AeroTransport Data Bank (ATDB.aero) - Index 84 - Aircraft Operators

All Operators since 1930
AeroTransport Data Bank - Index 84 - Aircraft Operators

Generated: 2024-03-16 05:00:30


Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. The word 'aviation' was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1873, from the verb 'avier' (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word 'avis' ('bird') and the suffix '-ation'. There are many competing claims for the earliest powered, heavier-than-air flight. The first recorded powered flight was carried out by Clément Ader on October 9, 1890 when he reportedly made the first manned, powered, heavier-than-air flight of a significant distance (50 m (160 ft)) but insignificant altitude from level ground in his bat-winged, fully self-propelled fixed-wing aircraft, the Ader Éole. Seven years later, on 14 October 1897, Ader's Avion III was tested without success in front of two officials from the French War ministry. The report on the trials was not publicized until 1910, as they had been a military secret. In November 1906 Ader claimed to have made a successful flight on 14 October 1897, achieving an 'uninterupted flight' of around 300 metres (985 ft). Although widely believed at the time, these claims were later discredited. However, the most widely accepted date is December 17, 1903 by the Wright brothers. The Wright brothers were the first to fly in a powered and controlled aircraft. Previous flights were gliders (control but no power) or free flight (power but no control), but the Wright brothers combined both, setting the new standard in aviation records. Following this, the widespread adoption of ailerons rather than wing warping made aircraft much easier to control, and only a decade later, at the start of World War I, heavier-than-air powered aircraft had become practical for reconnaissance, artillery spotting, and even attacks against ground positions. Aircraft began to transport people and cargo as designs grew larger and more reliable. The Wright brothers took aloft the first passenger, Charles Furnas, one of their mechanics, on May 14, 1908. Rigid airships became the first aircraft to transport passengers and cargo over great distances. ...

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Achinsk Avia Enterprise in RUSSIA (Originally formed as Aeroflot's Achinsk division. Merged into Kras Air. ...)
Achinskoe aviapredpriatie in RUSSIA (Originally formed as Aeroflot's Achinsk division. Merged into Kras Air. ...)
Admiral Airways in USA.CALIFORNIA ( ...)
Aer Turas in IRELAND (Acquired 1980 by Aer Lingus. Management buy-out circa 1993. ...)
Irish Cargo Airlines in IRELAND (Acquired 1980 by Aer Lingus. Management buy-out circa 1993. ...)
Aéro Cargo in FRANCE (Taken-over by Aigle-Azur. ...)
Aerolineas Latinas in VENEZUELA (Suspended ops 1992-1994. ...)
Cargo Airlines in VENEZUELA (Suspended ops 1992-1994. ...)
Aeronautics Leasing in USA.COLORADO (Later re-organized as a subsidiary of Atlas Air. ...)
Aerorental Cargo del Caribe in DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ( ...)
AeroVista Airlines in KYRGYZSTAN (Originally formed in 1992 as spare parts supplier. Started operations in 2001. C ...)
Air Cuenca in ECUADOR (Formed 7/09, expecting to start operations late 09, postponed. Renamed to Alas i ...)
Aero Cuenca in ECUADOR (Formed 7/09, expecting to start operations late 09, postponed. Renamed to Alas i ...)
Air Florida in USA.FLORIDA (Started operations on 29/9/72 as an intra-state carrier. Expanded rapidly from 1 ...)
Air Liberia in LIBERIA (Entered management agreement with British Caledonian in 1976. Ceased operations ...)
Air Nauru in NAURU (Ceased own operations 19/12/05 following repossession of its last aircraft by Ex ...)
Air Nepal International in NEPAL (Started operations on 24/7/05. Ceased ops 8/3/06 after disagreement with PB Air. ...)
Air Nordic in SWEDEN (Formed as Arosflyg. 30% stake taken 1991 by Busy Bee. ...)
NEA/Nordic & European Airways in SWEDEN (Formed as Arosflyg. 30% stake taken 1991 by Busy Bee. ...)
Air US in USA.COLORADO ( ...)
Air Vanuatu in VANUATU (Formed with Ansett assistance (40%). Nationalized in 12/87. Lost its IATA member ...)
