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Belavia
Belavia (; ), formally Belavia Belarusian Airlines, is the flag carrier of Belarus, headquartered in Minsk. The state-owned company had, as of 2007, 1,017 employees. Belavia serves a network of routes between Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as some Middle East destinations, from its base at Minsk National Airport.
Armavia
Armavia () was Armenia's flag carrier that existed between 1996 and 2013. Headquarters were located close to Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport. It operated international passenger services from Zvartnots International Airport main base to destinations in Europe and Asia.
Buddha Air
Nepalese airline
Air Tahiti Nui
flag-carrier airline of French Polynesia
Israir Airlines
Israir Airlines Ltd., more commonly referred to as Israir, is an Israeli low-cost airline headquartered in Tel Aviv. It operates domestic scheduled and air taxi flights from Ben Gurion International Airport, and Ramon Airport as well as scheduled and charter international services from Ben Gurion International Airport to Europe and Asia. It also operates VIP flights, and is Israel's second largest airline after El Al, surpassing Arkia Israel Airlines during the coronavirus pandemic, employing some 350 staff.
Air Do
Japanese airline
Skymark Airlines
Japanese Airline
TUIfly Nordic
Swedish charter airline
EuroLOT
Eurolot S.A. (previously styled as EuroLOT) was a Polish regional airline based in Warsaw. Apart from its own flights under the eurolot.com brand, it operated short-haul flights for LOT Polish Airlines, as well as ad hoc charter flights. Its main base was Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (when operating for LOT), whilst its own flights centre on its hubs at John Paul II Kraków Airport and Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport. The airline had its head office in the LOT Polish Airlines headquarters in Warsaw. Eurolot ended operations on 31 March 2015. The company slogan was , Always classy.
Alliance Air
Indian regional airline, subsidiary of AI Assets Holding Limited
Air Comet
former Spanish airline
J-Air
J-Air is a Japanese regional airline with its headquarters at Itami Airport near Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan and its main base at Itami Airport. J-Air previously had its headquarters in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Its operations include scheduled passenger services to 17 destinations across regional Japan, under Japan Airlines flight numbers. The airline has a fleet of 35 aircraft, consisting of Embraer 170s and 190s linking tier-two and tier-three cities in Japan as to bypass JAL's congested hub in Tokyo (both Narita and Haneda).
Air Kazakhstan
Flag Carrier
Air Thanlwin
airline
Dniproavia
Dniproavia () was an airline headquartered at Dnipro International Airport in Dnipro, Ukraine, which operated scheduled and chartered passenger flights.
Virgin Express
former Belgian airline
China Postal Airlines
cargo airline based in Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
Air Libya
airline based in Tripoli, Libya founded in 1964
Associated Aviation
airline
Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines
Equatoguinean airline
Royal Wings
Jordanian airline
Ukraine Air Enterprise
based in Kiev
Comores Aviation International
World Cargo Airlines
Malaysian cargo air service
Aurela
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Azal Avia Cargo
airline
Gomelavia
Gomelavia (; ) was an airline based in Gomel, Belarus.
Djibouti Airlines
airline
Slok Air International
airline
Q3296639
Uruguayan airline
Chukotavia
ChukotAVIA (, short for Чукотские авиалинии; ) is an airline based in Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport. As of February 2025, it is banned from flying into the EU.
Gorkha Airlines
airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal
FlyNordic
FlyNordic was an airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. It operated scheduled and charter services in Scandinavia and Europe. Its main base was Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Stockholm. In 2007, the airline was bought by Norwegian Air Shuttle and became a fully integrated part of the latter.
Air Europa Express
Spanish low-cost airline of Air Europa
Aero Tropical
airline based in Angola
West Coast Air
Defunct Canadian airline
Denim Air
Defunct Dutch charter airline
CityBird
CityBird S.A. was an airline founded in 1996 and based in Building 117D, Melsbroek Air Base in Zaventem. The airline filed for bankruptcy in October 2001. Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium considered buying them out of bankruptcy, but later pulled out.
Aeroflot-Plus
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Crimea Air
Defunct Ukrainian regional airline
Payam Air
cargo airline based in Tehran, Iran
Aviaprad
CJSC, Aviaprad () was an airline based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It operated domestic and international cargo charters from Yekaterinburg to destinations within the CIS, Western Europe, China and the United Arab Emirates. Its main base was Koltsovo International Airport, Yekaterinburg.
Johnsons Air
airline in Ghana
Kazair West
airline based in Atyrau, Kazakhstan
DHL Aero Expreso
airline
AVE.com
AVE.com was a Kyrgyz-UAE airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates with its base at Sharjah International Airport, offered charter flights and aircraft lease services. AVE.com was established in 2005 by the renaming of Phoenix Aviation.
Vensecar Internacional
airline
Egoli Air
airline
British Gulf International Airlines
airline
Bin Air
airline
Jetalliance
Jetalliance Flugbetriebs GesmbH was a business aviation provider based in Oberwaltersdorf (near Vienna), Austria. It was established and started operations in 1996 and devoted itself to operate an extensive business jet activity. Its main operational base was Vienna International Airport.
Balkh Airlines
1996-1997 airline in Afghanistan
Fischer Air
defunct Czech airline
Gambia International Airlines
airline
Q1424207
Defunct Argentine airline, 1996–2005
Odessa Airlines
Defunct Ukrainian charter airline
Atyrau Airways
Airline of Kazakhstan
Peach Air
defunct United Kingdom charter airline
AéroLyon
Aerolyon is a former French long haul and charter airline which ceased to exist in 2002.
Minerva Airlines
IATA airline designator