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Flag carrier

March 31, 2023

This article is about transport companies having flag-carrier status. For a naval ship which carries the flag, see flagship. For a person who carries the flag, see Flag bearer. For other uses, see Flag carrier (disambiguation).
"National airline" redirects here. For a list of airlines named National, see National Airlines (disambiguation).

A flag carrier is a transport company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given sovereign state, enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by the government for international operations.

A since retired Concorde of British Airways, flag carrier of the United Kingdom.

Historically, the term was used to refer to airlines owned by the government of their home country and associated with the national identity of that country.[1] Such an airline may also be known as a national airline or a national carrier, although this can have different legal meanings in some countries. Today, it is any international airline with a strong connection to its home country or that represents its home country internationally, regardless of whether it is government-owned.[2][3]

Flag carriers may also be known as such due to laws requiring aircraft or ships to display the state flag of the country of their registry.[4] For example, under the law of the United States, a U.S. flag air carrier is any airline that holds a certificate under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (i.e., any U.S.-based airline operating internationally),[5] and any ship registered in the United States is known as a U.S. flag vessel.[6]

Background

 
A Douglas DC-4 owned and operated by El Al - the flag carrier of Israel - in 1948.

The term "flag carrier" is a legacy of the time when countries established state-owned airline companies. Governments then took the lead due to the high capital costs of establishing and running airlines. However, not all such airlines were government-owned; Pan Am, TWA, Cathay Pacific, Union de Transports Aériens, Canadian Pacific Air Lines and Olympic Airlines were all privately owned. Most of these were considered to be flag carriers[7] as they were the "main national airline"[8] and often a sign of their country's presence abroad.[9][10]

The heavily regulated aviation industry also meant aviation rights are often negotiated between governments, denying airlines access to an open market. These Bilateral Air Transport Agreements similar to the Bermuda I and Bermuda II agreements specify rights awardable only to locally registered airlines, forcing some governments to jump-start airlines to avoid being disadvantaged in the face of foreign competition. Some countries also establish flag carriers such as Israel's El Al[11] or Lebanon's Middle East Airlines[12] for nationalist reasons or to aid the country's economy, particularly in the area of tourism.[13]

In many cases, governments would directly assist in the growth of their flag carriers typically through subsidies and other fiscal incentives. The establishment of competitors in the form of other locally registered airlines may be prohibited or heavily regulated to avoid direct competition.[14] Even where privately run airlines may be allowed to be established, the flag carriers may still be accorded priority, especially in the apportionment of aviation rights to local or international markets.[15]

Near the end of the 20th century, many of these airlines have been corporatized as a public company or a state-owned enterprise, while others have been completely privatized.[16] The aviation industry has also been gradually deregulated and liberalized,[17] permitting greater freedoms of the air particularly in the United States and in the European Union with the signing of the Open Skies agreement.[18] One of the features of such agreements is the right of a country to designate multiple airlines to serve international routes with the result that there is no single "flag carrier".[19]

List of flag-carrying airlines

The chart below lists airlines considered to be a "flag carrier", based on current or former state ownership or other verifiable designation as a national airline.