Air Wallis in FRANCE.WALLIS & FUTUNA ( ...)
Air-Vardar in NORTH MACEDONIA ( ...)
Vardar Air in NORTH MACEDONIA ( ...)
Aircraft Asset Management in GERMANY ( ...)
AAM in GERMANY ( ...)
Airmust in FRANCE (Formed by the merger of Minerve & Air Outre-Mer. Name rejected by Cartier. ...)
Alaskan Southern Airlines in USA.ALASKA ( ...)
Amazon Prime Air in USA.WASHINGTON (Formed on 1/12/13 by Amazon as its airborne delivery service concept (initially ...)
Prime Air in USA.WASHINGTON (Formed on 1/12/13 by Amazon as its airborne delivery service concept (initially ...)
Antonov Airtrack in UKRAINE (Originally formed as Ukraine Airtrack. ...)
AAT in UKRAINE (Originally formed as Ukraine Airtrack. ...)
Attawasol Airlines in LIBYA (Formed 8/11. Expected to start operations in late 2012. Project re-launched in l ...)
Aushaan Air in KENYA ( ...)
Avia Air Charter in SOUTH AFRICA ( ...)
Wonderair in SOUTH AFRICA ( ...)
Aviation Leasing Group in USA.MISSOURI (Formed by Farhad Azima. Asset management operations possibly transferred to Arub ...)
ALG Aircraft Management in USA.MISSOURI (Formed by Farhad Azima. Asset management operations possibly transferred to Arub ...)
Aviatrade Corp in UNITED KINGDOM (Formed on 8/1/18. Became the 49% owner of Air Manas (Kyrgyzstan) probably on beh ...)
Basler Flight Service in USA.WISCONSIN (Formed by Warren Basler, killed in 1997 in the crash of DC-3 TZ-389. Reorganized ...)
Fleming Corporation in USA.WISCONSIN (Formed by Warren Basler, killed in 1997 in the crash of DC-3 TZ-389. Reorganized ...)
Belize Air Cargo in BELIZE (Ceased ops after aircraft seized during drug runs. ...)
Bicoastal Air Service in USA.NEW YORK ( ...)
Bluebird Nordic in ICELAND (Purchased ion 31/3/20 by Avia Solutions Group, Cyprus. Renamed in 1/23. ...)
BNDES in BRAZIL ( ...)
Brazilian Development Bank/Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento Economico e Social in BRAZIL ( ...)
Bohai Financial Investment Holding in CHINA ( ...)
British Aircraft Corporation in UNITED KINGDOM (Formed by the merger of Bristol, Vickers & English Electric. Took-over Hunting A ...)
BAC in UNITED KINGDOM (Formed by the merger of Bristol, Vickers & English Electric. Took-over Hunting A ...)
California Central Airlines in USA.CALIFORNIA (Filed for bankrupcy in 1954 after financial difficulties. ...)
CCA in USA.CALIFORNIA (Filed for bankrupcy in 1954 after financial difficulties. ...)
CARA Aviation in GERMANY ( ...)
Rieker Air Service in GERMANY ( ...)
Carlisle Aircraft in UNITED KINGDOM.ISLE OF MAN ( ...)
Channel Air Lift in USA.HAWAII (Entered bankrupcy in 8/70. ...)
Civil in ARGENTINA ( ...)
Coastal Aviation in USA.MASSACHUSETTS (Also based in San Juan, PR ? ...)
Coastal Cargo Company in USA.MASSACHUSETTS (Also based in San Juan, PR ? ...)
Common Sky in AUSTRIA ( ...)
Condor Airlines in PERU ( ...)
Continental Aero Lease in USA.ILLINOIS ( ...)
Continental Illinois Bank in USA.ILLINOIS ( ...)
Croix Holdings in USA (GENERAL) (Possibly associated with Comtran. ...)
Cruzeiro Aerofoto in BRAZIL (Formed by Cruzeiro. ...)
Servicios Aerofotogrameticos Cruzeiro do Sul in BRAZIL (Formed by Cruzeiro. ...)
Dolphin International in USA (GENERAL) (Possibly associated with ADCO Airlines. ...)
EgyptAir in EGYPT (Acquired in 1980 by National Bank of Egypt & Misr Insurance (both government-own ...)
