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 that government for international operations. Histo ...

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

National Airlines (1934–1980) National Airlines was a trunk carrier, a scheduled airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with Pan American World Airways, Pan Am in 1980. For most of its existence the company was headquartered at Miami Internatio ...

, a passenger airline based in Miami, Florida *

National Airlines (1983–1985) From 1982 to 1985, a company called United Air Carriers flew as a US airline under the names Overseas National Airways and then National Airlines. This airline was the second user of both names after the original Overseas National Airways and N ...

, a cargo and charter airline *

National Airlines (1999–2002) National Airlines was a short lived 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. Nationa ...

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

National Airlines (N8) National Air Cargo Group, Inc., also operating as National Airlines, is a U.S. airline based in Orlando, Florida. It operates on-demand cargo and passenger charter airline, charter services. History The airline was established in 1985 and start ...

, 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. ...

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

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