Country or Region Airline Details of current state ownership Details of former state ownership
  Afghanistan Ariana Afghan Airlines[20] State-owned[21]
  Albania Air Albania[22]
  Algeria Air Algérie[23] State-owned[24]
  Angola TAAG Angola Airlines[25] Majority[26]
  Argentina Aerolíneas Argentinas[27] State-owned[27]
  Aruba Aruba Airlines[28] None
  Australia Qantas[29] None State-owned until 1992.[30]
  Austria Austrian Airlines[31] None – owned by Lufthansa State-owned until 5 December 2008.[32]
  Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines[33]
  Bahamas Bahamasair[34] State-owned
  Bahrain Gulf Air[35] State-owned[36]
  Bangladesh Biman Bangladesh Airlines[37] Public limited company State-owned until 23 July 2007.
  Belarus Belavia[38] State-owned[39]
  Belgium Brussels Airlines[40] None – owned by Lufthansa[41] State-owned in its original incarnation (SN Brussels Airlines)
  Bhutan Druk Air[42] None
  Bolivia Boliviana de Aviación[43] State-owned[44]
  Botswana Air Botswana[45] State-owned[45]
  Brunei Royal Brunei Airlines[46] State-owned[46]
  Bulgaria Bulgaria Air[47] Minority State-owned (0.01%)[48]
  Burkina Faso Air Burkina State-owned[49]
  Cambodia Cambodia Angkor Air[50] Majority (51%)[51]
  Cameroon Camair-Co[52] State-owned[53]
  Canada Air Canada[54] Minority state-owned by the Government of Canada (Estimated 6.4%)[55] State-owned until privatization in 1989.[56]
  Cape Verde TACV[57]
  Cayman Islands Cayman Airways State-owned [58]
  Chile LATAM Chile[59][60] None State-owned until September 1989.[61]
  China Air China[62] Majority (51.7%): 40.98% through CNAHC and 10.72% through CNACG[63]: 10  State-owned until 2004.[64]
  Colombia Avianca[65] None
  Costa Rica Avianca Costa Rica[66]
  Croatia Croatia Airlines[67] Majority (98%)[68]
  Cuba Cubana de Aviación[69] State-owned[70]
  Cyprus Cyprus Airways[71] None - 40% owned by Malta-based SJC Group[72]
  Czech Republic Czech Airlines[73] None[73]
  DR Congo Congo Airways[74] State-owned[74]
  Denmark Scandinavian Airlines[75] Joint venture[nb 1]  
  Norway
  Sweden
  Djibouti Air Djibouti[78] Joint venture
  Egypt Egyptair[79] State-owned[80]
  Equatorial Guinea CEIBA Intercontinental[81]
  Eritrea Eritrean Airlines State-owned
  Estonia Nordica[82] State-owned[83]
  Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines[84] State-owned[85]
  Faroe Islands Atlantic Airways[86]
  Fiji Fiji Airways[87] Majority (51%)[88]
  Finland Finnair[89] Majority (55.8%)[90]
  France Air France[91] Minority (18% share)[92]
  French Polynesia Air Tahiti Nui[93] Majority[94]
  Georgia Georgian Airways None
  Germany Lufthansa[95] Minority (20.05%) in the parent company since 2020 due to near-insolvency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic [96][97] State-owned until 1994;[98] remaining government shares were sold in 1997.[99]
  Greece Aegean Airlines[100]
  Greenland Air Greenland[101]
  Guernsey Aurigny[102] State-owned[103]
  Guyana Caribbean Airlines[104][105][106] None[citation needed]
  Jamaica Minority (16%)[citation needed]
  Trinidad and Tobago Majority (84%)[107]
  Hong Kong Cathay Pacific[108] Minority (6.08% by Hong Kong Government) + 28.17% through Air China Limited[109]
  Iceland Icelandair[110] None - owned by Icelandair Group[111]
  India Air India[112] None - owned by Tata Group[113] State-owned until November 2021[112][114][115]
  Indonesia Garuda Indonesia[116] Majority (60.536%)[117] State-owned until February 2011.[118]
  Iran Iran Air[119] State-owned[120]
  Iraq Iraqi Airways[121]
  Ireland Aer Lingus[122][123] None – owned by International Airlines Group State-owned until September 2006.[124]
  Israel El Al[125] Minority (~1.1%)[126] State-owned until June 2004.
  Italy ITA Airways[127] State-owned, succeeded Alitalia starting from 15 October 2021[128][129][130]
  Ivory Coast Air Côte d'Ivoire[131] Minority (49%)
  Japan Japan Airlines[132] None State-owned until 1987.[133][134]
  Jordan Royal Jordanian[135]
  Kazakhstan Air Astana[136] Majority (51%)[137]
  Kenya Kenya Airways[138] Minority (29.8%)[139]
  Kiribati Air Kiribati[140]
  Kuwait Kuwait Airways[141] State-owned[142]
  Laos Lao Airlines[143] State-owned[144]
