All 213 Airlines I’ve Flown Since 1980 — The Complete List

Updated: July 2026
I’ve been fortunate to fly 213 different airlines since my first flight on Air Jamaica in 1980 — and remarkably, 71 of them no longer exist. They’ve gone bankrupt, merged, or been renamed out of history. This page is the complete, always-growing list: every carrier, its code, home country, region, and whether it’s still flying.

The Latest Additions

The newest entries on the list are Oman Air (WY) and SalamAir (OV), flown between Dubai and Muscat, Oman in late 2025.

Before that: Pegasus Airlines, ITA Airways (the successor to Alitalia — both are on the list, which tells you something about how long I’ve been doing this), Wizz Air UK, and Air Transat in September 2025.
Earlier in 2025, Fiji Airways joined the list in Nadi:

And in one glorious four-day stretch in late 2024, I knocked out four U.S. carriers back to back: Avelo (XP), Contour Airlines (LF), Allegiant (G4), and Sun Country (SY).

The Complete List: All 213 Airlines

Alphabetical, with each airline’s two-letter code, home country, region, and current status. ✅ means still flying; 🕊️ marks the 71 that are gone, merged, or renamed.

#	Airline	Code	Country	Region	Status
1	Aegean Airlines	A3	Greece	Europe	✅
2	Aer Lingus	EI	Ireland	Europe	✅
3	Aeroflot Russian Airlines	SU	Russia	Europe	✅
4	Aerolineas Argentinas	AR	Argentina	South America	✅
5	Aeromexico	AM	Mexico	North America	✅
6	Air Antilles	3S	Guadeloupe	Caribbean	✅
7	Air Asia Indonesia	QZ	Indonesia	Asia	✅
8	Air Berlin	AB	Germany	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2017)
9	Air Canada	AC	Canada	North America	✅
10	Air Canada Jazz	QK	Canada	North America	✅
11	Air Europa	UX	Spain	Europe	✅
12	Air France	AF	France	Europe	✅
13	Air France Regional	YS	France	Europe	✅
14	Air India	AI	India	Asia	✅
15	Air Jamaica	JM	Jamaica	Caribbean	🕊️ Absorbed by Caribbean Airlines (2015)
16	Air Malta	KM	Malta	Europe	✅
17	Air Namibia	SW	Namibia	Africa	🕊️ Defunct (2021)
18	Air New Zealand	NZ	New Zealand	Oceania	✅
19	Air Nostrum	YW	Spain	Europe	✅
20	Air Panama	7P	Panama	Central America	✅
21	Air Tahiti Nui	TN	French Polynesia	Oceania	✅
22	Air Transat	TS	Canada	North America	✅
23	Air Wisconsin	ZW	U.S.	North America	✅
24	airBaltic	BT	Latvia	Europe	✅
25	Alaska Airlines	AS	U.S.	North America	✅
26	Alitalia	AZ	Italy	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2021); succeeded by ITA Airways
27	allegiant	G4	U.S.	North America	✅
28	Aloha Airlines	AQ	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2008)
29	America West Airlines	HP	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into US Airways (2007)
30	American Airlines	AA	U.S.	North America	✅
31	ANA	NH	Japan	Asia	✅
32	Asiana Airlines	OZ	South Korea	Asia	✅
33	ATA (American Trans Air)	TZ	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2008)
34	Atlantic Airways	RC	Faroe Islands	Europe	✅
35	Atlantic Coast Airlines	DH	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Became Independence Air (2004)
36	Atlantic Southeast Airlines	EV	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into ExpressJet (2011)
37	Austrian Airlines	OS	Austria	Europe	✅
38	avelo	XP	U.S.	North America	✅
39	Avianca Aerovias	AV	Colombia	South America	✅
40	Big Sky Airlines	—	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2008)
41	Blade Helicopters	H9	U.S.	North America	✅
42	Blue Air	OB	Romania	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2022)
43	bmi British Midland	BD	United Kingdom	Europe	🕊️ Defunct
44	breeze Airways	MX	U.S.	North America	✅
45	Brit Air	DB	France	Europe	🕊️ Merged into HOP! (2013)
