Airline history from 2021, this page lists 131 airline related events from 2021.
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131 dates in airline history from 2021:
January 1st, 2021
Marianas Pacific Airlines was launched. View airlines from Northern Marianas Islands.
January 7th, 2021
Vietravel started its first charter services. View airlines from Vietnam.
January 8th, 2021
NWCIA (North-Western Cargo International Airlines) launched its first flight, between the airline's hub at Xi'an Xianyang to Shanghai-Pudong. View airlines from China.
January 11th, 2021
MYAirline, set up by entrepreneur Datuk Goh Hwan Hua, was incorporated. View airlines from Malaysia.
January 15th, 2021
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi began operations with an inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to the Greek capital Athens. View airlines from UAE.
January 21st, 2021
Shirak Avia was founded. View airlines from Armenia.
January 22nd, 2021
Kanem Air, intending to act as a virtual carrier for newcomer XeJet, a premium business operator was incorporated. View airlines from Nigeria.
January 28th, 2021
Aero FlightOps UK was incorporated. View airlines from United Kingdom.
January 31st, 2021
Thomas Cook Balearics officially announced it will call it quits and be dissolved. View airlines from Spain.
February 1st , 2021
United Nigeria Airlines completed its certification drive. View airlines from Nigeria.
February 4th, 2021
Burundi Airlines was formed through the merger of Sobugea, an agency that runs the country’s airports, and Air Burundi, which has not operated a plane since 2009. View airlines from Burundi.
February 6th, 2021
North Eastern Caribbean Airline appeared to have started services from BVI with flights operated by Anguilla Air Services1. View airlines from British Virgin Islands.
February 11th, 2021
All commercial activities of Air Namibia were suspended and all aircraft returned to Windhoek. View airlines from Namibia.
February 12th, 2021
United Nigeria Airlines commenced operations from Lagos. View airlines from Nigeria.
February 17th, 2021
JetSMART Peru was formally constituted. View airlines from Peru.
February 18th, 2021
Hello Jets was founded by Cristian Rada, the majority shareholder in Blue Air. View airlines from Romania.
February 20th, 2021
Atlantis European Airways (Atlantis Armenian Airlines) ceased operations. View airlines from Armenia.
Fenruary 25th, 2021
GETJET Airlines was registered. View airlines from Latvia.
February 25th, 2021
Mel Air, having been rebranded from Medavia (1978-2021) in Feb2021, started operations. View airlines from Malta.
March 2nd, 2021
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit ordered the grounding of South Sudan Supreme Airlines after the fatal crash of a Let 410. View airlines from South Sudan.
March 11th, 2021
Sterling Airlines, the new name for Via Airlines, received its Part 121 certification from the US FAA and authorisation to resume scheduled passenger service from the US Department of Transportation (DOT). View airlines from USA.
March 15th, 2021
Dunair was founded. View airlines from Slovenia.
March 15th, 2021
Bees Airlines received its AOC. View airlines from Ukraine.
March 16th, 2021
The brand, Air Iceland Connect disappeared and continued the current flight operations under Icelandair brand. View airlines from Iceland.
March 26th, 2021
MeerExpress started operations, linking Schwarze Heide airfield with Norderney and Juist. View airlines from Germany.
March 26th, 2021
Green Airlines operated its first scheduled route from Paderborn to Westerland/Sylt.. View airlines from Germany.
March 29th, 2021
LitorAli Airlines, formed in Apr2020, launched scheduled flights between Italy and Albania. View airlines from Italy.
March 29th, 2021
ASL Airlines UK, received its AOC and Operating License and launched operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 30th, 2021
Sky Regional Airlines operated its last Air Canada Express revenue flight for Air Canada. View airlines from Canada.
March 31st, 2021
Bocas Air obtained from the Civil Aviation Authority of Panama the certificate of exploitation of public, national, regular and non-regular passenger, cargo and mail air transport. View airlines from Panama.
April 5th, 2021
Bocas Air started operations. View airlines from Panama.
April 7th, 2021
Sky Cana commenced operations with a Punta Cana-Medellin charter service. View airlines from Dominican Republic.
April 15th, 2021
Aero K commenced scheduled domestic flights. View airlines from South Korea.
