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Mahan Air

Mahan Air, also known as Mahan Airlines (ماهان ایر), is a privately owned Iranian full-service airline founded in 1991 and based at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport.

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines, also known as Malaysia Airlines Berhad, is the flag carrier of Malaysia and a oneworld member flying to 55 destinations from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Malaysia Airlines fleet

The Malaysia Airlines fleet is the aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines Berhad, Malaysia's flag carrier, with 86 mainline jets in September 2025, including Boeing 737s and Airbus A330s and A350s.

Malta Air

Malta Air is a Maltese low-cost airline and wholly owned subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings, established in 2019 to fly Ryanair's Malta-based routes under a Maltese air operator's certificate.

Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines is an American regional airline founded in 1982 in Farmington, New Mexico, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and best known for flying as United Express.

Mexicana de Aviación

Mexicana de Aviación was a Mexican airline founded in 1921 and the country's oldest carrier until flights stopped in 2010; the brand returned as a state-owned airline in 2023.

MIAT Mongolian Airlines (Монголын Иргэний Агаарын Тээвэр)

MIAT Mongolian Airlines (Монголын Иргэний Агаарын Тээвэр), meaning Mongolian Civil Air Transport, is the state-owned flag carrier of Mongolia. Founded in 1956, it flies international routes from Ulaanbaatar.

Michael Rousseau

Michael Rousseau (born 1958) is a Canadian business executive who was President and CEO of Air Canada from February 2021 until retiring in August 2026.

Middle East Airlines (طيران الشرق الأوسط)

Middle East Airlines, formally Middle East Airlines – Air Liban, is the flag-carrier airline of Lebanon. Founded in 1945, it is a SkyTeam member based in Beirut.

MileagePlus

MileagePlus is United Airlines' frequent flyer program, whose members earn and redeem miles for award seats, upgrades, and rewards; it has over 130 million members.

Mohawk Airlines

Mohawk Airlines was a regional airline serving New York and Pennsylvania from 1945 until its 1972 merger with Allegheny Airlines, and hired the first African American flight attendant.

Monarch Airlines

Monarch Airlines, also known as Monarch Scheduled, was a British leisure airline based at London Luton that operated charter and scheduled flights from 1967 to 2017.

My Freighter Airlines

My Freighter Airlines is a private cargo airline based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, launched in 2020, operating Boeing 767 freighters from its hub at Tashkent International Airport.

National Air Cargo

National Air Cargo is an American air freight forwarder and cargo airline group founded in 1991, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, and a contract carrier for the US Department of Defense.

NATS (air navigation service provider)

NATS, formerly National Air Traffic Services, is the United Kingdom's main air navigation service provider, managing en route traffic and serving 15 UK airports including Heathrow.

NAV CANADA

NAV CANADA is the private, not-for-profit corporation providing Canada's air traffic control, flight information, and aviation weather services across 18 million square kilometers of airspace.

Navitaire

Navitaire is an airline and rail passenger technology company headquartered in Minneapolis and owned by Amadeus, best known for its New Skies passenger service system for low-cost carriers.

Neos (airline)

Neos, also known as Neos Air, is an Italian leisure airline founded in 2001 as part of the Alpitour World tourism group, flying charter and scheduled services.

Nepal Airlines

Nepal Airlines, formerly Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, is Nepal's state-owned flag carrier. Founded in 1958, it flies from Kathmandu to 11 international and more than 25 domestic destinations.

New Distribution Capability

New Distribution Capability (NDC) is an XML-based data transmission standard developed by IATA that lets airlines create and distribute retail offers through any distribution channel.

Next Generation Air Transportation System

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) was an FAA initiative to shift United States air traffic control from ground-based radar to satellite navigation and digital communications.

Niki (airline)

Niki (Niki Luftfahrt GmbH), also styled Niki or flyNiki, was a leisure airline founded by Niki Lauda in 2003. Based in Vienna, it served Mediterranean destinations until its cessation of operations in 2017.

Non-directional beacon

A non-directional beacon (NDB) is a ground-based radio navigation transmitter, among the oldest aids still in aviation use, that lets equipped pilots determine bearings and home on it.

Norse Atlantic Airways

Norse Atlantic Airways, also known as Norse Atlantic, is a Norwegian low-cost airline founded in 2021 that flies Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners between Europe and North America.

North Atlantic Tracks

North Atlantic Tracks, or NAT Tracks, are daily air routes across the North Atlantic that follow the winds, published twice daily by Gander and Shanwick control centers.

Northwest Airlines

Northwest Airlines, also known as Northwest Orient, was a major American airline founded in 1926, with hubs in Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Memphis, and merged into Delta in 2010.

Norwegian Air Shuttle

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is a Norwegian low-cost airline headquartered near Oslo. It was Europe's third-largest low-cost carrier at its peak, and acquired regional airline Widerøe in January 2024.

Nut rage incident

The nut rage incident was a 2014 event in which Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah ordered a flight to return to the gate over the service of macadamia nuts.

Oceanic control area

An oceanic control area (OCA) is controlled airspace over the open ocean where controllers separate aircraft by managing planned flight trajectories, since radar coverage is unreliable.

Official Airline Guide

The Official Airline Guide (OAG) is a British aviation data company licensing global airline flight schedules, status, and airfare data, tracing its heritage to a printed timetable.