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A number of major airlines have declared bankruptcy and have either ceased operations, or reorganized under bankruptcy protection. Airlines, like any business, are susceptible to market fluctuations and economic difficulties. The economic structure of the airline industry may contribute to airline bankruptcies as well.

Timeline

This is a timeline of airlines who have filed for bankruptcy protection. Also see list of defunct airlines for a list of airlines which are no longer operating.

U.S. airlines bankruptcy filings

Chapter 7

This is a list of airlines that have filed for bankruptcy protection via Chapter 7 in the United States.

• December 2, 1983 National Florida

Chapter 11

This is a list of airlines that have filed for bankruptcy protection via Chapter 11 in the United States.

• May 18, 1979 New York Airways
• November 19, 1979 Aeroamerica
• Januaray 24, 1980 Florida Airlines
• March 3, 1980 Indiana Airlines
• December 15, 1980 Air Bahia
• December 31, 1980 Tejas Airlines
• March 6, 1981 Mountain West
• March 16, 1981 LANICA
• July 13, 1981 Coral Air
• September 11, 1981 Pacific Coast
• September 18, 1981 Swift Air Line
• October 9, 1981 Golden Gate (Airline)
• January 26, 1982 Pinehurst Airlines
• March 3, 1982 Silver State Airlines
• March 26, 1982 Air Pennsylvania
• April 2, 1982 Air South
• April 16, 1982 Cochise Airlines
• May 13, 1982 Braniff International
• July 8, 1982 Astec Air East
• August 19, 1982 Will's Air
• October 15, 1982 Aero Sun International
• October 19, 1982 Aero Virgin Islands
• November 9, 1982 Altair
• October 1989 - Partnair
• August 11, 2002 - US Airways files; emerges on 31 March 2003
• December 9, 2002 - United Airlines files; emerges on 1 February 2006
• April 1, 2003 - Air Canada files; emerges 30 September 2004
• March 2004 - Flash Airlines
• September 12, 2004 - US Airways re-files; emerges on 27 September 2005 in conjunction with its acquisition by America West
• December 30, 2004 - Aloha Airlines files; emerges on 17 February 2006
• September 14, 2005 - Northwest Airlines files; emerges on 31 May 2007
• September 14, 2005 - Delta Air Lines files, putting 4 of the top 7 carriers in the United States under bankruptcy protection; emerges on 30 April 2007
• Dec 26, 2007 - Maxjet Airways files and discontinues operations
• March 31, 2008 - Aloha Airlines files and discontinues passenger transporting operations
• April 3, 2008 - ATA Airlines files and discontinues operations
• April 5, 2008 - Skybus Airlines files and discontinues operations
• April 10, 2008 - Frontier Airlines files
• April 26, 2008 - Eos Airlines files and discontinues operations
• October 6, 2008 - Sun Country Airlines files
• October 15, 2008 - Primaris Airlines files and discontinues operations

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Published in July 2009.

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