A national airline is a country's

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. Hist ...

. The National Airlines name has been used by several United States airlines: *

National Airlines (1934–1980) National Airlines was an American airline that operated from 1934 to 1980. For most of its existence the company was headquartered at Miami International Airport, Florida. At its height, National Airlines had a network of "Coast-to-Coast-to-Coa ...

, a passenger airline based in Miami, Florida *

National Airlines (1977–1986) The second United States airline to be named National Airlines was owned by United Air Carriers. It operated from 1977 to 1986. History The airline was created when officials of the supplemental airline Overseas National Airways formed a FAR ...

, a cargo and charter airline *

National Airlines (1999–2002) National Airlines was a United States low-fare airline that operated from 1999 to 2002. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was the third US carrier to use the name. The airline was created to bring tourists to Las Vegas. National offered s ...

, low-cost airline based in Las Vegas, Nevada *

National Airlines (N8) National Air Cargo Group, Inc., also operating as National Airlines, is an American airline based in Orlando, Florida. It operates on-demand cargo and passenger charter services. It added scheduled passenger service on December 16, 2015 from ...

, a cargo and charter airline based in Orlando, Florida *

Private Jet Expeditions Private Jet Expeditions was a United States charter airline which also operated scheduled passenger service that was part of the OASIS Group from Spain. History Private Jet Expeditions was founded in 1989 by Wichita, Kansas entrepreneur Jack P. ...

, an defunct airline operating as National Airlines in the US in the 1990s

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