air was founded. View airlines from Nigeria.
September 27th, 2019
Aigle Azur ceased all operations. View airlines from France.
September 30th, 2019
Adria Airways declared bankruptcy and ceased all operations. View airlines from Slovenia.
October 1st, 2019
DC Aviation Switzerland became BHS Aviation. View airlines from Switzerland.
October 1st, 2019
Yangon Airways was rebranded as Air Thanlwin. View airlines from Myanmar.
October 1st, 2019
BHS Helicopterservice changed its name to BHS Aviation Germany. View airlines from Germany.
October 2nd, 2019
CargoLogic Germany received its operator certificate. View airlines from Germany.
October 2nd, 2019
Peruvian Airlines ceased operations. View airlines from Peru.
October 2nd, 2019
South Korea MOLIT issued Fly Gangwon an air operator certificate (AOC) for domestic and international air transportation operation. View airlines from South Korea.
October 4th, 2019
A French court ordered the closure of XL Airways France after it declared insolvency. View airlines from France.
October 5th, 2019
Ukrainian authorities revoked the operating certificate of Ukraine Air Alliance due to a crash. View airlines from Ukraine.
October 7th, 2019
CargoLogic Germany started operations. View airlines from Germany.
October 19th, 2019
Sky Travel and Aviation, founded in 2019, commenced operations. View airlines from South Sudan.
October 23rd, 2019
Hans Airways was incorporated. View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 24th, 2018
Kyrgyz Airlines Plus, a cargo carrier, was re-registered, with its owners listed as Almaz Matmusaev and Jenish Orozbaev (>KAP.KG Aircompany). View airlines from Kyrgyzstan.
October 25th, 2019
GAT (Guyane Aéro Transport) operated its inaugural flight on 25Oct2019. View airlines from Guyana.
October 26th, 2019
Vanilla Air ceased operations after its merger into Peach Aviation. View airlines from Japan.
October 26, 2019
The Fastjet Group announced it will close its Fastjet Mozambique (Maputo) subsidiary at midnight on this day, citing overcapacity in the Mozambican market. View airlines from Mozambique.
October 29th, 2019
flyBAIR, a virtual carrier, was founded. View airlines from Switzerland.
October 30th, 2019
Umza Xpress, linked to a private company called Umza Aviation Services, registered in Abuja as a Hajj operator. View airlines from Nigeria.
October 30th, 2019
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia was rebranded as Sunclass Airlines. View airlines from Denmark.
November 1st, 2019
flyBAIR, a virtual carrier, was founded. View airlines from Switzerland.
November 1st, 2019
Sunclass Airlines commenced operations. View airlines from Denmark.
November 5th, 2019
Taron Avia ceased operations after its AOC had been withdrawn. View airlines from Armenia.
November 14th, 2019
IATA suspended Astra Airlines after the carrier cancelled several flights. View airlines from Greece.
November 15th, 2019
Firnas Airways changed its name to Firnas Private from Firnas Airways. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 15th, 2019
Dream Wind Airlines had intended to offer scheduled services but its AOC was revoked by SAAU. View airlines from Ukraine.
November 17th, 2019
Manta Air began scheduled seaplane services with its inaugural commercial flight taking place. View airlines from Maldives.
November 18th, 2019
Airhub Airlines was incorporated as part of GetJet organisation. View airlines from Malta.
November 20th, 2019
Uni-top Airlines suspended flight operations. View airlines from China.
November 21st, 2019
Hub Airlines was incorporated. View airlines from Brazil.
November 22nd, 2019
Fly Gangwon started operations. View airlines from South Korea.
November 24th, 2019
JetAir Caribbean, founded as United Caribbean Airlines, operated its first commercial charter flight from St.Lucia to Kingston with a fuel stop in Curaçao. View airlines from Curaçao.
November 26th, 2019
Aerosul Táxi Aéreo was certified. View airlines from Brazil.
November 26th, 2019
Bocas Air Adventure, incorporated on 23Jun2003, appears to have had its license suspended. View airlines from Panama.
November 27th, 2019
Scanda Sky operated its inaugural charter flight from Ipoh to Guangzhou. View airlines from Malaysia.
November 29th, 2019
Bees Airline was registered. View airlines from Ukraine.
November 29th 2019
GCA Air (Gran Colombia de Aviación), founded on 17-Aug-2017 as Gran Colombia Aviación and renamed prior to start, started operations. View airlines from Colombia.
December 4th, 2019
The parent company of Norwegian Air Shuttle sold the airline to JetSmart, which took over operation of the airline and its license with immediate effect, with JetSmart planning to merge Norwegian Air Argentina's operations with those of JetSmart Argentina. View airlines from Argentina.
December 5th, 2019
Jasmin Airways received its AOC. View airlines from Egypt.
December 9th, 2019
Air New Zealand Link was finally retired with all services operated under the Air New Zealand banner. View airlines from New Zealand.
December 12th, 2019
StarLux Airlines received its AOC from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. View airlines from Taiwan.
December 13th, 2019
Hi Air, formed in Dec2017, started operations. View airlines from South Korea.
December 20th, 2019
Jasmin Airways, having received its AOC on 05Dec2019, started operations, carrying Italian football club Hellas Verona. View airlines from Tunisia.
December 21st, 2019
Fastjet Tanzania was declared insolvent and a liquidator appointed. View airlines from Tanzania.
December 26th, 2019
TUS Airways suspended operations. View airlines from Cyprus.
December 27th, 2019
The Civil Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (CAAKZ) has grounded Bek Air in the wake of the crash of one of its ten Fokker 100s. View airlines from Kazakhstan.