Our planned airlines, this list shows planned airlines that are yet to start any operations. Taken from our growing database of 21974 airlines, this list currently contains 287 planned airlines that’s updated frequently.
Some common reasons for an airline being listed as a planned airline are:
- They are applying / waiting for an air operators certificate ( Can take 6 – 12 months to obtain ).
- They are purchasing or leasing an aircraft ( Airlines can only do this once they have an air operators certificate ).
- They are waiting on funding from investors.
- The airline is still recruiting staff and pilots.
Lots of airlines make it to the planning stages but starting an airline from nothing is extremely tough. Out of the hundreds of airlines that reach the planned stages, very few airlines even manage to make it profitable.
Our list of planned airlines
To view more details about any of our listed planned airlines, click on an airlines name. Clicking on a country name will show you more airlines from that selected country.
Feel Air is a new regional airline holding company created with the purpose of revitalising Japan’s regions using ATR 42 and ATR...
Japan♦ Nothing is known about Flamingo Cargo at present except it is in the process of receiving a A.330-200 aircraft ♦
Libya♦ US airline Mesa Airlines, in cooperation with a partner, is launching a European offshoot called Flite (founded on 08Feb2022). This was...
Malta♦ FLY 4 Airlines is a collaboration between Enter Air, Poland’s leading charter airline, and TUI, a global leader in leisure travel...
United Kingdom♦ Fly Atlantic was registered on 21Jun2021 and had been aiming for a summer 2024 start but flights are now planned to...
United Kingdom♦ In the coming months of this year, FLY Angola will start operating in African markets, with FLY Centrafrique, headquartered in the...
Central African Republic♦ Fly Dhaka applied for a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh in 3Q2021 and received it. The...
Bangladesh♦ Fly Etosha had hoped to start operations in Jun2023 on domestic and regional routes. The carrier planned to re-apply for an...
Namibia♦ Nothing at all is known about Fly Toucan at this time except it is Johannesburg based and intends to start operations...
South Africa♦ Fly-Li was set up in 2022 by ETF Airways, Croatia and SAS CAM Invest Overseas. The carrier is planned to initially...
Réunion♦ Fly-Li Mayotte was registered on 15Sep2023 and wants to link Dzaoudzi to Réunion with a fleet of two Saab 2000 chartered...
Mayotte♦ Fly-Wi was set up by Croatia’s ETF Airways, which specialises in ACMI flights. The carrier is planned to initially operate one...
Martinique… Fly4Africa is led by the well-known Spanish pilot and entrepreneur Angel Ronda. The fledgling carrier has already started certification in 3Q2021...
Equatorial Guinea♦ Former executive vice president at Kingfisher Airlines Manoj Chacko will promote a new regional airline called Fly91 along with Harsha Raghvan,...
India♦ Brazilian startup FlyBIS has signed a letter of intent to purchase 40 eVTOLs from Eve Air Mobility. FlyBIS is focused mainly...
BrazilCrowne Aerospace (Pty) Ltd, a company formed and registered in the Republic of South Africa has commenced the process of registering a...
eSwatini♦ Belgium’s first inaugural eco-responsible private airline,FlyEurop, founded by Stéphan Maertens, was officially launched in early 2024. The airline’s fleet, centred around...
Belgium♦ The Gabonese state has acquired a 56% majority stake in privately-owned Afrijet Business Service, which will not change its name but...
Gabon… Flying Green, a new and sustainable airline wants to launch its operations out of Paris Orly, from 2023. To finance three...
FranceFlyKefalonia had intended to start operations in 2022 but the on-going Russian-Ukraine conflict has delayed the start until spring 2023 < direct...
GreeceFlylux Airlines is now in the process of obtaining the needed approvals and licences in order to launch operations. The company will...
LuxembourgFlyM intends to connect 11 cities with 175 flights per week starting in 2023 < private airline based in Maputo > –:–
Mozambique… Very little is known about FlyNoor at this time except it has commenced certification –:–
Sudan♦ FlyOne was founded founded in 2018. The start-up received its AOC in late 2022 and welcomed its first A.320
Romania♦ flyv was founded on 06Aug2019, by Tomislav Lang and aims to connect underserved markets globally using a joint venture model that...
Germany♦ On 16Oct2023, Eviation Aircraft, a leading manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, today announced that flyVbird, an emerging on-demand regional airline, has signed...
Germany♦ Gabon’s civil aviation, ANAC, issued an operation permit to Gabon Aero Solutions in 2022, a private airline using helicopters, to transport...
Gabon♦ China-backed start-up Gallop Air was incorporated in Singapore in Oct2021 as a passenger airline with freight operations as its secondary area...
Brunei___ Gestair Private Jets has established a new subsidiary in Malta, Gestair Aviation Malta, following the acquisition of the Air Operator Certificate...
Malta♦ Ghana’s new national carrier will be called GhanaAirlines and will be launched in 2023. The Government of Ghana will work in...
GhanaLagos-based GIG Aviation (part of GIG Logistics) is to acquire two ATR 72-500 freighters as part of plans to expand its logistics...
Nigeria♦ Nothing is known about Global at present, except its first aircraft, an A.321-200 has been painted and delivered —
Iraq♦ Global Airlines, founded in Jul2021, plans to operate A.380 aircraft from London Gatwick (and other European destinations) to destinations across the...
United Kingdom♦ Global Aviation is a new airline based in Baghdad, established as a public-private partnership between the Iraqi government and a private...
Iraq♦ Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) (USA) have established a Colombia-based ACMI cargo charter airline < planned cargo carrier to be based...
ColombiaGlobex Cargo Air (iii) (Sao Paulo Guarulhos) is planning another attempt after plans to launch cargo operations with a single MD-11(F) in...
Brazil♦ Grace Air is registered to fly schedule and non-scheduled passenger air services – operating domestic and regional route using Dash 8...
Ghana♦ Grecian Air Seaplanes intended to launch flights in early Sep2021, interconnecting Greek islands and lakeside areas both with the mainland and...
Greece♦ Entrepreneurs Cristian Roman and Daniel Marius Durba founded the company Green Aviation at the beginning of Mar2023. The carrier has purchased...
Romania♦ Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell founded Gridiron Air on 17Jun2021 to start a charter airline of sorts for professional sports teams....
USA♦ Gryphon Air was registered in 2022. The intent was to start freight services in 2023 using a B737-300(F) aircraft but this...
Georgia♦ Guinea-Bissau Airlines initially plans to service a number of domestic and regional routes before branching out with flights to Europe, South...
Guinea Bissau♦ In the beginning, Happy Airways want to develop a network of 14 new destinations from Strasbourg airport using a crowdfunding approach....
Germany♦ Happy Airways, a proposed airline based in France, has unveiled over a dozen destinations that it hopes to serve once it...
FranceHeliAir Sweden was started as a private company in 1998. Its commercial helicopter operations was initiated in 2008. The company purchased the...
Sweden♦ Hellenic Seaplanes was established in May2013 in Athens, following the passing of bill 4146/2013 that set out the framework for water...
Greece♦ Himalaya Jet is a new startup airline that has chosen the UK as its base with plans of starting premium long-haul...
United Kingdom♦ Hub Airlines was incorporated on 21Nov2019 by Captain Rudolf Brockhausen (Brazilian pilot with A320, B737, B757, B767 and B777 type rating)....
Brazil♦ Ilaam Air had planned on starting in late 3Q2023 but this is the extent of knowledge at present ♦
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