April 18th, 2021
Simb Airlines, formed by Parfait Simb as a subsidiary of Simbgroup had its maiden flight. View airlines from Central African Republic.
April 19th, 2021
Bulgarian Air Charter ceased operations, prior to being rebranded as European Air Charter. View airlines from Bulgaria.
April 23rd, 2021
Brad, named after founding director, Brad Coombe, was launched as a crowd funded airline. View airlines from Australia.
May 5th, 2021
Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines announced the indefinite suspension of its domestic flights, citing a drastic drop in domestic travel demand due to COVID-19. View airlines from Ethiopia.
May 10th, 2021
Norse Atlantic UK was founded and is a subsidiary of Norse Atlantic Airways (Norway). View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 14th, 2021
Cainiao operated its first flight. View airlines from China.
May 14th, 2021
Breeze Airways received its Part 121 Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). View airlines from USA.
May 17th, 2021
Air Catalogne operated its first flight, a charter to England (transporting the Catalan Dragons rugby team). View airlines from France.
May 26th, 2021
The last flight as SilkAir was to Kathmandu before merging into SIA (Singapore International Airlines) . View airlines from Singapore.
May 27th, 2021
Hawaiian announced that 'Ohana by Hawaiian would be discontinued after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the shuttering of the carrier's operations. View airlines from USA.
May 28th, 2021
ETF Airways received its AOC and operated its first flight on 04Jun2021 from Pristina-Helsinki. View airlines from Croatia.
June 4th, 2021
ETF, having received its AOC on 28/May/2021, operated its first flight, from Pristina-Helsinki. View airlines from Croatia.
June 4th, 2021
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City announced the launch of Hard Rock Air. View airlines from USA.
June 7th, 2021
Airseven, a charter start-up, started operations with two Boeing 737-400s, operating Billund to Palma de Mallorca. View airlines from Denmark.
June 8th, 2021
Kargo Xpress obtained its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC). View airlines from Malaysia.
June 9th, 2021
Kargo Xpress secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM). View airlines from Malaysia.
June 10th, 2021
Kargo Xpress, having obtained its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) on 09Jun2021, launched with a single B737-400(F). View airlines from Malaysia.
June 10th, 2021
Air Montenegro started operations after recently obtaining its AOC. View airlines from Montenegro.
June 12th, 2021
Stobart Air ceased operations. View airlines from Ireland.
June 16th, 2021
Eurowings Discover received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). View airlines from Germany.
June 17th, 2021
Sky Alps began commercial operations, from Bolzano via Parma to Ibiza. View airlines from Italy.
June 18th, 2021
Pasifika Air announced that lack of support from Cook Islands government had led to the grounding of the planned launch. View airlines from New Zealand.
June 18th, 2021
ECO Airlines was registered. View airlines from Latvia.
June 21st, 2021
Fly Atlantic was registered. View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 24th, 2021
PLAY started operations to London Stansted as the first destination. View airlines from Iceland.
June 25th, 2021
GP Aviation launched its inaugural service, from Prishtina to Münster/Osnabrück Airport. View airlines from Kosovo.
June 29th, 2021
Fly My Sky was placed into voluntary liquidation and ceased all operations. View airlines from New Zealand.
June 29th, 2021
Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos-ITA launched its first flight from Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo to Brasilia. View airlines from Brazil.
June 30th, 2021
The first scheduled flight for Flyr, was from Oslo to Tromsø and was operated by a Boeing 737-800. View airlines from Norway.
June 30th, 2021
Super Air Jet received its AOC from the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. View airlines from Indonesia.
July 5th, 2021
Roham Airways secured its Operating License. View airlines from Iran.
July 6th, 2021
At the initiative of the Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Airports JSC created a regional subsidiary airline, Silk Avia. View airlines from Uzbekistan.
July 7th, 2021
FarCargo was established. View airlines from Faroe Islands.
July 9th, 2021
Aer Lingus (UK) received its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). View airlines from United Kingdom.
July 12th, 2021
Alvir Airways, incorporated on 01Jan2019, was granted its Airline license from the PCAA, Government of Pakistan. View airlines from Pakistan.
