List of government-owned airlines

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The following is a list of government-owned airlines. The practice of government ownership of airlines, particularly flag carrier airlines, occurs in many countries. The following is a list of both airlines currently owned by a government, and former government-owned airlines.

Current government-owned airlines

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! Airline !! Country !! class=unsortable width=350|Stake

Aeroflot{{Flagicon|Russia}} Russian Federation{{As of|2025|July|post=:}} 73.8%{{Cite web |url=https://ir.aeroflot.com/securities/shareholder-capital-structure/ |title=Shareholder Capital Structure |website=ir.aeroflot.com |access-date=9 March 2020}}
Aerogaviota{{Flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba100%{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
Aerolíneas Argentinas{{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina{{As of|December 2014|post=:}} 100%{{Cite news |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/air-new-zealand-to-launch-buenos-aires-with-aerolineas-argentinas-codeshare--asiapac-connections-201852 |title=Air New Zealand to launch Buenos Aires with Aerolineas Argentinas codeshare & AsiaPac connections |date=18 December 2014 |work=CAPA Centre for Aviation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218104402/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/air-new-zealand-to-launch-buenos-aires-with-aerolineas-argentinas-codeshare--asiapac-connections-201852 |archive-date=18 December 2014}}
Afriqiyah Airways{{Flagicon|Libya}} Libya100%{{Cite web |url=https://www.afriqiyah.aero/en/company/about.html |title=About Afriqiyah Airways |website=afriqiyah.aero |access-date=12 March 2020}}
Air Algérie{{Flagicon|Algeria}} Algeria{{As of|December 2013|post=:}} 100%{{Cite news |url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=63171 |title=Air Algerie to spend $762 million upgrading its fleet |date=14 December 2013 |work=The Middle East |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625231352/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=63171 |archive-date=25 June 2014}}
Air Astana{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kazakhstan51%
Air Botswana{{Flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana100%{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
Air Calédonie{{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia (France)52.45%{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
Air Cambodia{{Flagicon|Cambodia}} Cambodia

|51%

Air Canada{{Flagicon|Canada}} Canada6.4%
Air China{{Flagicon|China}} China53.46%{{Cite web|url=https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2016/0420/ltn201604201042.pdf|title=2015 Annual Report|website=Air China Limited|access-date=21 March 2020}}
Air Côte d'Ivoire{{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Ivory Coast{{As of|April 2017|post=:}} 58%{{cite web |url=http://www.africaguinee.com/articles/2017/04/27/guinee-air-cote-d-ivoire-inaugure-son-nouveau-siege-conakry|title=Guinée : Air Côte-D'Ivoire inaugure son nouveau siège à Conakry! (Guinea: Air Côte-D'Ivoire inaugurates its new base in Conakry!)|publisher= Africaguinee.com|language=fr-FR|date=27 April 2017|access-date=5 November 2017}}
Air Djibouti{{Flagicon|Djibouti}} Djibouti

| Djibouti Government minor shareholder{{Cite web|date=5 February 2011|title=gulfnews : UAE investor helps launch Djibouti national carrier|url=http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uae-investor-helps-launch-djibouti-national-carrier-1.754560|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205134802/http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uae-investor-helps-launch-djibouti-national-carrier-1.754560|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}

Air France{{Flagicon|France}} France

| 28.6% (through the Air France–KLM holding company). Dutch state has a 9.3% stake{{cite web |date=14 June 2022 |title=Air France-KLM announces the success of its €2.256 billion rights issue |url=https://www.airfranceklm.com/en/finance/air-france-klm-capital/shareholding-structure |access-date=1 July 2022 |publisher=AirFranceKLM Group}}

Air Greenland (Greenlandair){{Flagicon|Greenland}} Greenland

| 100%{{cite web|title=Air Greenlands management and board|url=https://airgreenland.com/about-us/management-and-board/|access-date = 2023-12-25| publisher=Air Greenland}}

Air Kiribati{{Flagicon|Kiribati}} Kiribati

| 100%{{Cite web|title=Air Kiribati Airline Profile |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/air-kiribati-ik|access-date=3 June 2020|website=centreforaviation.com}}

Air Koryo{{Flagicon|North Korea}} North Korea

| 100%

Air Macau{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau

|66.9% Air China (majority shareholder - Chinese government)
5% (minority shareholder - government of Macau)"Directory: World Airlines", Flight International 10 April 2007, p. 46.

