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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.

( Nya Gotlandsflyget )

Sweden

Updated: May 28, 2022

Downeast Airlines

USA

Updated: May 28, 2022

Safari Air International

Uganda

Added: May 27, 2022

Panafric Aviation

Uganda

Added: May 27, 2022

DOTT Services

Uganda

Added: May 27, 2022

Aberdair Aviation Uganda

Uganda

Added: May 27, 2022

( Zimbabwe Express (Ti…

Zimbabwe

Updated: May 27, 2022

( Turbo Megha Airways )

India

Updated: May 27, 2022

( JOOT Aviation )

Germany

Updated: May 27, 2022

( GreenAir )

Austria

Updated: May 27, 2022

( Air Europe Internati…

Luxembourg

Updated: May 27, 2022

Norse Atlantic Airways

Norway

Updated: May 27, 2022

Joby Aviation

USA

Added: May 27, 2022

L’Odyssey

Switzerland

Updated: May 26, 2022

Rhoades Aviation

USA

Updated: May 26, 2022

(Mercury Singapore Air…

Singapore

Updated: May 26, 2022

Thai Summer Airways

Thailand

Updated: May 25, 2022

Ashanti Airlines

Ghana

Updated: May 25, 2022

Latest News
  • Global Airways (updated) began commercial flight operations on 21May2022 [Lithuania]
  • 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]

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