AeroTransport Data Bank (ATDB.aero) - Index 36 - Aircraft Operators

All Operators since 1930
AeroTransport Data Bank - Index 36 - Aircraft Operators

Generated: 2024-10-12 03:00:04


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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A-A Air Freight Leasing in USA.FLORIDA (Unconfirmed in Florida. ...)
Aero Continente in PERU (Formed to operate charter flights for Occidental Petroleum Corp. Grounded tempor ...)
Aerocontinente in PERU (Formed to operate charter flights for Occidental Petroleum Corp. Grounded tempor ...)
Aero Fiesta Mexicana in MEXICO ( ...)
Aero Turbo in PANAMA ( ...)
Africa Cargo Airlines in MALAWI ( ...)
Aviacon/ACA/Helicop Flight Training & Charter in MALAWI ( ...)
African Trans Air in NIGERIA ( ...)
Afrique Chart'Air in CAMEROON ( ...)
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Formed on 16/10/19 as a joint venture between Air Arabia and Etihad Airways. AOC ...)
Air Cargo Spain in SPAIN ( ...)
Air City in SWITZERLAND (Formed in 6/87 by Metropolitan Aviation (Lugano) as a successor to Jonathan Airw ...)
Air Europe in ITALY (Formed as Flying Service. Acquired in 1989 by ILG/Air Europe, UK. 27.45% stake t ...)
Air Freight in USA (GENERAL) ( ...)
Air Liberté Tunisie in TUNISIA (Formed by Air Liberté. Started operations on 21/3/90. Renamed in 3/86 to Nouvela ...)
Air One Feeder Airlines in INDIA (Initially formed as a project in 2002. ...)
Air Sweden in SWEDEN (Formed by Aero Center. ...)
Air-Mar Freight Systems in DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ( ...)
AMFS in DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ( ...)
Airbus Defence and Space in FRANCE (Integrated into Airbus (announced 1/10/16, effective 1/7/17). ...)
Aircraft Finance Solutions Sweden in SWEDEN ( ...)
AFSS in SWEDEN ( ...)
Aircraft Inventory Corporation in USA.NORTH CAROLINA ( ...)
Aircraft Lease Finance in USA.NEVADA (Associated with Residco ? ...)
AirGava in CANADA ( ...)
Airways IMD in SPAIN ( ...)
IMD Airways in SPAIN ( ...)
Alanna in UKRAINE (Formed as a successor of Dart Airlines (qv). Expected to start operations in 4/1 ...)
Air Alanna in UKRAINE (Formed as a successor of Dart Airlines (qv). Expected to start operations in 4/1 ...)
Allied Directorate of Air Tranport in AUSTRALIA (Formed on 15/5/42 by Australian Government , Australian National AW, Qantas Empi ...)
ADAT/5th AF Australia in AUSTRALIA (Formed on 15/5/42 by Australian Government , Australian National AW, Qantas Empi ...)
Altai Airlines in RUSSIA (Reorganized by Altai-based ZAO ATT (Aircraft Technical Centre) originally part o ...)
Altaiskie avialinii in RUSSIA (Reorganized by Altai-based ZAO ATT (Aircraft Technical Centre) originally part o ...)
American Flyers in USA.FLORIDA ( ...)
APOC Aviation in NETHERLANDS ( ...)
Arsh Air in IRAN (Expects to start operations in 3/11. ...)
ATASCO Leasing in USA.WASHINGTON (Probably associated with Israel Aircraft Industries. Also believed connected wit ...)
Atlantic Aviation and Supply Co/SBG Overseas Leasing/Exatco in USA.WASHINGTON (Probably associated with Israel Aircraft Industries. Also believed connected wit ...)
Atlanta Skylarks in USA.GEORGIA ( ...)
Independent Air in USA.GEORGIA ( ...)
Aurela in LITHUANIA (Purchased in 7/11 by Servolian Investments. Ceased operations in 1/13. AOC suspe ...)
Avia Express in HUNGARY ( ...)
Aviaexpress in HUNGARY ( ...)
Avia Jaynar in QAZAQSTAN (Formed by Ivona Holdings Co Ltd. Added on EU ban list 14/7/09 and subsequent dat ...)
Aviaobshchemash Aviakompania in RUSSIA ( ...)
AOM Air Company in RUSSIA ( ...)