Air Madagascar{{Flagicon|Madagascar}} Madagascar

|

Air Mauritius{{Flagicon|Mauritius}} Mauritius

|

Air New Zealand{{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand{{As of|March 2020|post=:}} 52%{{Cite web |url=https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/investor-centre-frequently-asked-questions |title=Frequently Asked Questions - Investor centre |website=airnewzealand.co.nz |access-date=11 March 2020}}https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/investor-centre-frequently-asked-questions
Air Niugini{{Flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea

| 60%

Air Serbia{{Flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia

|100%{{Cite web |last=Dragojlo |first=Sasa |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Etihad to Quit Air Serbia Co-Ownership, State to Take Full Control |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2023/11/14/etihad-to-quit-air-serbia-co-ownership-state-to-take-full-control/ |website=BalkanInsight}}

Air Seychelles{{Flagicon|Seychelles}} Seychelles

|100%

Air Tanzania{{Flagicon|Tanzania}} Tanzania

|100%

Air Zimbabwe{{Flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Zimbabwe

|100%{{Cite web|title=Simple ownership change to forgive USD150m of debt is not enough to place Air Zimbabwe back on track|url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/simple-ownership-change-to-forgive-usd150m-of-debt-is-not-enough-to-place-air-zimbabwe-back-on-track-69847|access-date=3 June 2020|website=CAPA - Centre for Aviation|language=en}}

AirBaltic{{Flagicon|Latvia}} Latvia

| 80%

Aircalin{{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia

|100%

Alliance Air (India)

|{{Flagicon|India}} India

|100%

Ariana Afghan Airlines{{Flagicon|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan}} Afghanistan

| 100%

Arkaim{{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia

|

Aurigny{{Flagicon|Guernsey}} Guernsey

|100%

Azerbaijan Airlines{{Flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan

| 100%

Bahamasair{{Flagicon|Bahamas}} Bahamas

| 100%

Belavia{{Flagicon|Belarus}} Belarus

| 100%

Biman Bangladesh Airlines{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh

|At least 51%

Boliviana de Aviación{{Flagicon|Bolivia}} Bolivia

|100%

Caribbean Airlines{{Flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Trinidad and Tobago

| 100%

Cathay Pacific{{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong

|6%

Cayman Airways{{Flagicon|Cayman Islands}} Cayman Islands

| 100%

CEIBA Intercontinental

|{{Flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Equatorial Guinea

|{{Cite news |date=2023-01-18 |title=Ruslan Obiang Nsue: Equatorial Guinea president's son arrested over plane's sale |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64316265 |access-date=2025-02-08 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-17 |title=Son of Equatorial Guinea's ruler held for graft: state TV |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/business-and-tech/20230117-son-of-equatorial-guinea-s-ruler-held-for-graft-state-tv |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=RFI |language=en}}

China Airlines{{Flagicon|ROC}} Republic of China

| 31.05% China Aviation Development Foundation (CADF)
8.64% National Development Fund (NDF){{Cite web|title=Consolidated Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and Independent Auditors' Review Report|url=https://www.china-airlines.com/us/en/Images/combine_2022-Q2-en_tcm162-49479.pdf|access-date=23 February 2024|website=china-airlines.com}}

Conviasa{{Flagicon|Venezuela}} Venezuela

| 100%

Croatia Airlines{{Flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia

| 100%

Cubana de Aviación{{Flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba

| 100%

Druk Air{{Flagicon|Bhutan}} Bhutan

| 100%

Dubai Royal Air Wing{{Flagicon|Dubai}} Government of Dubai (UAE)

| 100%

EgyptAir{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt

| 100%

Emirates{{Flagicon|Dubai}} Government of Dubai (UAE)

| 100%

Eritrean Airlines{{Flagicon|Eritrea}} Eritrea

| 80% Eritrean government
20% Ethiopia Airlines (Ethiopian government)