  Latvia airBaltic[145] Majority (80.05%)[146]
  Lebanon Middle East Airlines[147] Majority (99%)[147]
  Libya Afriqiyah Airways[148] State-owned[149]
Libyan Airlines[150] State-owned[150]
  Luxembourg Luxair[151] Majority (73.86%)[152]
  Macau Air Macau[153] Minority (5%)
  Madagascar Air Madagascar[154] Majority
  Malawi Malawi Airlines[155] Majority (51%)[155]
  Malaysia Malaysia Airlines[156] State-owned through Khazanah Nasional[157]
  Maldives Maldivian
  Malta Air Malta[158] Majority[159]
  Mauritania Mauritania Airlines[160]
  Mauritius Air Mauritius[161]  
  Mexico Aeroméxico[162] None State-owned until 2007.
  Moldova Air Moldova[163]
  Mongolia MIAT Mongolian Airlines[164] State-owned[165]
  Montenegro Air Montenegro[166] State-owned[167]
  Morocco Royal Air Maroc[168] State-owned[169]
  Mozambique LAM Mozambique Airlines[170] State-owned
  Myanmar Myanmar National Airlines[171] State-owned[172]
  Nauru Nauru Airlines[173] State-owned[173]
    Nepal Nepal Airlines[174] State-owned
  Netherlands KLM[175] Minority (14%)[176]
  New Caledonia Aircalin Majority (99%)[177]
  New Zealand Air New Zealand[178] Majority (53%)[179] State-owned until 1989, partially re-nationalized in 2001.[180][181][182]
  North Korea Air Koryo[183] State-owned[184]
  Oman Oman Air[185] Majority[186]
  Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines[187] State-owned[188]
  Panama Copa Airlines[189] None
  Papua New Guinea Air Niugini[190]
  Paraguay LATAM Paraguay[191]
  Peru LATAM Perú[192]
  Philippines Philippine Airlines[193]
  Poland LOT Polish Airlines[194] State-owned[195]
  Portugal TAP Air Portugal[196] Majority (72%) [197]
  Qatar Qatar Airways[198] State-owned
  Réunion Air Austral[199]
  Romania TAROM[200] Majority (95%)[201]
  Russia Aeroflot[202] Majority (51%)[203]
  Rwanda RwandAir[204] State-owned[204]
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SVG Air[citation needed]
  Samoa Samoa Airways[205] State-owned[206]
  São Tomé and Príncipe STP Airways[citation needed] None
  Saudi Arabia Saudia[207] Majority
  Senegal Air Senegal[208]
  Serbia Air Serbia[209] Majority (51%)[210]
  Seychelles Air Seychelles[211] State-owned (100%)[212]
  Solomon Islands Solomon Airlines[213] State-owned (100%)[214]
  Singapore Singapore Airlines[215] Majority (54.5% through Temasek Holdings[216])
  South Africa South African Airways[217] State-owned[218]
  South Korea Korean Air[219] None[220] – owned by Hanjin[221] State-owned until 1969.[222][223][224]
  Spain Iberia[225] None – owned by International Airlines Group
  Sri Lanka SriLankan Airlines[226] State-owned[227]
  Sudan Sudan Airways State-owned[228]
  Suriname Surinam Airways[229] State-owned[230]
  Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines[231] None – owned by Lufthansa[232]
  Syria Syrian Air[233] State-owned
  Taiwan China Airlines[234] Majority[235] State-owned until 1991. 51.28% held by non-profit Civic Aviation Development Foundation.[236]
  Tanzania Air Tanzania State-owned
  Thailand Thai Airways International[237] Minority (47.86%)[238]
  Tunisia Tunisair[239] Majority[239]
  Turkey Turkish Airlines[240] Minority (49%)
  Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Airlines[241] State-owned
  Uganda Uganda Airlines[242]
  Ukraine Ukraine International Airlines[243]  
  United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways[244] State-owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi[245][246]
Emirates[247] State-owned by the Government of Dubai through the Investment Corporation of Dubai.[248]
  United Kingdom British Airways[249] None – owned by International Airlines Group State-owned until 1987.[250]
  Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Airways[251] Majority
  Venezuela Conviasa[252]
  Vietnam Vietnam Airlines[253] Majority (86.2%)[253]
  Vanuatu Air Vanuatu[254]
  Yemen Yemenia[255] Majority
  Zimbabwe Air Zimbabwe[256] State-owned[256]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ SAS is partly owned by the governments of Denmark and Sweden, and was partly owned by the government of Norway until June 2018. SAS is the flag carrier for all three nations.[75][76][77]