AviaRynok in RUSSIA ( ...)
Avimi Air in SOUTH AFRICA (Unconfirmed in South Africa. ...)
AVL Arkhangelskie in RUSSIA (Acquired in 8/04 by Aeroflot and renamed. ...)
Arkhangelskie vozdushnye linii/Arkhangelsk Airlines in RUSSIA (Acquired in 8/04 by Aeroflot and renamed. ...)
BAFIN in BOLIVIA ( ...)
Bolivian Air Flight International in BOLIVIA ( ...)
Barrier Reef Airways in AUSTRALIA (Acquired in 1953 by Ansett, then merged. ...)
Basaer in SPAIN (Formed to operate fire bomber on behalf of ICONA/Instituto para la Conservacion ...)
Baquero Servicios Aéreos in SPAIN (Formed to operate fire bomber on behalf of ICONA/Instituto para la Conservacion ...)
Beijing Airlines in CHINA (Initially formed in 2003 as Air China Jet Corporation, a division within Air Chi ...)
Burbank Aeronautical Corp in USA.CALIFORNIA (Formed as supplier of hush-kits for 707s and DC-8s aircraft. Later reorganized a ...)
Calamar Colombia in COLOMBIA ( ...)
Aerotaxi de Calamar in COLOMBIA ( ...)
Campbell Air in CANADA ( ...)
Chartavia in IRELAND ( ...)
Civil in JORDAN ( ...)
Civil in VIETNAM ( ...)
Comoro Islands Airline in COMOROS ISLANDS (Formed 6/9/08 by AREF Investment Group (75%, Kuwait-based, also owner of Sudan A ...)
Conagra in BRAZIL ( ...)
Coopercana-Colonizaçao e Consultoria Agraria S.C. in BRAZIL ( ...)
Continental Airways in PHILIPPINES ( ...)
COPISA in PERU ( ...)
Compañia Peruana Internacional de Aviación SA in PERU ( ...)
Cougar Airways in LIBERIA ( ...)
CTA in PORTUGAL ( ...)
Companhia de Transportes Aéreos in PORTUGAL ( ...)
DAC International Airlines in GHANA (Formed in early 2017 as an affiliate of DAC Group, Canada and a sister company o ...)
DAC Aviation Ghana in GHANA (Formed in early 2017 as an affiliate of DAC Group, Canada and a sister company o ...)
Daimler-Chrysler Aviation in GERMANY (Formed by Daimler-Chrysler AG. Purchased 1/07 by ATON (Dr. Lutz Helmig; later al ...)
Daimler-Chrysler Capital Services in GERMANY (Formed by Daimler-Chrysler AG. Purchased 1/07 by ATON (Dr. Lutz Helmig; later al ...)
Danish Air Transport in DENMARK (Launched Italian subsidiary DAT Italia, starting operations on 1/7/18. ...)
DAT in DENMARK (Launched Italian subsidiary DAT Italia, starting operations on 1/7/18. ...)
Delta Air Transport in BELGIUM (Acquired in 1970 by Compagnie Maritime Belge (100%). 49% stake taken by Sabena & ...)
DAT Belgian Regional Airline in BELGIUM (Acquired in 1970 by Compagnie Maritime Belge (100%). 49% stake taken by Sabena & ...)
Deutsche Flugdienst in GERMANY (Acquired in 1959 by Lufthansa. Merged into Condor (temporarily trading as Condor ...)
DHL Aviation Africa in SOUTH AFRICA (Formed by DHL Corp. ...)
Doan Helicopters in USA.FLORIDA ( ...)
EAS Europe Airlines in FRANCE (Francis Lagarde's shares transferred in 1993 to his own company Alter Bail Aviat ...)
East Air in TAJIKISTAN (Formed by Eastok Avia as Tajik-based affiliate. AOC suspended mid-7/11. Re-start ...)
Easy Charter in GEORGIA ( ...)
EasySky in HONDURAS (Formed by local investors (including the President of Honduras), purchasing the ...)
El Waha Aviation in SUDAN ( ...)
Europe Air Charter in FRANCE ( ...)
EAC in FRANCE ( ...)
Express in RUSSIA (Re-organized as Express Int'l Cargo Corp ? ...)
Fajr Air in INDONESIA (AOC granted in 2/03. Never started operations. ...)
Fezel Air in NIGERIA ( ...)