Ethiopian Airlines{{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} Ethiopia

| 100%

Etihad Airways{{Flagicon|Abu Dhabi}} Government of Abu Dhabi (UAE)

| 100%

Fiji Airways{{Flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji

| 52%

Finnair{{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland

|55.8%

Flydubai{{Flagicon|Dubai}} Government of Dubai (UAE)

| 100%

Garuda Indonesia{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia

| 60.54%

Gulf Air{{Flagicon|Bahrain}} Bahrain
Heli Air Monaco{{Flagicon|Monaco}} Monaco

| 100%{{Cite web |url=https://www.heliairmonaco.com/en/about/the-company.html,30 |title=Héli Air Monaco |website=heliairmonaco.com |access-date=11 March 2020}}https://www.heliairmonaco.com/en/about/the-company.html,30

Iran Air{{Flagicon|Iran}} Iran

|60%

Iraqi Airways{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Iraq

|100%

ITA Airways{{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy

| 100%{{Cite web|title=About us|url=https://www.itaspa.com/en_it/fly-ita/ita-world/about-us.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020191449/https://www.itaspa.com/en_it/fly-ita/ita-world/about-us.html|archive-date=2021-10-20|access-date=2021-11-26|website=itaspa.com|publisher=ITA Airways}}

KM Malta Airlines{{Flagicon|Malta}} Malta

| 100%

KLM{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands

| 9.3% (through the Air France–KLM holding company).
French state has a 28.6% stake{{cite web |date=14 June 2022 |title=Air France-KLM announces the success of its €2.256 billion rights issue |url=https://www.airfranceklm.com/en/finance/air-france-klm-capital/shareholding-structure |access-date=1 July 2022 |publisher=AirFranceKLM Group}}

Kuwait Airways{{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Kuwait

| 100%

LADE{{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina

| 100%

LAM Mozambique Airlines{{Flagicon|Mozambique}} Mozambique

| 100%

Lao Airlines{{Flagicon|Laos}} Laos

| 100%

Libyan Airlines{{Flagicon|Libya}} Libya

| 100%

LOT Polish Airlines{{Flagicon|Poland}} Poland

| 100%{{Cite web|title=Ownership structure|url=https://corporate.lot.com/pl/en/ownership-structure|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126163443/https://corporate.lot.com/pl/en/ownership-structure|archive-date=2021-11-26|access-date=2021-11-26|website=corporate.lot.com|publisher=LOT Polish Airlines}}

Malaysia Airlines{{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia

| 100%{{Cite web|title=Malaysia Airlines Berhad Airline Group Profile|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airline-groups/malaysia-airlines-berhad|access-date=2021-11-26|website=centreforaviation.com}}

Mandarin Airlines{{Flagicon|ROC}} Taiwan

| Fully owned subsidiary of Taiwan's China Airlines

Mexicana de Aviación{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico
MIAT Mongolian Airlines{{Flagicon|Mongolia}} Mongolia

|

Middle East Airlines{{Flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon

| 100%

Myanmar National Airlines{{Flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar

| 100%

Myanmar Airways International{{Flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar
Nauru Airlines{{Flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru
Nepal Airlines{{Flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal
Nordica{{Flagicon|Estonia}} Estonia
Oman Air{{Flagicon|Oman}} Oman
Pakistan International Airlines{{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan
Philippine Airlines{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
Qatar Airways{{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar
Qatar Amiri Flight{{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar
Qatar Executive{{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar
RAM Cargo{{Flagicon|Morocco}} Morocco
Régie Malagache{{Flagicon|Madagascar}} Madagascar
Riyadh Air{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia100%{{Cite news |date=2023-03-14 |title=Saudi Arabia launches new national airline |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/saudi-arabia-launches-new-national-airline-2023-03-12/ |access-date=2023-11-14}}
Rossiya{{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia
Royal Air Maroc{{Flagicon|Morocco}} Morocco
Royal Brunei Airlines{{Flagicon|Brunei}} Brunei
Royal Jordanian{{Flagicon|Jordan}} Jordan
RwandAir{{Flagicon|Rwanda}} Rwanda
Satena{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia
Saudia{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia
Singapore Airlines{{Flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore

|55.53%{{Cite web|title=ANNUAL REPORT FY2018/19|url=https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/Investor-Relations/Annual-Report/annualreport1819.pdf|website=Singapore Airlines|page=213|access-date=27 May 2020}}

