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Frequentis
Frequentis is an Austrian technology company founded in Vienna in 1947 that develops communication and information systems for safety-critical control centers in air traffic management, public safety, and transport.
Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines is an American ultra low-cost carrier headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1994, it is the largest such carrier in the United States.
Frost Air
Frost Air is a Danish charter airline headquartered in Copenhagen with its operational base at Malmö Sturup Airport in Sweden, specializing in ad-hoc and event charter flights for sports teams.
FTAI Aviation
FTAI Aviation Ltd. is a Cayman Islands aircraft engine maintenance and leasing company focused on CFM56 and V2500 engines powering Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320ceo aircraft.
Fuel hedging
Fuel hedging is the practice of using financial instruments like swaps and options to lock in fuel prices in advance, used most prominently by airlines, for whom fuel is a leading operating cost.
Fuel surcharge
A fuel surcharge, also called a YQ or carrier-imposed surcharge, is an extra fee airlines add to fares and award tickets to recover fuel costs.
Functional Airspace Block
A functional airspace block (FAB) is a volume of European airspace defined by operational requirements rather than national borders, under the EU's Single European Sky initiative.
Future Air Navigation System
The Future Air Navigation System (FANS) is an ICAO-standardized family of data link applications that lets flight crews and air traffic controllers exchange clearances by text.
Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia, historically Garuda Indonesian Airways, is Indonesia's state-owned flag carrier, headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. Its first flight was on 28 December 1949.
GE Capital Aviation Services
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) was General Electric's commercial aircraft leasing and financing business, one of the world's largest airline lessors before its 2021 sale to AerCap.
Germanwings
Germanwings GmbH was a German low-cost airline wholly owned by Lufthansa and based at Cologne/Bonn Airport, flying across Europe from 2002 until its operations were discontinued in 2020.
Global distribution system
A global distribution system, also called a computerized reservation system, is a network that lets travel agencies book flights instantly, dominated by Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport since Sabre's 1960 debut.
Go First
Go First, which flew as GoAir from 2005, was a Wadia Group Indian budget airline that filed for insolvency in 2023 after Pratt & Whitney engine groundings.
GOL Airlines
GOL Airlines (GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes) is a Brazilian low-cost airline founded in 2000 that pioneered the low-cost model in Brazil with an all-Boeing 737 fleet.
Google Flights
Google Flights is an online flight search and price-comparison service operated by Google, launched in 2011 and built on ITA Software, acquired for $700 million in 2010.
Gulf Air (طيران الخليج)
Gulf Air (طيران الخليج) is the national carrier of Bahrain, founded in 1950 as Gulf Aviation Company, owned by Bahrain since 2007, and based at Bahrain International Airport.
Hainan Airlines (海南航空)
Hainan Airlines (海南航空), also known as Haihang, is a Chinese airline headquartered in Haikou, Hainan, founded in 1993 as China's first joint-stock air transport company.
Haj subsidy
The Haj subsidy was a Government of India program that offset part of the air travel cost of Muslim pilgrims flying to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, abolished in 2018.
Hand luggage
Hand luggage, also called cabin baggage or carry-on baggage, is baggage passengers carry into the aircraft cabin and keep under their own control during the flight.
Harbour Air
Harbour Air, also known as Harbour Air Seaplanes, is a Canadian seaplane airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, founded in 1982, carrying roughly 500,000 passengers a year.
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines, also known as Hawaiian Air, is a Hawaii-based airline founded in 1929 as Inter-Island Airways and acquired by Alaska Air Group in 2024 for $1 billion.
HelloJets
HelloJets is a Romanian ACMI and charter airline based in Bucharest, founded in 2021, that supplies wet-leased aircraft and crews to other airlines and operates charter flights for tour operators.
HK Express
HK Express, also known as Hong Kong Express Airways, is a Hong Kong low-cost airline serving over 30 Asian cities from its hub at Hong Kong International Airport.
HNA Aviation
HNA Aviation (海航航空集团) is the aviation group of China's HNA Group, centered on Hainan Airlines, headquartered in Haikou and reorganized under Liaoning Fangda Group in 2022.
Hong Kong Airlines (香港航空有限公司)
Hong Kong Airlines, formerly CR Airways, is a full-service airline based in Hong Kong, established in 2006, with an all-Airbus fleet flying to close to 30 Asia-Pacific cities.
Hooters Air
Hooters Air, also known as Hooters Airlines, was a short-lived American airline founded in 2003 by Hooters chairman Robert Brooks, known for having two Hooters waitresses on every flight.
Horizon Air
Horizon Air, or Horizon Air Industries, is a regional airline in the western United States, founded in Seattle in 1981 and owned by Alaska Air Group since 1986.
IATA Clearing House
The IATA Clearing House (ICH) is a multilateral netting and settlement system operated by IATA since 1947, through which airlines and travel partners offset and settle mutual billings, processing USD 66 billion in 2025.
IATA delay codes
IATA delay codes are standardized two-character codes defined in IATA's Airport Handling Manual that airlines and ground handlers assign to flight departures to record delay causes.
Iberia (airline)
Iberia, formally Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, is the flag carrier of Spain, founded in 1927 and based at Madrid-Barajas, part of International Airlines Group since 2011.