Fine Air in USA.FLORIDA (Formed by J. Frank and Barry H. Fine with help from Agro Air. Temporarily ceased ...)
Fine Air Services in USA.FLORIDA (Formed by J. Frank and Barry H. Fine with help from Agro Air. Temporarily ceased ...)
Florida Air Transport in USA.FLORIDA (Formed by the Boy Brothers, associated with Carolina Aircraft Corp. Suspended op ...)
Florida Aircraft Sales and Leasing in USA.FLORIDA (Formed by the Boy Brothers, associated with Carolina Aircraft Corp. Suspended op ...)
Fly Air Africa Aviation in SOUTH SUDAN ( ...)
Fly4 Airlines in IRELAND (Formed on 31/8/23 as a joint venture between TUI Travel Group and Enter Air. Sta ...)
Frontier Airways in USA.WYOMING (Formed by Clayton V Curtis; no connection with Frontier Inc (qv). ...)
Ghana Air Force in GHANA ( ...)
Government of Indonesia in INDONESIA ( ...)
Government of Syria in SYRIA ( ...)
Great Western Airlines in USA.OKLAHOMA ( ...)
Hevilift Australia in AUSTRALIA (Renamed in 2/23 to Aerlink. ...)
Icon Aviation in SOUTH SUDAN ( ...)
ICX Corporation in USA.OHIO (Formed by Charter One Bank as equipment leasing subsidiary. Merged 12/1/06 into ...)
ICX Aviation in USA.OHIO (Formed by Charter One Bank as equipment leasing subsidiary. Merged 12/1/06 into ...)
Ilyich-Avia in UKRAINE (Formed by 30/12/02 Mariupol Metallurgical Complex (named after Ilyich Iron and S ...)
Ilyich-Avia in UKRAINE (Formed by 30/12/02 Mariupol Metallurgical Complex (named after Ilyich Iron and S ...)
IndiGo in INDIA (Formed by the travel group InterGlobe Enterprises and investment funds from an e ...)
Indigo Aviation in INDIA (Formed by the travel group InterGlobe Enterprises and investment funds from an e ...)
Inland Air Lines in USA.CALIFORNIA (Acquired in 1943 by Western, then integrated. ...)
Intensive Air in SOUTH AFRICA ( ...)
Iraqi Airways in IRAQ (Stopped operations under UN sanctions in 1991. Re-started limited services in 20 ...)
JetPro International in USA.ARIZONA ( ...)
Jet Pro International in USA.ARIZONA ( ...)
Joon in FRANCE (Formed (initially under the codename "Boost" until 19/7/17) by Air France as ano ...)
Kings Way Air Lines in USA.CALIFORNIA ( ...)
Largus Aviation in SWEDEN (Formed 27/3/00. ...)
Lee Argyle Corporation in USA.FLORIDA ( ...)
Lineas Aéreas Canarias in SPAIN (Formed by Argosy International. ...)
Lockheed Aircraft in USA.CALIFORNIA (Formed by Allan & Malcolm Loughead (pronunced 'Lockheed' in Scottish). Reorganiz ...)
McCollum Aviation in USA.ILLINOIS (Re-organized 1986 as a dealer dba Corporate A/c Services. ...)
Mid Africa Aviation in GAMBIA (Formed on 29/4/14. Renamed Fly Mid Africa in 5/16. ...)
Midair SA in SWITZERLAND (Formed in the UK as Midair Services Ltd. Moved in 1994 to Lausanne with legal in ...)
Midair USA in SWITZERLAND (Formed in the UK as Midair Services Ltd. Moved in 1994 to Lausanne with legal in ...)
MiG in RUSSIA (Expected to be merged with Tupolev, Ilyushin and Sukhoi - forming Unified Aircra ...)
RSK MiG in RUSSIA (Expected to be merged with Tupolev, Ilyushin and Sukhoi - forming Unified Aircra ...)
Mongolian Airways in MONGOLIA ( ...)
Moormanair in NETHERLANDS ( ...)
Motor Sich Aviakompania in UKRAINE (Added on EU black list 8/4/09, 14/7/09. 56% share tentatively acquired in 9/17 b ...)
Nordic Oil Services in UNITED KINGDOM (Non-operating company. ...)
North American Airlines in USA.FLORIDA (Entered Chapter 11 on 9/12/82. ...)