Solomon Airlines{{Flagicon|Solomon Islands}} Solomon Islands

|100%{{Cite web|title=Solomon Airlines Limited Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2015|url=https://www.oag.gov.sb/documents/audits/financial-audits/government-agencies-financial/state-owned-enterprises/solomon-airlines/129-2015-solomon-airlines-financial-statement-opinion/file.html|website=Office of the Auditor General|page=36|access-date=27 May 2020}}

SriLankan Airlines{{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka

|99.11%{{Cite web|title=Annual Report 2018/19|url=https://www.srilankan.com/pdf/annual-report/SriLankan_Airlines_Annual_Report_2018-19_English.pdf|website=SriLankan Airlines|page=47|access-date=27 May 2020}}

Sudan Airways{{Flagicon|Sudan}} Sudan

| 79.00%{{Cite news|date=16 December 2011|title="Sanctions are hell": Sudan Airways struggles to survive|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-sudan-airline-idUSLNE7BF01O20111216|access-date=20 May 2020}}

Surinam Airways{{Flagicon|Suriname}} Suriname

| 100%{{Cite web|title=Surinam Airways: "Our continuity is not in danger!"|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/surinam-airways/continuity-surinam-airways-is-not-in-danger/|last=Driessche|first=Maarten Van Den|date=24 May 2018|website=Aviation24.be|language=en-GB|access-date=20 May 2020}}

Syrian Air{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} Syria

|100%

TAAG Angola Airlines{{Flagicon|Angola}} Angola

| 90.00%{{Cite web|title=Reports: Qatar Airways To Purchase Stake in TAAG Angola Airlines|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/09/11/qatar-airways-would-buy-a-stake-in-taag-angola-airlines-sources-claim/|last=Machado|first=João|date=11 September 2019|website=AirlineGeeks.com|language=en|access-date=20 May 2020}}

TAP Portugal{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal

| 97.75% (91.8% directly owned by the government and the remaining 8.2% owned by the TAP Group, where the government has a total share of 72.5%){{Cite web|title=The TAP Group – Institutional|url=http://www.tapairportugal.com/en/about-us/tap-group|access-date=3 September 2021|website=TAP Air Portugal|language=en}}

TAROM{{Flagicon|Romania}} Romania

| 97.22%{{Cite web|title=Public interest information |url=https://www.tarom.ro/en/about-us/public-interest-information|website=tarom.ro|access-date=20 May 2020}}

Thai Airways International{{Flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand

| 51.00%{{Cite web|title=Thai: Thai Airway International Public Company Limited|url=https://www.set.or.th/set/companyhighlight.do?symbol=THAI&ssoPageId=5&language=en&country=US|website=set.or.th|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210101724/https://www.set.or.th/set/companyhighlight.do?symbol=THAI&ssoPageId=5&language=en&country=US|archive-date=10 February 2020|access-date=20 May 2020}}

Tunisair{{Flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia

|{{Cite web|title=Tunisair Airline Profile |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/tunisair-tu|website=centreforaviation.com|access-date=10 May 2020}}{{Cite web|title=UPDATE 1-Tunisair to lose $24.6 million this month, CEO says|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/reuters-america-update-1-tunisair-to-lose-24-point-6-million-this-month-ceo-says.html|date=16 March 2020|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=10 May 2020}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Turkmenistan Airlines{{Flagicon|Turkmenistan}} Turkmenistan

|

Uganda Airlines{{Flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda

| 100%{{Cite web|title=First Plane For Revived Uganda Airlines Arrives March 2019|url=https://africanleadership.co.uk/first-plane-for-revived-uganda-airlines-arrives-march-2019/|date=20 February 2019|website=African Leadership Magazine|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328210249/https://africanleadership.co.uk/first-plane-for-revived-uganda-airlines-arrives-march-2019/|archive-date=28 March 2019|access-date=10 May 2020}}

Uzbekistan Airways{{Flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan

|

Vietnam Airlines{{Flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam

|86.10%{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Vietnam-Airlines-plans-new-listing-as-Hanoi-reduces-stake|title=Vietnam Airlines plans new listing as Hanoi reduces stake|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB|access-date=8 April 2020}}

Yemenia{{Flagicon|Yemen}} Yemen

| 51.00%{{Cite web|url=http://yemenia.com/|title=Yemenia - Yemen Airways|website=Yemenia - Yemen Airways|access-date=8 April 2020}}

List of former government-owned airlines

This is a list of airlines which were formerly government owned. They have since been privatized or have ceased operations.