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This article is about transport companies having flag carrier status For a naval ship which carries the flag see flagship For a person who carries the flag see Flag bearer For other uses see Flag carrier disambiguation National airline redirects here For a list of airlines named National see National Airlines disambiguation A flag carrier is a transport company such as an airline or shipping company that being locally registered in a given sovereign state enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by the government for international operations A since retired Concorde of British Airways flag carrier of the United Kingdom Historically the term was used to refer to airlines owned by the government of their home country and associated with the national identity of that country 1 Such an airline may also be known as a national airline or a national carrier although this can have different legal meanings in some countries Today it is any international airline with a strong connection to its home country or that represents its home country internationally regardless of whether it is government owned 2 3 Flag carriers may also be known as such due to laws requiring aircraft or ships to display the state flag of the country of their registry 4 For example under the law of the United States a U S flag air carrier is any airline that holds a certificate under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 i e any U S based airline operating internationally 5 and any ship registered in the United States is known as a U S flag vessel 6 Contents 1 Background 2 List of flag carrying airlines 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBackground Edit A Douglas DC 4 owned and operated by El Al the flag carrier of Israel in 1948 The term flag carrier is a legacy of the time when countries established state owned airline companies Governments then took the lead due to the high capital costs of establishing and running airlines However not all such airlines were government owned Pan Am TWA Cathay Pacific Union de Transports Aeriens Canadian Pacific Air Lines and Olympic Airlines were all privately owned Most of these were considered to be flag carriers 7 as they were the main national airline 8 and often a sign of their country s presence abroad 9 10 The heavily regulated aviation industry also meant aviation rights are often negotiated between governments denying airlines access to an open market These Bilateral Air Transport Agreements similar to the Bermuda I and Bermuda II agreements specify rights awardable only to locally registered airlines forcing some governments to jump start airlines to avoid being disadvantaged in the face of foreign competition Some countries also establish flag carriers such as Israel s El Al 11 or Lebanon s Middle East Airlines 12 for nationalist reasons or to aid the country s economy particularly in the area of tourism 13 In many cases governments would directly assist in the growth of their flag carriers typically through subsidies and other fiscal incentives The establishment of competitors in the form of other locally registered airlines may be prohibited or heavily regulated to avoid direct competition 14 Even where privately run airlines may be allowed to be established the flag carriers may still be accorded priority especially in the apportionment of aviation rights to local or international markets 15 Near the end of the 20th century many of these airlines have been corporatized as a public company or a state owned enterprise while others have been completely privatized 16 The aviation industry has also been gradually deregulated and liberalized 17 permitting greater freedoms of the air particularly in the United States and in the European Union with the signing of the Open Skies agreement 18 One of the features of such agreements is the right of a country to designate multiple airlines to serve international routes with the result that there is no single flag carrier 19 List of flag carrying airlines EditThe chart below lists airlines considered to be a flag carrier based on current or former state ownership or other verifiable designation as a national airline Country or Region Airline Details of current state ownership Details of former state ownership Afghanistan Ariana Afghan Airlines 20 State owned 21 Albania Air Albania 22 Algeria Air Algerie 23 State owned 24 Angola TAAG Angola Airlines 25 Majority 26 Argentina Aerolineas Argentinas 27 State owned 27 Aruba Aruba Airlines 28 None Australia Qantas 29 None State owned until 1992 30 Austria Austrian Airlines 31 None owned by Lufthansa State owned until 5 December 2008 32 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines 33 Bahamas Bahamasair 34 State owned Bahrain Gulf Air 35 State owned 36 Bangladesh Biman Bangladesh Airlines 37 Public limited company State owned until 23 July 2007 Belarus Belavia 38 State owned 39 Belgium Brussels Airlines 40 None owned by Lufthansa 41 State owned in its original incarnation SN Brussels Airlines Bhutan Druk Air 42 None Bolivia Boliviana de Aviacion 43 State owned 44 Botswana Air Botswana 45 State owned 45 Brunei Royal Brunei Airlines 46 State owned 46 Bulgaria Bulgaria Air 47 Minority State owned 0 01 48 Burkina Faso Air Burkina State owned 49 Cambodia Cambodia Angkor Air 50 Majority 51 51 Cameroon Camair Co 52 State owned 53 Canada Air Canada 54 Minority state owned by the Government of Canada Estimated 6 4 55 State owned until privatization in 1989 56 Cape Verde TACV 57 Cayman Islands Cayman Airways State owned 58 Chile LATAM Chile 59 60 None State owned until September 