Ejército Colombiana in COLOMBIA ( ...)
Elit'Avia Malta in MALTA (AOC granted on 15/4/14. Started operations as a bizjet operator. ...)
Elitavia Malta in MALTA (AOC granted on 15/4/14. Started operations as a bizjet operator. ...)
Ellis Air Lines in USA.ALASKA (Formed by R.E.Ellis. ...)
ESLT Aviation Holdings in USA.FLORIDA (Formed by Langdon Asset Management to manage, lease and sell assets from former ...)
Eastern Secured Liquidating Trust in USA.FLORIDA (Formed by Langdon Asset Management to manage, lease and sell assets from former ...)
Expedition Aviation in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ( ...)
Expedition Aviation FZE in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ( ...)
Express Cargo in CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) (Taken-over by Express City, forming Zaire Express. ...)
Fits Air in SRI LANKA ( ...)
FITS Aviation in SRI LANKA ( ...)
Florida National Airlines in USA.FLORIDA ( ...)
Fly540 Zimbabwe in ZIMBABWE (Expected to be formed late 2010 by Lonrho Africa. ...)
Fly91 in INDIA (Formed by Convergent Finance and former executives of Kingfisher Airlines. AOC g ...)
flyNiki in AUSTRIA ( ...)
FlyNiki in AUSTRIA ( ...)
FlyOristano in ITALY (Formed 1/10 with help from the authority running the new airport of Foristano (S ...)
Força Aérea Populare de Angola in ANGOLA (Formed 21/1/1976. ...)
Fordair in UNITED KINGDOM (Formed by Ford Motor Co. ...)
Germanica in GERMANY ( ...)
Government of Myanmar in MYANMAR ( ...)
GRG Aircraft & Leasing in USA.CALIFORNIA ( ...)
Hahn Air in GERMANY ( ...)
Hàng Không Viêt Nam in VIETNAM (Formed as a wing of Vietnam Air Force following reorganization of North Vietnam' ...)
CAAV/Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam in VIETNAM (Formed as a wing of Vietnam Air Force following reorganization of North Vietnam' ...)
Holiday Europe in BULGARIA (Started operations on 23/8/19. Suspended operations on 24/3/20 due to COVID-19; ...)
Hong Kong Aviation Capital in CHINA.HONG KONG (Formed by HNA Group, China and an affiliate of Bravia Capital, New York. Took ov ...)
HKAC/Hong Kong International Aviation Leasing in CHINA.HONG KONG (Formed by HNA Group, China and an affiliate of Bravia Capital, New York. Took ov ...)
IEM Airfinance in NETHERLANDS (Formed by Abbey National Bank and ING Lease. Selected Boullioun to manage its po ...)
International Equipment Management in NETHERLANDS (Formed by Abbey National Bank and ING Lease. Selected Boullioun to manage its po ...)
International Royal Tonga Airlines in TONGA ( ...)
IPTAS in IRAN ( ...)
Iranian Post & Telecom Aviation Services in IRAN ( ...)
ITEL Corporation in USA.ILLINOIS (Acquired in 1986 by Anixter and renamed Anixter International in 1995. ...)
ITEL Air in USA.ILLINOIS (Acquired in 1986 by Anixter and renamed Anixter International in 1995. ...)
Jet Naked Airlines in CANADA (Formed in 6/14 by a co-founder of WestJet. Expected to start during 2015 as a ul ...)
Khalifa Airways in ALGERIA (Formed by 1997-born Khalifa group of companies. Entered financial difficulties l ...)
LAMIA in VENEZUELA (Expects to launch services in 2/14. ...)
Linea Aérea Margarita Internacional de Aviación in VENEZUELA (Expects to launch services in 2/14. ...)
Lance Air Transport in USA.FLORIDA ( ...)
Lauda Europe in MALTA (Formed by Ryanair as a replacement for Laudamotion (qv). AOC granted on 5/9/20. ...)
Legend Airlines in USA.TEXAS (Formed with help from Dalfort Aviation, as a premium service carrier. Started op ...)
Liberty Airlines in SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS ( ...)
Lineas Aéreas Canedo in BOLIVIA (Formed by Rolando Canedo. ...)