{{Incomplete list|date=March 2020}}

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!width=170|Airline

!Country

!End of
government
ownership

!Fate

Adria Airways

|{{Flagicon|Slovenia}} Slovenia

|2019

|Bankrupt

Aer Lingus

|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland

|2015

|Ryanair & Government held shares sold to IAG

Albanian Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Albania}} Albania

|1995

|

Austrian Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria

|2009

|

Armenian Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Armenia}} Armenia

|2003

|

Aero Caribbean

|{{Flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba

|2015

|Merged into Cubana{{Cite web|url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/aerocaribbean-aero-caribbean/|title=AeroCaribbean (Aero Caribbean) history from Americas, Cuba|website=Airline History|language=en-GB|access-date=28 March 2020}}

Aeroflot-Cargo

|{{Flagicon|Russia}} Russian Federation

|2010

|Merged with Aeroflot

Aeroméxico

|{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico

|2007

|Privatized

Aerotaxi

|{{Flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba

|2009

|Ceased operations

Air Bissau

|{{Flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} Guinea-Bissau

|1998

|Liquidated{{Cite web|url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Air+Bissau&where=101853&luck=|title=Air Bissau|website=aerotransport.org|access-date=26 March 2020}}

Air Burundi

|{{Flagicon|Burundi}} Burundi

|2009

|Ceased operations{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/air-burundi-pbu|title=Air Burundi Airline Profile |website=centreforaviation.com|access-date=5 April 2020}}

Air Gabon

|{{Flagicon|Gabon}} Gabon

|2006

|Bankrupt

Air Guinée

|{{Flagicon|Guinea}} Guinea

|1992

|Privatized 1992, dissolved 2002

Air India

|{{Flagicon|India}} India

|2021

|Privatized

Air Ivoire

|{{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Ivory Coast

|2011

|Ceased operations

Air Jamaica

|{{Flagicon|Jamaica}} Jamaica

|2011

|Sold to Caribbean Airlines 2011, ceased operations 2015

Air Liberia

|{{Flagicon|Liberia}} Liberia

|1990

|Ceased trading

Air Malawi

|{{Flagicon|Malawi}} Malawi

|2013

|Voluntary liquidation

Air Mali (1960-89)

|{{Flagicon|Mali}} Mali

|1989

|Shut down{{Cite book|title=JP airline-fleets international, Edition 89/90|publisher=Bucher|year=1989}}

Air Niger

|{{Flagicon|Niger}} Niger

|1993

|Ceased operations{{Cite book|last=Guttery, Ben R.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39143011|title=Encyclopedia of African airlines|date=1998|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0-7864-0495-7|location=Jefferson, N.C.|pages=137|oclc=39143011}}

Air Rwanda

|{{Flagicon|Rwanda}} Rwanda

|2002

|Taken over by and rebranded to RwandAir

Air Sénégal International

|{{Flagicon|Senegal}} Senegal

|2009

|Operations suspended{{Cite news|date=24 April 2009|title=Air Senegal shuts down operations in RAM row|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/senegal-airmaroc-idINLO96507620090424|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106121007/http://in.reuters.com/article/senegal-airmaroc-idINLO96507620090424|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 January 2016|access-date=3 June 2020}}

Air Vanuatu

|{{Flagicon|Vanuatu}} Vanuatu

|2024

|Ceased trading[https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/05/exclusive-qantas-pounces-on-vanuatu-as-its-flag-carrier-flounders/ Qantas pounces on Vanuatu as its flag carrier flounders] Australian Aviation 23 May 2024

