BI – BZ

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

BIA British Island Airways United Kingdom BIA KD defunct 1970 1991

BIA was the legal successor to BUIA ( British United Island Airways) in 1970. In 1980 BIA merged with Air Anglia, Air Wales and Air Westward to form Air UK.

In 1982 BIU was reconstituted by splitting off the charter operation from Air UK. The reconstituted BIA finally cheased all operations in 1991.

Wan ted by:

GL: 2

TH: 2

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Bangladesh BBC BG active 1972

Wanted by:

GC: 4,8,12,13

GL: 10,12

TH: 4,5,7,10,13

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Binter Canarias Spain IBB NT active 1989

Wanted by:

GC: 1,6,7,12

GL: 9,10,11

TH: 7,9,10,11,12

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Binter Mediterrraneo Air Nostrum acquired Binter Mediterraneo in 2001 Spain BIM AX merged 1988 2001

Wanted by:

GC: 2

TH: 1

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Birgenair Turkey BHY KT defunct 1988 1996

Wanted by:

GC: 1

GL: 1

TH: 1

Owner:

RS: 1

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Blue1 Oy founded 1987 as Air Botnia, 2004 renamed in Blue1 Finland BLF KF merged 2004 2016 merged into CityJet

Wanted by:

GC: 1

TH: 1

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Blue Air Romania BLA 0B active 2004

Wanted by:

GC: 2

GL: 2

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Blue Bird Aviation Kenya BBZ —- active 1992

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Blue Line France BLE 4Y defunct 2002 2010

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Blue Panorama Italy BPA BV defunct 1998 2021

Wanted by:

GC: 7,10

GL: 9

TH: 3,7,10

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Blue Scandinavia emerged from Transwede Sweden BLX 6B renamed 1996 1998 became Britannia Airways AB

Wanted by:

TH: 2

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Blue Wings Germany BWG QW defunct 2002 2010

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Bluebird Airways Greece BBG BZ active 2008

Wanted by:

GC: 3

GL: 3

TH: 3

Owner:

WL: 3

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

BMA British Midland Airways 2001 renamed in BMI United Kingdom BMA BD renamed 1964 2001 became British Midland International

Founded 1938 as Air Schools, operating from 1949 on as Derby Airways. In 1964 name was changed to British Midland Airways (BMA). In 1985 BMA was branded simply British Midland BM. In 1987 BM launched Diamond Service.

Wanted by:

GC: 6

GL: 7

TH: 6,7

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

BMI British Midland International 2012 merged into British Airways United Kingdom BMA BD merged 2001 2012

Wanted by:

GC: 5

TH: 5

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

bmibaby founded 2002 as sistercompany of Lufthansa and bmi United Kingdom BMI WW defunct 2002 2012

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

BoA Boliviana de Aviacion Bolivia BOV OB active 2007

Wanted by:

GC: 1

TH: 2

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

BOAC British Overseas Airways Cooperation United Kingdom —- BA merged 1939 1974

1939 formed by merging of Imperial Airways and British Airways. In 1974, based on a decision of British government, company was merged with BEA into British Airways.

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Bonyad Airlines Iran IRJ —- defunct 1997 1998

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Bouraq Indonesia Airlines Indonesia BOU BO defunct 1970 2005

Wanted by:

GC: 2,5,7

GL: 9,10

TH: 2,6,7,9,10

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

BRA Transportes Aereos started 1999 as Brasil Rodo Aereo, renamed in 2006 Brazil BRB —– defunct 2006 2007

Wanted by:

GL: 1

TH: 3,4

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Braathens founded 1946 as Braathens S.A.F.E. Norway BRA BU merged 1998 2004 merged into SAS Braathens

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Braathens S.A.F.E. South American and Far East Air Transport Norway BRA BU renamed 1946 1998 became Braathens

Wanted by:

GC: 6,13,17

GL: 11,15,16,20

TH: 6,10,11,12,15,16,17,18

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Braniff Airways operating as Braniff International Airways USA BNF BN defunct 1930 1982

Wanted by:

GC: 10

GL: 10

TH: 10

Owner:

RS: 10

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Braniff International Airlines USA — BE defunct 1991 1992

Wanted by:

GC: 3,7

TH: 3,7

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Bristow Helicopters United Kingdom BHL UH active 1955

Wanted by:

GC: 1

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Britannia Airways founded 1961 under the name Euravia, renamed 1964 United Kingdom BAL BY merged 1964 2005

Acquired by TUI in 2002 and in 2005 name was changed to TUI fly Nordic. (Thomsonfly.)

Wanted by:

GC: 10

GL: 9,11

TH: 8,9,10,11,12,13

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

British Airtours established as BEA Airtours in 1969, renamed 1974 United Kingdom —- KT merged 1974 1988

Merged with British Caledonian into Caledonian Airways.

Wanted by:

GC: 7

GL: 7

TH: 7

Owner:

WL: 7

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

British Airways formed by the merger of BEA and BOAC in 1974 United Kingdom BAW BA merged 1974 2011

Merged with Iberia into IAG International Airlines Group.

Wanted by:

GC: 11,14,22,23,30,32,33,34,35

GL: 14,19,20,24,27,30,31,32,34,35

TH: 8,10,17,19,20,22,23,24,30,31,32,33,34,35

Owner:

RS: 32

WL: 34,35

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

British Caledonian Airways also known as BCal United Kingdom BCA BR merged 1970 1988

1970 formed on basis of a merger of British United Airways and Caledonian Airways. Was acquired by British Airways in 1988 which intergrated the international routes. The charterflights came to British Airtours under a new name: Caldeonian.

Wanted by:

GC: 7

TH: 7

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

British European Airways United Kingdom BEE BE renamed 2000 2002

Founded 1979 as Jersey European Airways and renamed to British European Airways in 2000. In 2002 name was changed again this time in Flybe.

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Brussels Airlines Belgium BEL SN active 2007

In 2007 formed by a joint venture of SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express. Since 2009 part of Lufthansa Group.

Wanted by:

TH: 5

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Brymon Airways United Kingdom BRY BC merged 1970 2002 with British Regional Airlines operating as Citiexpress

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Buddha Air Nepal BHA U4 active 1996

Wanted by:

GC: 7

TH: 2,4,5,7

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Bul Air Bulgaria BVL LB active 2016

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Bulgaria Air founded as successor of defunct Balkan Bulg. Airlines Bulgaria LZB FB active 2002

In 2007 Hemus Air acquired this airline, the name Hemus Air disappeared in 2009 and the name Bulgaria Air remained.

Wanted by:

GC: 9

GL: 8,9

TH: 8,9

Owner:

WL: 9

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Bulgarian Air Charter Bulgaria BUC H6 renamed 2000 2021 new name European Air Charter

Wanted by:

GC: 7,11

TH: 5,8,11

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Bundeswehr, Luftwaffe – German Air Force (GAF) Germany active 1956

Wanted by:

GC: 1

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Burma Airways founded 1948 as Union of Burma Airways, renamed 1972 Myanmar UBA UB renamed 1972

1989 renamed in Myanma Airways and in 2014 a further renaming took place, this time in Myanmar National Airlines

Wanted by:

GC: 2

GL: 1

TH: 1,2

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Business Air merged into BMI Regional United Kingdom merged 1987 1996

Wanted by:

TH: 1

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Busy Bee of Norway from 1972 to 1980 operating as Air Executive Norway BEE BE defunct 1965 1992

Wanted by:

TH: 1

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Buta Airways Azerbaijan AHY J2 active 2017

Airline Comment Country ICAO IATA Status Start End

Buzz founded by KLM UK United Kingdom UKA UK renamed 2000 2004 new name Buzz Stansted and later integrated into Ryanair