LAC in BOLIVIA (Formed by Rolando Canedo. ...)
Midway Airlines in USA.NORTH CAROLINA (Originally based at Chicago-Midway, IL. Entered Chapter 11 on 13/8/01 and reorga ...)
Midway Air Transportation in USA.NORTH CAROLINA (Originally based at Chicago-Midway, IL. Entered Chapter 11 on 13/8/01 and reorga ...)
Ministry of Transport in NEW ZEALAND ( ...)
Mitsubishi UFJ in JAPAN (Formed in 2005 by the merget of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial and UFJ Holdings. For ...)
MUL Aviation Capital in JAPAN (Formed in 2005 by the merget of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial and UFJ Holdings. For ...)
Mohawk Airlines in USA.NEW YORK (Taken-over by Allegheny. ...)
Mustang Airways in USA.TEXAS ( ...)
NACIF Transportes Aéreos in BOLIVIA ( ...)
New Horizons Asset Management in USA.NEW YORK ( ...)
Oak Hill Capital Partners in USA.CONNECTICUT ( ...)
Oak Hill Advisors in USA.CONNECTICUT ( ...)
Pacific Sun Airways in FIJI (Formed 4/06 by Air Pacific following its take-over of Sun Air (originally Sunflo ...)
Fiji Airlines in FIJI (Formed 4/06 by Air Pacific following its take-over of Sun Air (originally Sunflo ...)
Palau Express Airlines in PALAU (Intended to start in 5/21. ...)
Paradak in AUSTRALIA ( ...)
Peregrine Air Charter in CANADA (Formed by Husby Forest Products. ...)
Peregrine Air Service in CANADA (Formed by Husby Forest Products. ...)
Perm Avia Enterprise in RUSSIA (Originally formed as Perm State Unitary Air Enterprise. ...)
Permskoe aviapredpriatie in RUSSIA (Originally formed as Perm State Unitary Air Enterprise. ...)
Phoenix Airways in SWITZERLAND (Ceased ops 17/3/74. ...)
Prime Air in CANADA ( ...)
R1 Airlines in CANADA (Suspended operations on 8/4/19. ...)
Regional 1 Airlines in CANADA (Suspended operations on 8/4/19. ...)
Raeford Airlines in USA.FLORIDA ( ...)
RANSA in COSTA RICA ( ...)
Ruta Aérea Nacional SA in COSTA RICA ( ...)
Ravn Connect in USA.ALASKA ( ...)
Rheinland Air Service in GERMANY (Originally formed in 1971 as a small regional scheduled carrier (with Cessna equ ...)
Rog-Air in CANADA ( ...)
Rom-Atlantic Aviation in ESWATINI ( ...)
Rosaviakosmos in RUSSIA (Federal Space Agency of Russia. ...)
Roskosmos in RUSSIA (Federal Space Agency of Russia. ...)
Ryanair UK in UNITED KINGDOM (Formed in 11/18 by Ryanair post-Brexit to have a UK-based AOC. AOC granted on 3/ ...)
Ryazan Air Enterprise in RUSSIA (Originally formed as Aeroflot's Ryazan division and part of Central Districts AL ...)
Ryazanskoe aviapredpriatie in RUSSIA (Originally formed as Aeroflot's Ryazan division and part of Central Districts AL ...)
Scan Con Airways in DENMARK (Liquidated in 6/2003 while sister financial company Scan Con Finans continue its ...)
Shenton Aircraft Investment in IRELAND (Formed on 19/8/15. ...)
Shenzhen Straco Universal Airlines in CHINA (Formed in 12/11. Entered a strategic relationship with SinoJet in 4/13. AOC (CC ...)
Skygate International Airlines in JORDAN (Associated with Skygate, Kyrgyzstan. Added on EU ban list 20/6/06. Started tradi ...)
Skyjet France in FRANCE (Formed by Belgium's Skyjet. ...)
Smart Jet Airways in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Formed by City Link General Trade. ...)
SOKAO in KOREA (NORTH) (Formed as a joint Soviet-Korean undertaking. Nationalized 1954. ...)
UKAMPS in KOREA (NORTH) (Formed as a joint Soviet-Korean undertaking. Nationalized 1954. ...)