1989 61 China Air China 62 Majority 51 7 40 98 through CNAHC and 10 72 through CNACG 63 10 State owned until 2004 64 Colombia Avianca 65 None Costa Rica Avianca Costa Rica 66 Croatia Croatia Airlines 67 Majority 98 68 Cuba Cubana de Aviacion 69 State owned 70 Cyprus Cyprus Airways 71 None 40 owned by Malta based SJC Group 72 Czech Republic Czech Airlines 73 None 73 DR Congo Congo Airways 74 State owned 74 Denmark Scandinavian Airlines 75 Joint venture nb 1 Norway Sweden Djibouti Air Djibouti 78 Joint venture Egypt Egyptair 79 State owned 80 Equatorial Guinea CEIBA Intercontinental 81 Eritrea Eritrean Airlines State owned Estonia Nordica 82 State owned 83 Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines 84 State owned 85 Faroe Islands Atlantic Airways 86 Fiji Fiji Airways 87 Majority 51 88 Finland Finnair 89 Majority 55 8 90 France Air France 91 Minority 18 share 92 French Polynesia Air Tahiti Nui 93 Majority 94 Georgia Georgian Airways None Germany Lufthansa 95 Minority 20 05 in the parent company since 2020 due to near insolvency as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic 96 97 State owned until 1994 98 remaining government shares were sold in 1997 99 Greece Aegean Airlines 100 Greenland Air Greenland 101 Guernsey Aurigny 102 State owned 103 Guyana Caribbean Airlines 104 105 106 None citation needed Jamaica Minority 16 citation needed Trinidad and Tobago Majority 84 107 Hong Kong Cathay Pacific 108 Minority 6 08 by Hong Kong Government 28 17 through Air China Limited 109 Iceland Icelandair 110 None owned by Icelandair Group 111 India Air India 112 None owned by Tata Group 113 State owned until November 2021 112 114 115 Indonesia Garuda Indonesia 116 Majority 60 536 117 State owned until February 2011 118 Iran Iran Air 119 State owned 120 Iraq Iraqi Airways 121 Ireland Aer Lingus 122 123 None owned by International Airlines Group State owned until September 2006 124 Israel El Al 125 Minority 1 1 126 State owned until June 2004 Italy ITA Airways 127 State owned succeeded Alitalia starting from 15 October 2021 128 129 130 Ivory Coast Air Cote d Ivoire 131 Minority 49 Japan Japan Airlines 132 None State owned until 1987 133 134 Jordan Royal Jordanian 135 Kazakhstan Air Astana 136 Majority 51 137 Kenya Kenya Airways 138 Minority 29 8 139 Kiribati Air Kiribati 140 Kuwait Kuwait Airways 141 State owned 142 Laos Lao Airlines 143 State owned 144 Latvia airBaltic 145 Majority 80 05 146 Lebanon Middle East Airlines 147 Majority 99 147 Libya Afriqiyah Airways 148 State owned 149 Libyan Airlines 150 State owned 150 Luxembourg Luxair 151 Majority 73 86 152 Macau Air Macau 153 Minority 5 Madagascar Air Madagascar 154 Majority Malawi Malawi Airlines 155 Majority 51 155 Malaysia Malaysia Airlines 156 State owned through Khazanah Nasional 157 Maldives Maldivian Malta Air Malta 158 Majority 159 Mauritania Mauritania Airlines 160 Mauritius Air Mauritius 161 Mexico Aeromexico 162 None State owned until 2007 Moldova Air Moldova 163 Mongolia MIAT Mongolian Airlines 164 State owned 165 Montenegro Air Montenegro 166 State owned 167 Morocco Royal Air Maroc 168 State owned 169 Mozambique LAM Mozambique Airlines 170 State owned Myanmar Myanmar National Airlines 171 State owned 172 Nauru Nauru Airlines 173 State owned 173 Nepal Nepal Airlines 174 State owned Netherlands KLM 175 Minority 14 176 New Caledonia Aircalin Majority 99 177 New Zealand Air New Zealand 178 Majority 53 179 State owned until 1989 partially re nationalized in 2001 180 181 182 North Korea Air Koryo 183 State owned 184 Oman Oman Air 185 Majority 186 Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines 187 State owned 188 Panama Copa Airlines 189 None Papua New Guinea Air Niugini 190 Paraguay LATAM Paraguay 191 Peru LATAM Peru 192 Philippines Philippine Airlines 193 Poland LOT Polish Airlines 194 State owned 195 Portugal TAP Air Portugal 196 Majority 72 197 Qatar Qatar Airways 198 State owned Reunion Air Austral 199 Romania TAROM 200 Majority 95 201 Russia Aeroflot 202 Majority 51 203 Rwanda RwandAir 204 State owned 204 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SVG Air citation needed Samoa Samoa Airways 205 State owned 206 Sao Tome and Principe STP Airways citation needed None Saudi Arabia Saudia 207 Majority Senegal Air Senegal 208 Serbia Air Serbia 209 Majority 51 210 Seychelles Air Seychelles 211 State owned 100 212 Solomon Islands Solomon Airlines 213 State owned 100 214 Singapore Singapore Airlines 215 Majority 54 5 through Temasek Holdings 216 South Africa South African Airways 217 State owned 218 South Korea Korean Air 219 None 220 owned by Hanjin 221 State owned until 1969 222 223 224 Spain Iberia 225 None owned by International Airlines Group Sri Lanka SriLankan Airlines 226 State owned 227 Sudan Sudan Airways State owned 228 Suriname Surinam Airways 229 State owned 230 Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines 231 None owned by Lufthansa 232 Syria Syrian Air 233 State owned Taiwan China Airlines 234 Majority 235 State owned until 1991 51 28 held by non profit Civic Aviation Development Foundation 236 Tanzania Air Tanzania State owned Thailand Thai Airways International 237 Minority 47 86 238 Tunisia Tunisair 239 Majority 239 Turkey Turkish Airlines 240 Minority 49 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Airlines 241 State owned Uganda Uganda Airlines 242 Ukraine Ukraine International Airlines 243 United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways 244 State owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi 245 246 Emirates 247 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Madagascar Torr Jeremy 5 August 2015 Myanmar Airlines