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Antonov Airlines
Antonov Airlines, the international air cargo charter division of Ukraine's state-owned Antonov Company founded in 1989, specializes in super-heavy and oversized freight that other freighter aircraft cannot carry.
Area control center
An area control center, called an air route traffic control center (ARTCC) in the United States, provides air traffic control to aircraft en route between airports.
Ariana Afghan Airlines
Ariana Afghan Airlines, also known as Aryana Airlines, is Afghanistan's national carrier and oldest airline, founded in Kabul in January 1955 and based at Kabul International Airport.
ASDE-X
ASDE-X, short for Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X, is an FAA system combining radar, multilateration, and ADS-B to track aircraft and vehicles on airport surfaces and warn of runway conflicts.
Asiana Airlines (아시아나항공)
Asiana Airlines, also known as Asiana Hanggong, is a South Korean full-service airline founded in 1988, hubbed at Incheon International Airport, to be absorbed into Korean Air in 2026.
Asman Airlines (Асман Эйрлайнс)
Asman Airlines (Асман Эйрлайнс) is a state-owned regional airline of Kyrgyzstan, founded in 2023 and owned by Airports of Kyrgyzstan, flying Dash 8 Q400s across the country since 2024.
ATA 100
ATA 100 is a 1956 Air Transport Association specification standardizing the technical data manufacturers provide for aircraft; frozen in 1999, it was incorporated into ATA iSpec 2200 in 2000.
ATA Airlines
ATA Airlines, formerly American Trans Air, was an American low-cost airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana, operating from 1973 to 2008 and known for charter and military flights.
Atlas Air
Atlas Air is an American cargo airline founded in 1992 by Michael Chowdry, the world's largest ACMI provider and operator of the largest Boeing 747 freighter fleet.
Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines AG is Austria's largest airline, headquartered at its hub at Vienna International Airport. Founded in 1957, it has been part of the Lufthansa Group since 2009.
Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Contract
Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Contract (ADS-C) is an aircraft surveillance technique in which aircraft automatically transmit position data to air traffic units, used mainly where radar coverage does not exist.
AVA Airlines
AVA Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی آوا) is a privately held Iranian passenger airline based at Tehran Mehrabad Airport. Founded in 2023, it flies domestic routes plus international services to Istanbul, Baghdad, and Kabul.
Avelo Airlines
Avelo Airlines, formerly Casino Express and XTRA Airways, is an American ultra-low-cost airline based in Houston that launched in 2021, the first new mainline US carrier in nearly 15 years.
Avianca
Avianca, formally Aerovías del Continente Americano, is the flag carrier of Colombia, headquartered in Bogotá and one of the oldest airlines still operating, founded as SCADTA in 1919.
Avianca Brasil
Avianca Brasil, officially Oceanair Linhas Aéreas, was a Brazilian airline based in São Paulo that grew into the country's fourth-largest carrier before collapsing in 2019.
Azerbaijan Airlines
Azerbaijan Airlines, also known as AZAL or Azərbaycan Hava Yolları, is the flag carrier of Azerbaijan, founded in 1992 and flying from Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku.
Azul Brazilian Airlines
Azul (Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras) is a Brazilian low-cost airline founded in 2008 by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, serving more Brazilian cities than any other carrier.
Bamboo Airways
Bamboo Airways is a Vietnamese "hybrid" airline combining low-cost and full-service features, founded by FLC Group and launched in January 2019 before restructuring shrank its 30-aircraft fleet.
Bangkok Airways
Bangkok Airways (บริษัท บางกอกแอร์เวย์ จำกัด) is a Thai regional airline headquartered in Bangkok, operating from Suvarnabhumi Airport since 1986 and owning Samui, Sukhothai, and Trat airports.
Batik Air
Batik Air is an Indonesian full-service airline launched by the Lion Air Group at Jakarta in 2013, whose name also covers Batik Air Malaysia, the former Malindo Air.
BEA (airline)
British European Airways (BEA) was a British state-owned airline serving domestic and European routes from 1946 to 1974, when it merged with BOAC to form British Airways.
Bearskin Airlines
Bearskin Airlines, formally Bearskin Lake Air Service LP, is a regional airline based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, founded in 1963 at Bearskin Lake First Nation as a float-plane operation.
Belavia
Belavia Belarusian Airlines is the state-owned national flag carrier of Belarus, founded in 1996 and flying from its Minsk National Airport hub to Russia, Asia, and the Middle East.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্স)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্স) is the state-owned national flag carrier of Bangladesh, founded in 1972, based in Dhaka, and flying to 30 destinations with an all-Boeing main fleet.
Blue Air
Blue Air, also known as Blue Air Transport, was a Romanian low-cost airline based in Bucharest that operated from 2004 until it suspended flights in September 2022.
Boarding pass
A boarding pass, also called a boarding card, is the printed or electronic document an airline issues at check-in, authorizing access to security and the aircraft for a specific flight.
Braniff International Airways
Braniff International Airways, also known as Braniff Airways, was a major US airline founded by the Braniff brothers in Oklahoma City in 1928, serving Latin America before ceasing operations in 1982.
Breeze Airways
Breeze Airways is an American low-cost airline founded by JetBlue founder David Neeleman and based in Salt Lake City, which began flying in 2021, connecting smaller U.S. cities with nonstop routes other airlines do not serve.
Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is a Houston-based provider of helicopter and fixed-wing aviation services, formed by the 2020 merger of Bristow and Era, best known for offshore energy transport and search and rescue.
British Airways
British Airways is the United Kingdom's flag carrier airline, created in 1974 by merging BOAC and BEA, privatized in 1987, and since 2011 part of International Airlines Group.