46	British Airways	BA	United Kingdom	Europe	✅
47	British Airways COMAIR	ZS	South Africa	Africa	🕊️ Defunct (2022)
48	Buddha Air	U4	Nepal	Asia	✅
49	BWIA	BW	Trinidad & Tobago	Caribbean	🕊️ Became Caribbean Airlines (2007)
50	Cape Air	9K	U.S.	North America	✅
51	Caribbean Airlines	BW	Trinidad & Tobago	Caribbean	✅
52	Cathay Pacific	CX	Hong Kong	Asia	✅
53	Cayman Airways	KX	Cayman Islands	Caribbean	✅
54	Cebu Pacific	5J	Philippines	Asia	✅
55	Chautauqua Airlines	RP	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2014)
56	China Airlines	CI	Taiwan	Asia	✅
57	China Southern Airlines	CZ	People’s Republic of China	Asia	✅
58	Cinnamon Air	C7	Sri Lanka	Asia	✅
59	Colgan Air	9L	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2012)
60	Comair	OH	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2012)
61	Commutair	C5	U.S.	North America	✅
62	Condor	DE	Germany	Europe	✅
63	Continental Airlines	CO	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into United (2012)
64	Continental Micronesia	CS	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into United (2010)
71	Contour Airlines	LF	U.S.	North America	✅
66	Copa Airlines	CM	Panama	Central America	✅
67	Croatia Airlines	OU	Croatia	Europe	✅
68	Czech Airlines	OK	Czech Republic	Europe	🕊️ Absorbed by Smartwings (2024)
69	Delta Air Lines	DL	U.S.	North America	✅
70	Delta Express	—	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Discontinued (2003)
71	Delta Shuttle	—	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Brand retired
72	Dragonair	KA	Hong Kong	Asia	🕊️ Became Cathay Dragon; ceased 2020
73	Eastern Airlines	EA	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (1991)
74	easyJet	U2	United Kingdom	Europe	✅
75	El Al	LY	Israel	Middle East	✅
76	Emirates Airlines	EK	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	✅
77	EOS Airlines	E0	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2008)
78	Ethiopian Airlines	ET	Ethiopia	Africa	✅
79	Etihad Airways	EY	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	✅
80	Eurowings	EW	Germany	Europe	✅
81	EVA Air	BR	Taiwan	Asia	✅
82	ExpressJet Airlines	EV	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2022)
83	Fiji Airways	FJ	Fiji	Oceania	✅
84	Finnair	AY	Finland	Europe	✅
85	First Air	7F	Canada	North America	✅
86	flybe	BE	United Kingdom	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2020; revival ceased 2023)
87	flydubai	FZ	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	✅
88	FlyMontserrat	5M	Montserrat	Caribbean	✅
89	FlyOne (Atlantis European Airways)	5F	Moldova	Europe	✅
90	Frenchbee	BF	France	Europe	✅
91	Frontier Airlines	F9	U.S.	North America	✅
92	Germanwings	4U	Germany	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2020)
93	Go!	YV	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2014)
94	GoJet	G7	U.S.	North America	✅
95	GOL	G3	Brazil	South America	✅
96	Great Lakes Airlines	ZK	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2018)
97	Gulf Air	GF	Bahrain	Middle East	✅
98	Gulfstream International	3M	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Became Silver Airways; Silver ceased 2025
99	Hawaiian Airlines	HA	U.S.	North America	✅ Merged with Alaska Air Group (2024); brand flying
100	Heli Air Monaco	YO	Monaco	Europe	✅
101	Horizon Air	QX	U.S.	North America	✅
102	Iberia Airlines	IB	Spain	Europe	✅
103	Iberia Express	I2	Spain	Europe	✅
104	Icelandair	FI	Iceland	Europe	✅
105	Independence Air	DH	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2006)
106	IndiGo Airlines	6E	India	Asia	✅
107	interCaribbean Airways	JY	Turks and Caicos Islands	Caribbean	✅
108	Island Air	WP	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2017)
