Airlines established in 1981

Drukair Corporation Limited (), operating as Drukair — Royal Bhutan Airlines, is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan, headquartered in the western dzongkhag of Paro.

airline in France

former national airline of Vanuatu, founded in 1981

regional airline in the western United States

former American national airline

Italian cargo and former passenger airline headquartered in Rome, Italy which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Poste Italiane

Swedish regional airline; operating for BRA Braathens Regional Airlines

Honduran domestic airline

defunct passenger and cargo airline of the United States

Chinese airline

subsidiary airline of Qantas

'''Finist'air''' is a French regional airline based at Brest Bretagne Airport. It provides passenger service, air taxi, and freight transport and currently transports 3,000 passengers annually.

commuter airline in Alaska, USA

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Dominican airline

Defunct Hawaii low-fare airline

Miniliner S.r.L., trading as MiniLiner, was a cargo airline based in Bergamo, Italy. It operated scheduled and ad hoc cargo services. Its main base is Orio al Serio Airport. Its license was suspended on 31 January 2015.

Vayudoot () was a regional airline in India established on 20 January 1981 as a joint venture between the two state-owned carriers, Indian Airlines and Air India. The airline was headquartered at New Delhi's Safdarjung Airport and was originally conceived to serve Northeast India. The regional hub for the region was Calcutta and the airline flew to close to 30 destinations in this challenging area. Many of the airfields saw the resumption of commercial flights and fixed-wing aircraft after many decades of their absence.