Northeast Airlines in ESWATINI (Associated with Northeast Bolivian, TriStar Capital and Holiday Airways. Reporte ...)
North East Airlines in ESWATINI (Associated with Northeast Bolivian, TriStar Capital and Holiday Airways. Reporte ...)
Odyssey Airlines in UNITED KINGDOM (Formed 9/10 as a business-class only airline. Expected to start operations in 20 ...)
Panair in ITALY (Ceased ops 3/03. ...)
Compagnia Aerea Mediterranea in ITALY (Ceased ops 3/03. ...)
Paramount Airways in UNITED KINGDOM ( ...)
Patriot Air in USA.TEXAS ( ...)
Peruvian Airlines in PERU (Formed in 11/07 by local investors group owner of Cielos Andinos and former raci ...)
Potomac Air/US Airways Express in USA.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Formed by US Airways, using Paradise Island AL's AOC, to provide anti-trust immu ...)
Proveedora Aero Istmena in PANAMA ( ...)
Safexpress in INDIA (Initially formed as a freight/logistics forwarder. Expected to obtain its own AO ...)
SAS Connect in IRELAND ( ...)
Sea Air in CROATIA (Expected to start on 18/5/15 using ACMI equipment, then postponed. Planned in 1/ ...)
Senegal Airlines in SENEGAL (Formed 22/7/09 as a successor to Air Senegal International by government (31%, i ...)
Seven Air in SPAIN (Formed by former CityJet staff. ...)
Compañia Aérea Canaria de Transporte Aérea in SPAIN (Formed by former CityJet staff. ...)
Shilin Airlines in CHINA (Formed 7/04 by Shanxi AL (51%), Hainan AL (48.9%) and Yunnan Shilin Tourism Avia ...)
SilkLine Air in TAJIKISTAN (Formed by Sillk Way Airlines ? ...)
Small Planet Airlines in LITHUANIA (95.5% purchased in 12/11 by Brova Air (later Avia Solutions Group); expected to ...)
Soriano Air Cargo in PHILIPPINES ( ...)
A.Soriano Aviation in PHILIPPINES ( ...)
South Pacific DC-3 Australia in AUSTRALIA (Formed by Geoffrey Leach. ...)
South Pacific Airmotive in AUSTRALIA (Formed by Geoffrey Leach. ...)
South Seas Airlines in USA.HAWAII ( ...)
Southern World Airlines in NEW ZEALAND ( ...)
SWA in NEW ZEALAND ( ...)
Stellar in NORWAY ( ...)
Teorema Tour in ITALY (Initially formed in 1980 as a tour operator. Expects to form its own airline div ...)
Topjets Worldwide in ITALY (Formed in 8/18 by the former president of Ocean Airlines, Italy. Plan abandonned ...)
Torontair in CANADA (Acquired in 1986 by Austin AW. ...)
Toronto Airways in CANADA (Acquired in 1986 by Austin AW. ...)
Total Aerospace Services in USA.FLORIDA ( ...)
Transcontinental Airlines in GERMANY (Formed by US Airways with Swiss interests. ...)
TUI Airways in UNITED KINGDOM ( ...)
TUI UK in UNITED KINGDOM ( ...)
Turbot Air Cargo in SENEGAL (Originally formed 1/2002 as local representative for Volare An-12 and Il-76. ...)
TAC in SENEGAL (Originally formed 1/2002 as local representative for Volare An-12 and Il-76. ...)
United Airlines in USA.ILLINOIS (Took-over Pan Am's Pacific Division in 1985. Parent company UAL Inc renamed Alle ...)
Vega Avia in RWANDA ( ...)
Volga Atlantic Airways in ESWATINI (Possibly reorganized later in Burundi. Listed on EU ban list 22/3/06. ...)
West-Air France in FRANCE (Entered bankrupcy in 2004. ...)
Westland Airlines in USA.TEXAS ( ...)
Yakovlev Design Bureau in RUSSIA (Privatized in 1994. 75.46% acquired in 2004 by Irkut production complex (manufac ...)
Yakovlev OKB in RUSSIA (Privatized in 1994. 75.46% acquired in 2004 by Irkut production complex (manufac ...)
Yana Airlines in CAMBODIA ( ...)
Zenith Aero in MEXICO (Formed by EUD International Foundation, UK. ...)

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