July 15th, 2021
Cally Air conducted its maiden commercial flight from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. View airlines from Nigeria.
July 16th, 2021
Air Premia received its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT). View airlines from South Korea.
July 16th, 2021
Uep! Fly began operations, with five daily routes in the Balearic Islands. View airlines from Spain.
July 26th, 2021
Hello Jets, founded on 18Feb2021 by Cristian Rada, the majority shareholder in Blue Air, received its AOC. View airlines from Romania.
July 27th, 2021
Mango Airlines suspended all its flights, until further notice due to outstanding payments to South Africa's Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) company. View airlines from South Africa.
July 29th, 2021
Titan Airways Malta received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Directorate at Transport Malta. View airlines from Malta.
August 2nd, 2021
GLOBALX (Global Crossing Airlines), having re-registered its first aircraft in Mar2021, achieved its FAA 121 certification, ahead of flights slated for 3Q2021. View airlines from USA.
August 5th, 2021
Southeast Aviation (Ketchikan) suspended all flight operations for the foreseeable future after a tragic accident. View airlines from USA.
August 6th, 2021
Super Air Jet, started by Rusdi Kirana, the founder of Lion Air, began flying from Jakarta to Medan and Batam. View airlines from Indonesia.
August 7th, 2021
GLOBALX operated its first revenue-earning flight. View airlines from USA.
August 9th, 2021
Aer Lingus (UK) received its Operating Licence (OL) from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). View airlines from United Kingdom.
August 9th, 2021
Green Africa Airways received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). View airlines from Nigeria.
August 11th, 2021
Air Premia commenced domestic operations between Seoul and Jeju. View airlines from South Korea.
August 12th, 2021
Green Africa operated its inaugural flight, flying from Lagos to Abuja. View airlines from Nigeria.
August 13th, 2021
China Southern Air Cargo formally obtained the "Air Carrier Operation Qualification Certificate" issued by the Central and Southern Regional Administration of Civil Aviation of China. View airlines from China.
August 15th, 2021
GullivAir launched its first scheduled route, flying daily between Sofia and Burgas. View airlines from Bulgaria.
August 18th, 2021
AlisCargo operated its first revenue flight, connecting Milan Malpensa with Jinan in north-eastern China. View airlines from Italy.
August 20th, 2021
The first commercial flight of to Corfu was scheduled. View airlines from Croatia.
August 21st, 2021
Africa Airlines began scheduled flight operations, shortly after having secured its AOC from the Republic of Congo's civil aviation regulator. View airlines from Republic of Congo.
August 23rd, 2021
Titan Airways Malta, a subsidiary of Titan Airways (UK), launched commercial operations. View airlines from Malta.
August 27th, 2021
Two of the most reputable companies in the aeromedical sector, Air Alliance Express and Jetcall merged to form a new entity in the air ambulance market, Unicair. View airlines from Germany.
August 30th, 2021
Uzbekistan Express operated its first flight, on an Airbus A320 aircraft, on the Tashkent-Moscow-Tashkent route. View airlines from Uzbekistan.
September 6th, 2021
Emerald Airlines secured its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). View airlines from Ireland.
September 15th, 2021
Volaris El Salvador, having completed certification in May2019, launched commercial flight operations. View airlines from El Salvador.
September 30th, 2021
Local authorities from the city of Oradea and Bihor County officially launched the local airline Air Oradea. View airlines from Romania.
October 1st, 2021
Air Atlanta Europe was awarded its air operator's certificate (AOC) and operator's licence. View airlines from Malta.
October 1st, 2021
SKS Airways received its AOC. View airlines from Malaysia.
October 3rd, 2021
Egyptair commenced operating direct flights from Cairo to Tel Aviv under its livery, bringing an end to the Air Sinai era. View airlines from Egypt.
October 6th, 2021
Aurora Anguilla Resort's inaugural flight, direct from Florida to Anguilla. View airlines from Anguilla.
October 8th, 2021
Greater Bay Airlines (rebranded from Bauhinia Airlines) received its AOC. View airlines from Hong Kong.
October 8th, 2021
FlyLeOne launched operations, twice weekly Trieste to Pescara and Genoa services. View airlines from Italy.
