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Iconic Airlines that no longer exist. The aviation industry is full of stories of grandeur and ambition, but not every airline survives through the harsh realities of the aviation industries. Some of these iconic airlines soared for a time and eventually retired for various reasons.
| Airline, Country, active From-To | |
|---|---|
| Air Afrique, Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 (1961-2002) | |
| Air Berlin USA – Air Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 (1979-2017) | |
| Air Jamaica, Jamaica 🇯🇲 (1968-2015) | |
 | Alitalia, Italy 🇮🇹 (1947-2021) |
| Ansett, Australia 🇦🇺 (1936-2001) | |
 | Aviaco, Spain 🇪🇸 (1948-1999) |
| Braniff International, United States 🇺🇸 (1928-1982) | |
| Britannia Airways, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (1964-2005) | |
| British Midland International – BMI, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (1964-2012) | |
| Continental Airlines, United States 🇺🇸 (1934-2012) | |
| CP Air – Canadian Pacific Air Lines, Canada 🇨🇦 (1942-1987) | |
 | Crossair, Switzerland 🇨🇠(1978-2002) |
| Cruzeiro – Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil 🇧🇷 (1927-1993) | |
| Dan-Air, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (1953-1992) | |
| Eastern Air Lines, United States 🇺🇸 (1926-1991) | |
| Ecuatoriana de Aviación, Ecuador 🇪🇨 (1957-2006) | |
| Flying Tigers, United States 🇺🇸 (1945-1989) | |
| Interflug, East Germany (1963-1991) | |
| Laker Airways, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (1966-1982) | |
| Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano – LAB, Bolivia 🇧🇴 (1925-2008) | |
| Malév Hungarian Airlines, Hungary ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º (1954-2012) | |
| Mexicana de Aviación, Mexico 🇲🇽 (1921-2010) | |
 | Monarch Airlines, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (1967-2017) |
| Northwest Airlines – Northwest Orient Airlines – NWA, United States 🇺🇸 (1926-2010) | |
| Olympic Airways – Olympic Airlines, Greece 🇬🇷 (1957-2009) | |
 | Pan Am – Pan American World Airways, United States 🇺🇸 (1927-1992) |
| People Express Airlines, United States 🇺🇸 (1981-1987) | |
| Sabena, Belgium 🇧🇪 (1923-2001) | |
| Spantax, Spain 🇪🇸 (1959-1988) | |
| Swissair, Switzerland 🇨🇠(1931-2002) | |
| TACA Airlines , El Salvador 🇸🇻 (1931-2013) | |
| TWA Trans World Airlines, United States 🇺🇸 (1930-2001) | |
| UTA – Union de Transports Aériens, France 🇫🇷 (1963-1992) | |
| Varig – Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense, Brazil 🇧🇷 (1927-2006) |
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