Article from BTNews 30 NOVEMBER 2020
Failed airlines – a list
Since the beginning of the year there have been 30-plus failed airlines.
Some you would have heard of, Flybe for example, some not so. There are also others that are best described as ‘precarious’ but BTN will not list these as, whilst they are on the ‘danger’ list, they might find new strength, and we don’t want the lawyers after us.
| Air Asia Japan | Japan |
| Air Georgian | Canada |
| Air Italy | Italy |
| Atlas Global | Turkey |
| Avianca Peru | Peru |
| BekAir | Kazakhstan |
| Cathay Dragon | Hong Kong |
| Compass Airlines | USA |
| Easyfly | Colombia |
| Expressjet | USA |
| Flybe | UK |
| Germanwings | Germany |
| Jet Time | Denmark |
| LATAM Argentina | Argentina |
| LEVEL Europe | Austria |
| LEVEL Paris | France |
| LGW (German Airways) | Germany |
| LIAT | Antigua |
| Nantucket Express | US |
| NokScoot | Thailand |
| One Airlines | Chile |
| RavnAir Group | USA |
| Shoreline Aviation | USA |
| South African Airways | South Africa |
| South African Express | South Africa |
| SunExpress Deutschland | Germany |
| Tame EP | Ecuador |
| Tigerair Australia | Australia |
| Trans State Airlines | USA |
OUR READERS' FINEST WORDS (All times and dates are GMT)
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John Davidson, France
One headline-grabbing story was an around-the-world flight about 10 years ago by UA, I think. A friend was actually hired for cabin crew training before hearing the news that it would not happen. Any else remember?
John Jones, West Ham
I am amazed with so many. And what about those who announced plans and got no further. What is worrying is carriers flying today who are insolvent. Years back they would have been grounded. Well done the creditors.