Lists of airlines

Avro RJ-85 of the German airline Lufthansa. Larger version

Former airlines are marked like this.

Africa

• Algeria
  • Air Algerie
• Cape Verde
  • TACV
• Egypt
  • Air Sinai
  • EgyptAir
  • Flash Airlines
• Gabon
  • DAS Air Cargo
• Ghana
  • Ghana Airways
• Kenya
  • Kenya Airways
  • (East African Safari Airlines)
• Mauritius
  • Air Mauritius
• Morocco
  • Royal Air Maroc
• South Africa
  • South African Airways
• Sudan
  • Sudan Airways
• Tunisia
  • Nouvelair Tunisie
  • Tunisair

North America

• Canada
  • Air Canada (swallowed-up Canadian Airlines, WardAir)
  • Air Labrador
  • Air Nova (part of Air Canada)
  • Air Ontario (part of Air Canada)
  • Air Transat
  • Canada 3000 (bankrupt, formerly Canada 2000)
  • Canadian Vacations / Canadian Regional (gone)
  • CanJet
  • FirstAir
  • Greyhound Air (now defunct)
  • Inter-Canadian (lost with Canadian Airlines
  • Jazz Airlines dba Air Canada Jazz
  • Jetsgo
  • Provincial Airlines (Newfoundland)
  • Royal Airlines (taken-over by bankrupt Canada 3000)
  • Skyservice
  • Tango Airlines dba Air Canada Tango
  • WestJet
• United States
  • Air Atlantic
  • Air California (now part of American Airlines)
  • Air Florida
  • Air Wisconsin
  • AirTran
  • Alaska Airlines
  • Aloha Airlines
  • Aloha Islandair
  • American Airlines
  • ATA
  • America West
  • Atlantic Coast Airlines
  • Atlantic Island Air
  • Atlantic Southeast Airlines (a subsidary of Delta Air Lines)
  • Braniff International (defunct May 12, 1982)
  • Caribbean Sun
  • Cape Air
  • Comair (a subsidary of Delta Air Lines)
  • Commutair
  • Continental Airlines
  • Continental Micronesia
  • Delta Airlines
  • Eastern Airlines (now defunct)
  • Emery Worldwide
  • FedEx
  • Frontier Airlines
  • Great Lakes Aviation
  • Gulfstream International Airlines
  • Hawaiian Airlines
  • Hooters Air
  • JetBlue Airways
  • Midway Airlines (formerly known as Midwest Express)
  • National Air Cargo
  • National Airlines
  • New York Air
  • Northwest Airlines
  • North American Airlines
  • Ozark Airlines (merged with Trans World Airlines, October 26, 1986)
  • Pan American World Airways
  • Pacific Southwest Airlines
  • People Express (merged with Continental Airlines, 1987)
  • Piedmont Airlines
  • Polar Air Cargo
  • Skywest
  • Song (owned by Delta Air Lines)
  • Southwest Airlines
  • Sun Country Airlines
  • Ted (a subsidiary of United Airlines)
  • Trans World Airlines (taken over by American Airlines)
  • United Airlines
  • UPS
  • US Airways
  • ValuJet (merged with AirTran, September 24, 1997)
  • Vieques Air Link
  • Virgin Atlantic Airways / Virgin Express / Virgin Blue
  • Western Airlines (bought by Delta Air Lines)
  • WestJet
  • World Airways

Latin America and the Caribbean

• Argentina
  • Aerolineas Argentinas
  • LAPA
• Bahamas
  • Bahamasair
• Bolivia
  • Lloyd Aereo Boliviano
  • Northeast Bolivian Airlines
• Brazil
  • TAM
  • Varig
  • Viacao Aerea Sao Paulo
• Cayman Islands
  • Cayman Airways
• Chile
  • LAN Chile
• Colombia
  • ACES
  • Avianca
  • Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín or SAM Colombia
• Cuba
  • Cubana De Aviacion
• Dominican Republic
  • Dominicana De Aviacion
• French Caribbean
  • Air Caraïbes
• Guatemala
  • Grupo TACA
• Jamaica
  • Air Jamaica
• Mexico
  • Aero California
  • Aeromexico
  • Mexicana
• Panama
  • Copa Airlines
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • BWIA West Indies
• Venezuela
  • ASERCA

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Ariana Afghan Airlines
• Bahrain
  • Gulf Air
• Bangladesh
  • Biman Bangladesh
• Brunei
  • Royal Brunei
• People's Republic of China(including Hong Kong SAR)
  • Air China
  • Air Hong Kong
  • Cathay Pacific - (Hong Kong)
  • China Southern Airlines
  • China Yunnan Airlines
  • Dragonair - (Hong Kong)
  • Hainan Airlines
  • Shandong Aviation Group
  • Sichuan Airlines
  • Xinhua Airlines
• Cyprus
  • Cyprus Airways
• United Arab Emirates
  • Emirates
• India
  • Air Deccan
  • Air India
  • Alliance Air
  • Archana Airways
  • Indian Airlines
  • Jet Airways
  • Sahara Airlines
  • Vayudoot
• Indonesia
  • Garuda Indonesia
• Iran
  • Iran Air
  • Mahan Air
• Iraq
  • Iraqi Airways
• Japan
  • Air Do (aka Hokkaido International Airways)
  • All Nippon Airways
    • Air Nippon
    • Nippon Cargo Airlines
  • Japan Airlines
    • J-Air
    • JALWays
    • Japan Air System (merged into Japan Airlines in October 2002)
    • Japan Asia Airways
  • Nakanihon Air Service
  • Skymark Airlines
• Jordan
  • Royal Jordanian
• Kuwait
  • Kuwait Airways
• Malaysia
  • Air Asia
  • Malaysia Airlines
• Nepal
  • Royal Nepal Airlines
• North Korea
  • Air Koryo
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan International Airlines
• Philippines
  • Air Philippines
  • Asian Spirit
  • Cebu Pacific
  • Pacific Airways
  • Philippine Airlines
• Russia
  • See under Europe, below
• Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines
• Singapore
  • Singapore Airlines
• South Korea
  • Asiana
  • Korean Air
• Sri Lanka
  • SriLankan Airlines
• Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • China Airlines
  • EVA Air
• Thailand
  • Thai Airways
  • Phuket Air
  • Bangkok Airways
  • PB Air
  • Air Andaman
  • Orient Thai Airlines
  • One-Two-GO
  • Air Asia
  • Angel Airlines
  • NokAir Opening in Q2/2004
• Turkey
  • See under Europe, below
• Vietnam
  • Vietnam Airlines