109	ITA Airways	AZ	Italy	Europe	✅
110	Japan Airlines	JL	Japan	Asia	✅
111	JAT Airways	JU	Serbia	Europe	🕊️ Became Air Serbia (2013)
112	Jet Airways	9W	India	Asia	🕊️ Ceased operations (2019)
113	jetBlue Airways	B6	U.S.	North America	✅
114	JetStar	JQ	Australia	Oceania	✅
115	JOON	JN	France	Europe	🕊️ Folded into Air France (2019)
116	Kingfisher Airlines	IT	India	Asia	🕊️ Defunct (2012)
117	Kiwi International Airlines	KP	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (1999)
118	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	KL	Netherlands	Europe	✅
119	Korean Air	KE	South Korea	Asia	✅
120	LAN	LA	Chile	South America	🕊️ Became LATAM (2016)
121	LAN Argentina	4M	Argentina	South America	✅
122	LAN Peru	LP	Peru	South America	✅
123	LATAM	LA	Chile	South America	✅
124	Lauda Air	NG	Austria	Europe	🕊️ Defunct; name lives on via Lauda Europe
125	Legend Airlines	LC	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2000)
126	LIAT	LI	Antigua	Caribbean	✅
127	Lion Air	JT	Indonesia	Asia	✅
128	Loganair	LM	United Kingdom	Europe	✅
129	LOT Polish Airlines	LO	Poland	Europe	✅
130	Lufthansa	LH	Germany	Europe	✅
131	Lufthansa CityLine	CL	Germany	Europe	✅
132	Malaysia Airlines	MH	Malaysia	Asia	✅
133	Martinair Holland	MP	Netherlands	Europe	🕊️ Passenger flights ended (2011)
134	Mesa Airlines	YV	U.S.	North America	✅
135	Mesaba Airlines	XJ	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2012)
136	Mexicana	MX	Mexico	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2010)
137	Mokulele Airlines	MW	U.S.	North America	✅
138	National Airlines	N7	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2002)
139	Nextjet	2N	Sweden	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2018)
140	Nordic Regional	N7	Finland	Europe	✅
141	Norse Atlantic Airways	N0	Norway	Europe	✅
142	Norse Atlantic UK	Z0	United Kingdom	Europe	✅
143	Northwest Airlines	NW	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into Delta (2010)
144	Northwest Airlink	—	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Brand retired
145	Norwegian Air International	D8	Ireland	Europe	✅
146	Norwegian Air Shuttle	DY	Norway	Europe	✅
147	Olympic Air	OA	Greece	Europe	✅ Subsidiary of Aegean (since 2013)
148	Oman Air	WY	Oman	Middle East	✅
149	Orbic Air	CA	United States	North America	✅
150	Pan Am	PA	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct
151	Pegasus Airlines	PC	Turkey	Europe	✅
152	PLAY	OG	Iceland	Europe	🕊️ Ceased operations (Sep 2025)
153	Porter Airlines	PD	Canada	North America	✅
154	Portugalia (TAP Express)	NI	Portugal	Europe	✅
155	PSA Airlines	OH	United States	North America	✅
156	Qantas	QF	Australia	Oceania	✅
157	Qatar Airways	QR	Qatar	Middle East	✅
158	Reno Air	QQ	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into American (1999)
159	Republic Airways	YX	U.S.	North America	✅
160	Royal Air Maroc	AT	Morocco	Africa	✅
161	Royal Jordanian	RJ	Jordan	Middle East	✅
162	Ryanair	FR	Ireland	Europe	✅
163	SalamAir	OV	Oman	Middle East	✅
164	SAS Scandinavian Airlines	SK	Sweden	Europe	✅
165	SATA	S4	Azores	Europe	✅
166	Saudia	SV	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	✅
167	Scoot	TZ (now TR)	Singapore	Asia	✅
168	Seaborne Airlines	BB	U.S.	North America	✅
169	Shuttle America	S5	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2017)
170	Singapore Airlines	SQ	Singapore	Asia	✅
171	SKY Airlines	H2	Chile	South America	✅
172	Sky Regional Airlines	KV	Canada	North America	✅
173	SkyWest Airlines	OO	U.S.	North America	✅
174	Song	DL	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Folded back into Delta (2006)
175	South African Airways	SA	South Africa	Africa	✅
176	Southwest Airlines	WN	U.S.	North America	✅