Sosoliso Airlines in NIGERIA (Started operations in 7/2000. Expected to form a subsidiary in Liberia as appoin ...)
South Pacific Airlines in USA.CALIFORNIA (Formed by Australia's Trans Oceanic AW founder. Acquired by Dollar Linesshipping ...)
Southern Airlines of Philippines in PHILIPPINES ( ...)
Southern Jersey Airways in USA.NEW JERSEY (Acquired 1988 by Texas Air Corp. ...)
SPA Aviation in MALDIVES (Formed 6/05 by the SPA Group as a successor to Air Equator, initially as a handl ...)
Ocean Spa Aviation in MALDIVES (Formed 6/05 by the SPA Group as a successor to Air Equator, initially as a handl ...)
STAC in CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Formed by Emperor Bokassa to carry ivory for resale on parallel markets. Re-orga ...)
Transports Aériens Centrafricains in CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Formed by Emperor Bokassa to carry ivory for resale on parallel markets. Re-orga ...)
Syrian Arab Air Force in SYRIA ( ...)
Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya in SYRIA ( ...)
Syrian Arab Air Lines in SYRIA (Formed in 10/61 with help from Itavia following Syria's withdrawal from United A ...)
Taraz Wings Aircompany in QAZAQSTAN ( ...)
Kryla Taraza in QAZAQSTAN ( ...)
Trans Atlantica Argentina in ARGENTINA (Ceased operations in 11/61. ...)
Trans Continental Air Transport in USA.TEXAS (AOC cancelled 10/74. ...)
Trans Mar de Cortes in MEXICO (Taken-over by Aeronaves de México. ...)
Lineas Aéreas Portuarias in MEXICO (Taken-over by Aeronaves de México. ...)
Transair Georgia in GEORGIA (Originally formed as Aeroflot Georgia's directorate. ...)
Georgia State Air in GEORGIA (Originally formed as Aeroflot Georgia's directorate. ...)
Transportes Aéreos del Caribe in GUATEMALA ( ...)
TAC in GUATEMALA ( ...)
Tri-9 Corp in SINGAPORE (Formed by Jim Zeigler, under cover for CIA. Taken-over by Kris Air. ...)
Tri-Nine Airlines in SINGAPORE (Formed by Jim Zeigler, under cover for CIA. Taken-over by Kris Air. ...)
Tropical Airlines in CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) ( ...)
Tyumenspecavia in RUSSIA (Formed by UTAir. Renamed in 2/08 to UTair Cargo. ...)
Tyumenspetsavia in RUSSIA (Formed by UTAir. Renamed in 2/08 to UTair Cargo. ...)
UTA in FRANCE (Formed through the merger of TAI and UAT. Purchased financially insolvent Air Fr ...)
Union de Transports Aériens in FRANCE (Formed through the merger of TAI and UAT. Purchased financially insolvent Air Fr ...)
Veg Air in ROMANIA (Formed by Moldavian investors. ...)
Vegair in ROMANIA (Formed by Moldavian investors. ...)
Velvet Sky in SOUTH AFRICA (Formed in 2009 as a Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) company by Ma ...)
Victoria Airways in CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) (Transport division of Victoria Group (associated with Trinity Invesmtent) formed ...)
Air Victoria in CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) (Transport division of Victoria Group (associated with Trinity Invesmtent) formed ...)
Virgin Islands International Airlines in USA.VIRGIN ISLANDS (Formed by Las Vegas Airlines. ...)
Wernitz Air in SPAIN ( ...)
Westair Cargo Airlines in ESWATINI (Formed 21/11/02, originally by Russian interests. Reorganized by former owner of ...)
West Air Swaziland in ESWATINI (Formed 21/11/02, originally by Russian interests. Reorganized by former owner of ...)
Wiggins Airways in USA.NEW HAMPSHIRE (Formed by E W Wiggins. Purchased by employees in 1985. ...)
World Aircraft Sales Company in USA (GENERAL) (Associated with Frank V Amaral. ...)
XL Airways France in FRANCE (Purchased 12/9/08 by Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank hf (Iceland) following fa ...)
Excel Airways France in FRANCE (Purchased 12/9/08 by Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank hf (Iceland) following fa ...)

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