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The World’s Airlines History: Past, Present & Future

Welcome to Airline History

If you have a passion for commercial airlines then you have come to the right place. This includes airlines from 285 countries (current & previous) and regions around the world. Iberia has now been added. The world has been split into 4 geographical areas based on the UN geoscheme. See “The World” on the index for further details.

Please see below for daily additions and updates, with both also available on the sidebar on every page
The administration is not responsible for possible inaccuracies and irrelevance of the information provided

I would like to thank the following for their information: Denis Dionne + Craig Morris (TimeTables) + ch-aviation + Robert Hoppe + Jan Warmerdam + Gklavas Athanasios (Airline tickets) + Fred Niven (Ansett)

The World
View our list containing 285 of the worlds countries with airlines.
Today in History
Find out what happened on this day in airline history, updated every day!
Airline History
View our list of over 5,800 airline/aircraft specific dates, regularly updated!

The latest additions / updates

Updated every day, find the latest airlines that have been added or updated within the database.

Air Alderney

United Kingdom

Last update:
17th May 2022

Thai Sky Airlines

Thailand

Last update:
17th May 2022

( CQ Air )

USA

Last update:
17th May 2022

Canadian Pacific Air L…

Canada

Last update:
17th May 2022

FlyArna

Armenia

Last update:
17th May 2022

Reguljair

Sweden

Last update:
16th May 2022

Norwegian Air Shuttle

Norway

Last update:
16th May 2022

Norwegian (Norwegian A…

Norway

Last update:
16th May 2022

Nordic East

Sweden

Last update:
16th May 2022

FlyNordic

Sweden

Last update:
16th May 2022

Busy Bee AirService

Norway

Last update:
16th May 2022

Air Executive Norway

Norway

Last update:
16th May 2022

Latest News
  • Kuva Air (added) operated its inaugural flight on 29Apr2022 [Zimbabwe]
  • AeroItalia (ii)s’ (updated) first charter flight, from Rome to Brussels departed on 02May2022 [Italy]
  • Malindo Air was renamed to Batik Air Malaysia (updated) on 28Apr2022 [Malaysia]
  • JOTA Aviation (updated) ceased operations on 16Apr2022 [United Kingdom]
  • Effective 15Apr2022, Alliance Air (ii) (updated) will be classed is an independent carrier [India]

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