October 11th, 2021
Akasa Air has cleared a major hurdle by receiving the no objection certificate (NOC) from the government. View airlines from India.
October 11th, 2021
Great Dane Airlines filed for bankruptcy, ceasing all flight operations and leaving travellers stranded at Billund Airport. View airlines from Denmark.
October 14th, 2021
Qanot Sharq Airlines, having received its AOC in Jul2021, started operations with A320 aircraft. View airlines from Uzbekistan.
October 15th, 2021
Alitalia's operations and assets were transferred to Italia Trasporto Aereo, a new state-owned flag carrier. View airlines from Italy.
October 18th, 2021
The AOC (Air Operator Certificate) of DHL Air Austria and consequently the OL (Operating License) were issued. View airlines from Austria.
October 18th, 2021
Shangzhou Logistics was established. View airlines from China.
October 20th, 2021
Nyanbiting Aviation, owned by a South Sudanese single mother, Adau James Mayol, operated its first flight. View airlines from South Sudan.
October 20th, 2021
Aer Lingus UK started operations with a Manchester to Barbados flight. View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 23rd, 2021
TICV rebranded as Bestfly Cabo Verde. View airlines from Cape Verde Islands.
October 24th, 2021
aha! flights began with an inaugural flight from Reno to Pasco/Tri-Cities. View airlines from USA.
October 26th, 2021
Unfortunately during the rebrand period Blue Panorama, including blu-express and Luke Air, ceased all operations. View airlines from Italy.
October 26th, 2021
Aerala was set up by former Interjet bosses with the intention of providing passenger, cargo, parcel, and mail aerial transportation services. View airlines from Mexico.
October 29th, 2021
FlyOne Armenia was granted its Air Operator's Certificate. View airlines from Armenia.
October 30th, 2021
Air Ocean Airlines, founded on 16Sep2021, operated its first service using an An-148 aircraft from Kyiv to Mykolaiv. View airlines from Ukraine.
November 2nd, 2021
FlyWestair was rebranded to FlyNamibia effective from this date. View airlines from Namibia.
November 3rd, 2021
Firnas Private ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 4th, 2021
Air Astra received its no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). View airlines from Bangladesh.
November 5th, 2021
Aero Nomad Airlines received an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Department of the Kyrgyz Republic. View airlines from Kyrgyzstan.
November 5th, 2021
Rom Cargo was certified. View airlines from Romania.
November 10th, 2021
BA Euroflyer, the name of British Airways short-haul subsidiary, was formally incorporated and registered with Companies House. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 19th, 2021
Aero Nomad Airlines operated its first flight on the Bishkek - Delhi - Bishkek route. View airlines from Kyrgyzstan.
Novemner 22nd, 2021
Rom Cargo operated its first flight. View airlines from Romania.
November 26th, 2021
Tayaran Jet ceased operation when the Bulgarian authorities suspended its AOC and operating license because the criteria for financial capacity were no longer met. View airlines from Bulgaria.
November 29th, 2021
Greater Bay Airlines started charter operations. View airlines from Hong Kong.
December 1st, 2021
Zambia Airways (ii) inaugurated operations with its initial domestic flight from Lusaka, Zambia to Ndola, Zambia. View airlines from Zambia.
December 8th, 2021
The constitution of Cuencana Airlines was registered. View airlines from Ecuador.
December 17th, 2021
The Brazilian civil aviation authority (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil - ANAC) suspended ITA Transportes Aéreos' air operator's certificate (AOC) after the airline abruptly halted flight operations. View airlines from Brazil.
December 18th, 2021
FlyOne Armenia airline began operations with regular direct flights on the route of Yerevan-Lyon-Yerevan. View airlines from Armenia.
December 30th, 2021
Norse Atlantic Airways received its AOC. View airlines from Norway.
December 31st, 2021
Jump Air, founded in Jan2020 in Vilnius, secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from Lithuania's civil aviation regulator (Transporto kompetencijų agentūra - TKA). View airlines from Lithuania.
December 31st, 2021
Georgian Airways filed for bankruptcy. View airlines from Georgia.
September 23rd, 2021
The S7 Group announced the name of its low-cost airline - Citrus. View airlines from Russia.