Lists of airlines cover existing and defunct
airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...
s. Complete lists are given in alphabetical sequence by the name of the
continent
A continent is any of several large landmasses. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven geographical regions
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas t ...
from which they operate.
Lists are also given by size, by business model and by other characteristics.
There are over 5,000
airlines with ICAO codes. The world's largest airline by fleet size and passengers carried is
American Airlines
American Airlines is a major airlines of the United States, major US-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the Largest airlines in the world, largest airline in the world when measured ...
, operating from the United States.
By continent
Lists of airlines based on continent:
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List of airlines of Africa
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List of airlines of the Americas
This is a list of airlines of the Americas, in operation.
List of airlines
Anguilla
*Anguilla Air Services
*Trans Anguilla Airways
Antigua and Barbuda
Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
The Archipelago of San Andrés, P ...
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List of airlines of Asia
This is a list of lists of airlines of Asia's countries and regions.
Asia
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
Macau
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwai ...
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List of airlines of Europe
This is a list of airlines of Europe.
European Union Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
...
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List of airlines of Oceania
By size and continent
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List of largest airlines in the World
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List of largest airlines in Africa
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List of largest airlines in Asia
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List of largest airlines in Central America & the Caribbean
This is a list of largest airlines in Central America and the Caribbean. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.
By passengers carried (millions)
;Notes
* Includes figures for Air Jamaica.
See also
*World's largest airlines
*List of ...
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List of largest airlines in Europe
The following is a list of the largest airlines in Europe by total scheduled and chartered passengers, in millions. The list includes companies headquartered in the Asian portions of Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. The order of the chart ...
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List of largest airlines in North America
These are lists of the largest airlines in North America, ranked by several different metrics.
By passengers carried
This is a list of North America's largest passenger airlines in terms of enplaned passengers. Passenger numbers shown are inclu ...
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List of largest airlines in Oceania
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List of largest airlines in South America
By business model
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List of government-owned airlines
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List of passenger airlines
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List of charter airlines
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List of low-cost airlines
The following is a list of low-cost carriers organised by home country. A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills, discount or budget carrier or airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for elimi ...
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List of regional airlines
By other characteristics
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Flag carrier
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.
Hi ...
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List of airlines by foundation date
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List of defunct airlines
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List of helicopter airlines
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List of airline codes
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List of government-owned airlines
References
External links
Searchable database of airlines
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Airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...
Airlines
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in whic ...