continues fleet upgrade Air Transport World Archived from the original on 7 August 2015 Myanmar flag carrier Myanmar National Airlines has taken delivery of the first of six ATR 72 600s as part of a 296 million order for the regional turboprop aircraft Blachly Linda 16 July 2014 Myanmar Airways inks deal for up to 12 ATR 72 600s Air Transport World Archived from the original on 16 July 2014 a b Nauru Airlines begins new chapter with new brand amp rapid growth despite world s smallest home market CAPA Centre for Aviation Archived from the original on 10 September 2014 Hofmann Kurt 13 April 2018 Nepal Airlines first A330 will expand international network Air Transport World Archived from the original on 19 April 2018 Hofmann Kurt 13 May 2016 KLM expands long haul network Air Transport World Archived from the original on 14 May 2016 The Dutch flag carrier also added a twice weekly Amsterdam Salt Lake City service on May 5 becoming 3X weekly from July 4 Nederlandse staat vergroot belang in Air France KLM 27 February 2019 Retrieved 11 June 2019 New Caledonia s Aircalin to end A330 200 ops in late 3Q19 ch aviation Schofield Adrian 9 April 2018 Air New Zealand boosts network to replace Virgin Australia alliance Air Transport World Archived from the original on 30 April 2018 The New Zealand flag carrier will launch two new routes to Australia and will add frequencies elsewhere boosting capacity by 15 in the Australia New Zealand market Paylor Anne 25 November 2013 New Zealand government cuts stake in Air New Zealand to 53 Air Transport World Archived from the original on 9 December 2013 Government bailout of Air NZ complete NZ Herald 18 January 2002 ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 12 March 2018 History About Air New Zealand www airnewzealand com sg Air New Zealand Singapore Retrieved 10 December 2017 Air New Zealand History PDF Air New Zealand Archived from the original PDF on 21 June 2007 Retrieved 28 February 2007 Morrison Murdo 28 November 2014 SOLDIERING ON 10 veteran airliner types still in service Flightglobal London Flight International Archived from the original on 30 November 2014 If sightings of the Ilyushin Il 18 a Cold War era Russian large turboprop that first flew in 1957 and had its heyday in the 1960s are fairly scarce these days with 11 examples in service ticking off the one example flown by Air Koryo must rank high on any planespotter s wishlist North Korean travel agencies offer trips to enthusiasts to fly on aircraft belonging to the flag carrier described by one unkind journalist as the world s only one star airline Air Koryo Archived from the original on 15 October 2009 Retrieved 31 August 2011 Dron Alan 10 April 2018 Omani flag carrier names new CCO Air Transport World Archived from the original on 13 April 2018 Oman Air reports record passengers but also record losses Centre for Aviation 19 April 2012 Archived from the original on 4 October 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2012 Since the Oman Government took majority ownership in early 2007 the airline has lost a staggering OMR295 million USD766 9 million CEO Pakistan International Airlines wet leases three SriLankan A330s Air Transport World 29 July 2016 Archived from the original on 1 August 2016 According to the Pakistan flag carrier the A330s will be used primarily for a 6X weekly premier service to London Heathrow which is being launched Aug 14 Torr Jeremy 7 August 2015 Pakistan International Airlines privatization plans delayed to 2016 Air Transport World Archived from the original on 7 August 2015 Nensel Mark 9 August 2018 United Avianca and Copa consider joint business agreement Air Transport World Archived from the original on 30 August 2018 Blachly Linda 25 April 2018 Aircraft Engine amp Leasing Briefs 25 April 2018 Air Transport World Archived from the original on 29 April 2018 Avmax leased one Bombardier Dash 8 Q315 to Air Niugini the National Airline of Papua New Guinea LATAM Airlines Paraguay CAPA Centre for Aviation LATAM Airlines Peru Airline Profile CAPA Centre for Aviation Torr Jeremy 11 August 2015 Philippine Airlines to open new LAX service Air Transport World Archived from the original on 15 August 2015 Filipino flag carrier Philippine Airlines PAL plans to launch Cebu Los Angeles LAX service from March 2016 Moores Victoria 20 December 2017 First seats from Boeing partner LIFT enter service Air Transport World Archived from the original on 2 January 2018 LOT Polish Airlines has become the launch customer for aircraft seating newcomer LIFT by EnCore with the company s first product entering service on the Polish flag carrier s Boeing 737 MAXs Hofmann Kurt 25 October 2018 LOT cancels flights fires workers as week long crew strike continues Air Transport World Archived from the original on 12 November 2018 Hofmann Kurt 4 February 2019 TAP reports 11 3 traffic growth on African routes in 2018 Air Transport World Archived from the original on 5 February 2019 Siza Ana Brito Ana Sa Lopes Sao Jose Almeida Rita Estado fica com 72 5 da TAP e assume controlo PUBLICO in Portuguese Retrieved 11 July 2020 Dron Alan 29 November 2018 Qatar Airways to increase service to Iran Air Transport World Archived from the original on 20 December 2018 Vanilla Islands carriers Air Seychelles and Air Austral make capacity cuts Centre for Aviation 20 December 2011 Archived from the original on 5 May 2012 Retrieved 10 May 2012 La Reunion s national carrier Air Austral is planning to take a similar approach to some destinations in its long haul network Hofmann Kurt 6 July 2018 Romania s Tarom issues RFP to dry lease 13 regional jets Air Transport World Archived from the