Australia-Oceania

• Australia
  • Ansett (defunct)
  • Australian Airlines
  • Impulse Air
  • Qantas
  • Regional Express
  • Skywest (Western Australia)
  • Solomon Airlines
  • Trans Australia Airlines (TAA)
  • Virgin Blue
• Nauru
  • Air Nauru
• New Caledonia
  • Air Calédonie International
• New Zealand
  • Air New Zealand
  • Freedom Air

Europe

• Austria
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Tyrolean
  • Lauda Air
• Belgium
  • Sabena (now bankrupt)
  • SN Brussels Airlines (created from Delta Air Transport and some residual assets of Sabena)
• Croatia
  • Croatia Airlines
• Cyprus
  • Cyprus Airlines
• Czech Republic
  • CSA Czech Airlines
  • Sterling European Airlines
• Denmark
  • Maersk Air
  • PremiAir
  • Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
• Estonia
  • Aero Airlines
  • Estonian Air
• Faroe Islands
  • Atlantic Airways
• Finland
  • Air Finland
  • Blue1
  • Copterline
  • Finnair
  • Finncomm Airlines
  • Flying Finn went bankrupt in February 2004
  • Soder Airlines
  • Wasa Wings
• France
  • Air France
  • Air Littoral
  • Air Atlantique
• Germany
  • Aerolloyd
  • Air Berlin
  • Condor Flugdienst
  • Deutsche BA
  • Eurowings
  • Germania Air
  • Hapag Lloyd incorporating hpe.com
  • Interflug - East Germany (before reunification)
  • LTU
  • Lufthansa - incl. Lufthansa Cityline
  • Thomas Cook Airlines
  • TUI
• Greece
  • Aegean Airlines
  • Cronus Airlines
  • Olympic Airways
  • Tower Air
• Hungary
  • Malev
• Iceland
  • Air Atlanta Icelandic
  • Icelandair
• Republic of Ireland
  • Aer Lingus
  • Jetmagic ( Bankrupt and ceased operation in January 2004 )
  • Ryanair
• Israel
  • El Al
• Italy
  • Alitalia
  • Azzurra
  • Clubair
  • Gandalf Airlines
  • Lauda Air
  • Volare
• Latvia
  • Air Baltic
• Lithuania
• Luxemburg
  • Luxair
• Malta
  • Air Malta
• Moldova
  • Air Moldova
  • Moldavian Airlines
• Netherlands
  • KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines, Air Exel, KLM Alps)
  • Martinair
  • Transavia
• Norway
  • Braathens
  • CoastAir
  • Norwegian Air Shuttle - Norway
  • Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
  • Widerøe
• Poland
  • Air Polonia
  • LOT
  • SilesianAir
• Portugal
  • Portugalia
  • Transportes Aereos Portugueses
• Republika Srpska (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
  • Air Srpska
• Romania
  • Angel Airlines
  • Carpatair
  • Tarom
• Russia
  • Aeroflot
  • Kavminvodyavia (KMV)
  • Pulkovo Airlines
  • Vladivostok Air
  • Volga-Dnepr
• Serbia and Montenegro
  • Jat Airways
• Slovenia
  • Adria Airways
• Spain
  • Air Europa
  • Iberia Airlines
  • SpanAir
• Sweden
  • Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
  • Malmö Aviation
  • Skyways
• Switzerland
  • Swissair (now bankrupt)
  • Swiss International Air Lines (Crossair and some residual assets of Swissair)
  • Air Switzerland
  • Balair
  • EasyJet (also a British subsidiary)
• Turkey
  • Turkish Airlines
  • Onur Air
• Ukraine
  • Air Ukraine
  • Antonov Airlines
• United Kingdom
  • Air Anglia precursor of Air UK, now part of KLM
  • Air 2000
  • Autair International (precursor of Court Line)
  • Britannia Airways
  • BEA became part of British Airways
  • British Airways
  • British Eagle ceased ops 1968
  • BMI British Midland (was British Midland Airways)
  • BOAC, became part of British Airways
  • British United Airways merged with Caledonian in 1970
  • Buzz, bought by Ryanair in 2003
  • Channel Airways ceased ops 1972
  • Channel Express
  • CityFlyer Express
  • Court Line ceased ops 1974
  • Dan-Air became part of British Airways
  • Debonair short-lived low fare airline
  • Duo Airways former Maersk Air subsidiary
  • Eastern Airways
  • EasyJet (also a Swiss subsidiary)
  • flybe former British European
  • Go Fly, bought by easyJet in 2002
  • Imperial Airways 1924-1939
  • JMC Air renamed Thomas Cook Airlines in 2002
  • Laker Airways
  • Logan Air
  • My Travel/Premiair former Airtours International
  • Silver City became British United Air Ferries 1963
  • Thomas Cook Airlines

See also

• List of national airlines
• Lists of companies
• List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners
• Aircraft types
• Airline call sign
• Cargo airlines
• List of aircraft manufacturers