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Air army (Soviet Union)
An air army was a large numbered aviation formation of the Soviet Air Forces, typically several divisions and regiments operating hundreds to thousands of aircraft, created in 1942.
Air assault
An air assault, also known as vertical envelopment, is a military operation using helicopters to move assault forces against the enemy or to seize and hold key terrain.
Air Astana (Эйр Астана)
Air Astana (Эйр Астана) is the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, founded in 2001 as a joint venture between the government and BAE Systems, based in Almaty.
Air attacks on shipping in World War II
Air attacks on shipping in World War II were a major cause of losses: aircraft sank 741 of 1,702 Axis vessels in the Mediterranean, 44 percent of tonnage.
Air Berlin
Air Berlin was a German airline headquartered in Berlin that grew from a 1979 charter operation into Germany's second-largest carrier after Lufthansa, filing for insolvency in 2017 and selling its assets to Lufthansa and easyJet.
Air Busan Flight 391
Air Busan Flight 391 was a flight from Busan to Hong Kong destroyed by a fire, traced to a lithium-ion power bank, at Gimhae Airport on 28 January 2025.
Air Cambodia
Air Cambodia, formerly Cambodia Angkor Air, is the national flag carrier of Cambodia, rebranded from Cambodia Angkor Air on 1 January 2025 and rated three stars by Skytrax.
Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline and flag carrier, headquartered in Montreal. Founded as Trans-Canada Air Lines in 1937, it is a founding Star Alliance member.
Air Canada Express
Air Canada Express is the brand under which regional airlines fly shorter routes for Air Canada, launched in 2011 and primarily operated by Jazz Aviation.
Air Canada Express Flight 8646
Air Canada Express Flight 8646 was a regional flight from Montréal to New York's LaGuardia Airport that struck a fire truck on landing on March 22, 2026, killing both pilots.
Air Canada Flight 759
Air Canada Flight 759 was a 2017 near-disaster in which an Airbus A320 lining up to land at San Francisco instead aimed at a taxiway crowded with four waiting airplanes.
Air Canada Rouge
Air Canada Rouge is the leisure airline subsidiary of Air Canada, flying vacation and sun-destination routes on a lower cost structure since July 1, 2013.
Air Carrier Access Act
The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) is a United States federal law, passed in 1986, that prohibits disability discrimination in air travel by US and foreign carriers.
Air China
Air China, also known as Zhongguo Guoji Hangkong or Guo Hang, is China's national flag carrier, a Beijing-headquartered airline established in 1988, a Star Alliance member, and the only Chinese airline flying the national flag.
Air combat manoeuvring
Air combat maneuvering (ACM), also known as aerial combat maneuvers, is the practice of maneuvering fighter aircraft to gain a positional advantage from which a weapon can be used.
Air Commerce Act of 1926
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 is a United States federal law regulating civil aviation, signed by President Coolidge on May 20, 1926, at industry leaders' urging.
Air control
Air control, also called air policing, was the British interwar doctrine of pacifying colonial territories from the air, first shown in Somaliland in 1920 and applied in Iraq from 1922.
Air Europa
Air Europa, also known as Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, is a Spanish airline based at Madrid–Barajas that flies to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States.
Air Florida Flight 90
Air Florida Flight 90 was a Boeing 737 that crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and Potomac River shortly after takeoff in Washington, DC, on January 13, 1982.
Air Force One
Air Force One is the call sign for any US Air Force aircraft carrying the president; in common usage it means the two Boeing 747-200B aircraft, designated VC-25A, based at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
Air Force One (film)
Air Force One is a 1997 Wolfgang Petersen political action thriller starring Harrison Ford as President James Marshall, with Gary Oldman and Glenn Close; hijacked-plane plot, $315 million worldwide, two Oscar nominations.
Air Force Safety Center
The Air Force Safety Center, formerly the Air Force Safety Agency, is the US Air Force agency for mishap prevention, headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
Air Force Specialty Code
An Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) is the alphanumeric code the United States Air Force uses to identify jobs, combining a career field and skill level.
Air Force Two
Air Force Two is the call sign for any US Air Force aircraft carrying the Vice President, typically a Boeing C-32A based at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
Air France
Air France is the flag carrier of France, an airline founded in 1933 through a merger of five French airlines and headquartered at Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
Air France accidents and incidents
The recorded Air France accidents and incidents include the 2009 crash of Flight AF 447 into the Atlantic, killing 228 people, and the 2000 Concorde crash at Gonesse.
Air France Flight 358
Air France Flight 358, an Airbus A340 flying from Paris to Toronto, overran the runway in a thunderstorm on 2 August 2005 and burned; all 309 aboard survived.
Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447, registered F-GZCP, was a Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009, killing all 228 aboard.
Air France Flight 4590
Air France Flight 4590 was a Concorde charter that crashed after takeoff from Paris on July 25, 2000, killing all 109 aboard and 4 on the ground.
Air France Flight 8969
Air France Flight 8969 was an Airbus A300 hijacked by the Armed Islamic Group on 24 December 1994, stormed by French commandos at Marseille two days later.