original on 13 July 2018 Mission and people tarom ro Archived from the original on 9 November 2011 Retrieved 28 October 2011 Kaminski Morrow David 15 January 2015 Aeroflot commits to another 20 Superjets Flightglobal London Archived from the original on 15 January 2015 Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has agreed to take another 20 Sukhoi Superjet 100s under a tentative agreement with the airframer Aeroflot profits up on regional airlines turnaround Reuters Moscow 2 December 2013 Archived from the original on 2 June 2014 a b Hofmann Kurt 7 March 2016 Ethiopian Airlines RwandAir eye strategic partnership Air Transport World Archived from the original on 12 March 2016 Ah Hi Elizabeth 21 November 2017 Air of confidence about Samoa s new flag carrier Samoa Observer Schofield Adrian 14 November 2017 Samoan government says state airline must be self sufficient Air Transport World The government of Samoa said the South Pacific country s state owned airline must remain financially self sufficient as it relaunches international services Samoa Airways began scheduled services with a flight to Auckland New Zealand on Nov 14 and also will offer service to Australia Hofmann Kurt 26 July 2017 Air Partner remarkets 15 Saudia Boeing 777 200ERs Air Transport World Archived from the original on 27 July 2017 Blachly Linda 20 June 2017 Air Senegal signs for two ATR 72 600s Air Transport World Archived from the original on 24 June 2017 Air Senegal the new Senegalese national airline has signed a firm contract for two ATR 72 600s at the Paris Air Show Dron Alan 5 May 2016 Air Serbia s 2015 net profit up 44 Air Transport World Archived from the original on 6 May 2016 The Serbia flag carrier said the full year results were achieved on the back of significant growth in passenger numbers which increased 11 to 2 55 million year over year YOY Dron Alan 3 March 2015 Air Serbia records first full year profit in 2014 Air Transport World Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 The government of Serbia retains a 51 majority stake Air Seychelles looks to ride Chinese boom amp grow in tandem with part owner Etihad Australia next Centre for Aviation 29 March 2013 Archived from the original on 11 November 2013 Etihad divests full stake in Air Seychelles The National 1 May 2021 Retrieved 1 June 2021 Torr Jeremy 9 June 2016 Solomon Airlines to resume services following grounding Air Transport World Archived from the original on 12 June 2016 Pacific island flag carrier Solomon Airlines will resume services following a grounding of its fleet over a payment dispute with its main funding partner the Solomon Islands government Corporate Profile Archived from the original on 20 May 2013 Singapore Airlines in 20 million government led tourism push Air Transport World 2 July 2015 Archived from the original on 1 August 2015 Singapore flag carrier Singapore Airlines SIA plans to participate in a 20 million government led initiative to promote inbound travel to Singapore UPDATE 2 Singapore Air Q1 net profit beats f cast Reuters 26 July 2010 Archived from the original on 2 August 2010 Retrieved 6 August 2010 Dron Alan 27 October 2017 South African Airways to receive financial support Air Transport World Archived from the original on 27 October 2017 Dron Alan 5 December 2018 South African Airways clarifies recovery plan funding Air Transport World Archived from the original on 7 December 2018 Schofield Adrian 19 October 2018 Cho Korean Air deciding on new widebody orders Air Transport World Archived from the original on 1 November 2018 Member Airline Korean Air SkyTeam Archived from the original on 4 June 2014 Retrieved 16 August 2013 Korean Air info on Hanjin corporate website Hanjin KAL Corporation Retrieved 28 June 2022 Jin Min ji 5 March 2019 Korean Air turns 50 with eye on growth Korea JoongAng Daily https www koreanair com mobile global ko backup about who we are2 history awards html bare URL https kr img news koreanair com wp content uploads 2019 11 EC 98 81 EB AC B8 ED 99 94 EB B3 B4 1 pdf bare URL PDF Hofmann Kurt 24 August 2018 Iberia increases frequencies to six Latin American destinations Air Transport World Archived from the original on 25 August 2018 Dron Alan 4 April 2018 New SriLankan board to push through restructuring Air Transport World Archived from the original on 6 April 2018 SriLankan Airlines buys back 43 6 pc stake from Emirates The Economic Times 7 June 2010 Archived from the original on 12 July 2012 Retrieved 20 November 2011 Sudan Dreams Big With New Airports Airwise News Reuters 31 October 2012 Archived from the original on 6 November 2012 Retrieved 6 December 2012 State owned carrier Sudan Airways known for its delays has lost out to new carriers offering better service Pilling Mark 24 December 2008 Putting Surinam on the map Flightglobal com Airline Business Archived from the original on 9 October 2012 Retrieved 21 July 2012 The country s flag carrier is Surinam Airways a small airline with ambitions to carve out a profitable niche connecting this former Dutch colony with the world Kuipers Ank 20 July 2012 Suriname state oil company considers share offering Reuters Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 Retrieved 21 July 2012 Suriname is also considering selling shares in telecommunications firm Telesur and Surinam Airways which are state owned and bank Hakrinbank which is partly owned by the government Blachly Linda 17 September 2014 Lufthansa Group orders 15 A320neos for SWISS subsidiary Air Transport World Archived from the original on 17 September 2014 SWISS the national airline of Switzerland has a fleet of A319s A320s A321s A330s and A340s