177	Spanair	JK	Spain	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2012)
178	SpiceJet	SG	India	Asia	✅
179	Spirit	NK	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Ceased operations (May 2026)
180	SriLankan	UL	Sri Lanka	Asia	✅
181	St. Barth Commuter	PV	St. Barts	Caribbean	✅
182	Sun Country Airlines	SY	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Acquired by Allegiant (2026)
183	SunExpress Deutschland	XG	Germany	Europe	✅
184	SWISS	LX	Switzerland	Europe	✅
185	Swissair	LX	Switzerland	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2002); reborn as SWISS
186	TACA	TA	El Salvador	Central America	🕊️ Absorbed into Avianca
187	Tahoe Air	XP	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2000)
188	TAM Linhas Aereas	JJ	Brazil	South America	🕊️ Became LATAM (2016)
189	TAP Portugal	TP	Portugal	Europe	✅
190	Tarom	RO	Romania	Europe	✅
191	Thomas Cook Airlines	MT	United Kingdom	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2019)
192	Tiger Airways Australia	TT	Australia	Oceania	✅
193	Trans Guyana Airways	TGY	Guyana	Caribbean	✅
194	Trans States Airlines	AX	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (2020)
195	Transavia	HV	Netherlands	Europe	✅
196	Tropic Air	9N	Belize	Caribbean	✅
197	Turkish Airlines	TK	Turkey	Europe	✅
198	TWA	TW	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into American (2001)
199	Tyrolean	VO	Austria	Europe	✅
200	United Airlines	UA	U.S.	North America	✅
201	US Airways	US	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into American (2015)
202	USAir	US	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Rebranded US Airways (1997)
203	USAir Shuttle	—	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Absorbed into US Airways
204	Varig	RG	Brazil	South America	🕊️ Defunct (2006)
205	Virgin America	VX	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Merged into Alaska (2018)
206	Virgin Atlantic Airways	VS	United Kingdom	Europe	✅
207	Virgin Australia	VA	Australia	Oceania	✅
208	Vueling Airlines	VY	Spain	Europe	✅
209	Western Pacific Airlines	W7	U.S.	North America	🕊️ Defunct (1998)
210	WestJet	WS	Canada	North America	✅
211	Winair	WM	St. Maarten	Caribbean	✅
212	Wizz Air UK	W9	United Kingdom	Europe	✅
213	XL Airways	SE	France	Europe	🕊️ Defunct (2019)

The Ones That Are Gone

71 airlines on this list no longer exist — a full 33% of everything I’ve ever flown. Some vanished in bankruptcy (Eastern, TWA, Varig, Mexicana, Kingfisher — and as recently as May 2026, Spirit). Some were swallowed by mergers (Continental, Northwest, US Airways, Virgin America, and now Sun Country into Allegiant). Some just quietly changed names (BWIA became Caribbean Airlines, LAN and TAM became LATAM, JAT became Air Serbia). And a few — like Continental Micronesia, the legendary “Air Mike” of the Pacific island-hopper — took entire eras of aviation with them when they went.
Those stories deserve more than a table row, so I’m writing them up properly: which defunct airlines I flew, what they were like onboard, and what happened to their people when the music stopped. Watch this space.

How I Count

A few ground rules, since every avgeek counts differently: an airline counts once, under the name it had when I flew it — so Alitalia and ITA Airways are separate entries, as are USAir and US Airways, LAN and LATAM. Regional carriers count when I flew them as their own operation (Comair, Mesaba, Air Canada Jazz). Helicopters count — Blade and Heli Air Monaco are on the list. And no, sitting on a parked aircraft at a museum does not count. It has to have flown, with me on it.

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