Airlines established in 1953

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation holding company. Its principal airline, Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Germany. The Lufthansa Group is the second-largest airline group in Europe by passengers carried, as well as largest in Europe and fourth largest in the world by revenue. Lufthansa Airlines is also one of the five founding members of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, established in 1997.

airline from French Polynesia

defunct airline based in Delhi, India

national airline of Suriname

Defunct Russian airline

inactive cargo airline in Lebanon

JSC Dalavia (), also known as Dalavia — Far Eastern Airways () was an airline based in Khabarovsk, Russia. It operated scheduled and charter flights within Russia, and international flights to Asia. Its main base was Khabarovsk Novy Airport. The Russian Government suspended its traffic rights in October 2008.

former airline (South Africa)

defunct U.S. airline (1952–1979)

British civil helicopter company

Dan-Air (legally Dan Air Services Limited) was an airline based in the United Kingdom and a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based shipbroking firm Davies and Newman. It was started in 1953 with a single aircraft. Initially, it operated cargo and passenger charter flights from Southend (1953–1955) and Blackbushe airports (1955–1960) using a variety of piston-engined aircraft before moving to a new base at Gatwick Airport in 1960, followed by expansion into inclusive tour (IT) charter flights and all-year round scheduled services. The introduction of two de Havilland Comet series 4 jet aircraf

former Japanese airline