Lufthansa Group Corporate Structure Lufthansa AG Archived from the original on 8 September 2014 Retrieved 8 September 2014 Syrian Arab Airlines Archived from the original on 4 December 2013 Blachly Linda 6 October 2014 Taiwan s China Airlines takes delivery of first Boeing 777 300ER Air Transport World Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 10 Boeing 777 300ERs China Airlines China Aviation Development Foundation Archived from the original on 17 March 2023 Retrieved 17 March 2023 the government of the Republic of China still holds an indirect but majority shareholding 公司治理成效 Archived from the original on 11 February 2013 Montag Girmes Polina 16 November 2016 International airlines increase capacity frequencies to Russia Air Transport World Archived from the original on 17 December 2016 The Thailand flag carrier ceased Moscow operations in March 2015 because of weak demand Thai Airways submits bankruptcy request court says Yahoo Finance 26 May 2020 Retrieved 28 May 2020 a b Tunisair s sluggish attitude towards change makes it ill prepared for Open Skies Centre for Aviation 21 August 2012 Archived from the original on 4 October 2012 Retrieved 4 December 2012 As a majority state owned airline in North Africa Tunisair has retained most of the flag carrier privileges that are cemented in the 1944 Chicago Convention but those protectionist practices run counter to the present realities of passengers wanting choice and low fares Hofmann Kurt 12 May 2015 Turkish Airlines swings to net profit in 1Q Air Transport World Archived from the original on 13 May 2015 The Istanbul based flag carrier flies to 45 domestic and 226 international destinations in 109 countries and operates 274 aircraft comprising 62 widebody 202 narrowbody and 10 cargo aircraft Borodina Polina 26 March 2014 Turkmenistan Airlines receives first Boeing 777 200LR Air Transport World Archived from the original on 26 March 2014 The flag carrier of Turkmenistan operates scheduled flights on 15 routes in 11 European and Asian countries including Frankfurt London Moscow Beijing and Istanbul Nensel Mark 18 July 2018 Revived Uganda flag carrier orders CRJ900s A330neos Air Transport World Archived from the original on 18 July 2018 Ukraine International to double international network as Aerosvit restructures Centre for Aviation 14 January 2013 Archived from the original on 22 January 2013 While a relatively large country both in land mass and population it has about 45 million people the Ukrainian market like many other markets in Eastern Europe cannot easily sustain two large flag carriers particularly as low cost competition continues to increase Dron Alan 17 June 2016 Etihad Avianca Brasil ink new codeshare Air Transport World Archived from the original on 17 June 2016 United Arab Emirates UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Avianca Brasil in the Abu Dhabi based carrier s latest move to increase its penetration in the South American market Etihad Holds Roadshows To Finance Aircraft Airwise News 23 February 2012 Archived from the original on 24 May 2013 Shaw Smith Peter Etihad Slightly Ahead in Plan to Return to Profitability Aviation International News Retrieved 7 December 2019 Etihad Suspends Flights To Damascus Airwise News Reuters 30 August 2012 Archived from the original on 3 September 2012 Retrieved 9 October 2012 The website of the UAE s other flag carrier Emirates says flights to Damascus remain operational Emirates and Dnata now under ICD GulfNews com archive ph 3 January 2013 Archived from the original on 3 January 2013 Retrieved 7 December 2019 Flottau Jens 4 May 2018 IAG reports strong 1Q as passenger revenues improve Air Transport World Archived from the original on 5 May 2018 UK flag carrier British Airways BA continued to be the most profitable unit with a 9 9 operating margin followed by Iberia 1 Profile British Airways BBC News 20 September 2001 Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 In May the airline reported a sharp rise in profits and revealed that it was making more money from each customer than it has done since it was privatised in 1987 Montag Girmes Polina 31 August 2016 Uzbekistan Airways takes first Boeing 787 Air Transport World Archived from the original on 3 September 2016 The flag carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan has trained 18 pilots and two pilot instructors for the new aircraft type Conviasa El Placer de Volar www conviasa aero a b Schofield Adrian 13 April 2018 Vietnam Airlines continues to dominate international market Air Transport World Archived from the original on 19 April 2018 All About Air Vanuatu Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 Dron Alan 30 March 2015 Yemenia suspends services Air Transport World Archived from the original on 31 March 2015 The Yemen national carrier said it was suspending flight operations until further notice due to the prevalent unfavorable operational situation and restriction imposed on Yemen airspace a b flyafrica com and fastjet give Zimbabwe its first taste of LCCs with local start up Centre for Aviation 2 July 2014 Archived from the original on 2 July 2014 Government owned flag carrier Air Zimbabwe currently operates only two international routes although it has been trying for some time to resume more international services External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flag carrier International Air Transport Association US Maritime Administration Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback MachinePortals Aviation Transport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flag 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