Air Zaïre

|{{Flagicon|Zaire}} Zaire

|1995

|Bankrupt{{Cite web|last=1995-09-20T00:00:00+01:00|title=Zaire offers Sabena stake in new airline|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/zaire-offers-sabena-stake-in-new-airline/14535.article|access-date=3 June 2020|website=Flight Global|language=en}}

Alitalia

|{{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy

|2021

|Bankrupt and rebranded to ITA Airways{{Cite news|last=Landini|first=Francesca|date=2021-10-15|title=ITA takes off, ending Alitalia's turbulent life|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/alitalia-dies-after-75-turbulent-years-hands-over-ita-2021-10-14/|access-date=2021-11-26}}

Berkut Air

|{{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kazakhstan

|2011

|Rebranded

British Airways

|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom

|1987

|Privatised{{Cite web|title= British Airways was Privatized in the year 1987|url=https://www.britishairways.com/en-de/information/about-ba/history-and-heritage/explore-our-past/1980-1989#1987|publisher=British Airways}}

Cabo Verde Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Cabo Verde}} Cabo Verde

|2019

|Privatized{{Cite web|title=Cabo Verde Airlines has another 44 shareholders – Macauhub|url=https://macauhub.com.mo/2020/02/24/pt-cabo-verde-airlines-tem-mais-44-accionistas/|language=en-US|access-date=20 May 2020}}

Cameroon Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon

|2008

|Ceased operations

Cyprus Airways (1947–2015)

|{{Flagicon|Cyprus}} Cyprus

|2015

|Bankruptcy

Czech Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic

|2024

|Shut down

Donavia

|{{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia

|2016

|Merged with Rossiya Airlines

Ecuato Guineana

|{{Flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Equatorial Guinea

|~ 2007

|Unknown

Eurocypria Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Cyprus}} Cyprus

|2010

|Bankruptcy{{Cite web|date=7 August 2011|title=Eurocypria bombshell - Cyprus Mail|url=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/aviation/eurocypria-bombshell/20101104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807025457/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/aviation/eurocypria-bombshell/20101104|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2011|access-date=3 June 2020}}

Gambia International Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Gambia}} Gambia

|2007

|Shut down

Ghana Airways

|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana

|2004

|Ceased operations

Guine Bissau Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Guinea Bissau}} Guinea Bissau

|2003

|

Iberia (airline)

|{{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain

|2001

|Privatized

Indian Airlines

|{{Flagicon|India}} India

|2011

|Ceased operations

Japan Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Japan}} Japan

|1987

|Privatized{{Cite web|title=History|url=http://www.jal.com/en/outline/history.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021125408/http://www.jal.com/en/outline/history.html|archive-date=2021-10-21|access-date=2021-11-26|website=jal.com|publisher=Japan Airlines}}

LAN Chile

|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile

|1994

|Privatized

Lina Congo

|{{Flagicon|Republic of Congo}} Republic of Congo

|2002

|Dissolved

Lufthansa

|{{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany

|1994

|Privatized{{Cite news|last=Blüthmann|first=Heinz|url=https://www.zeit.de/1994/20/neue-freiheit|title=Der Weg zur Privatisierung der Lufthansa ist offen: Neue Freiheit|date=13 May 1994|work=Die Zeit|access-date=26 March 2020|language=de-DE|issn=0044-2070}}

Merpati Nusantara Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia

|2014

|Ceased operations

Norfolk Air

|{{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}}/{{Flagicon|Australia}} Norfolk Island, Australia

|2011

|Ceased operations{{Cite web|url=http://www.norfolkair.com/NorfolkAirAnnouncement.pdf|title=Norfolk Air Announcement|website=Norfolk Air|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210004745/http://www.norfolkair.com/NorfolkAirAnnouncement.pdf|archive-date=10 February 2012|access-date=26 March 2020}}

NorOntair

|{{Flagicon|Ontario}}/{{Flagicon|Canada}} Ontario, Canada

|1996

|Ceased operations"NorOntair to cease flying 29 March". The Globe and Mail, 16 January 1996.

Olympic Airlines

|{{flagicon|Greece}} Greece

|2009

|Shut down

Qantas

|{{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia

|1992

|Privatized{{Cite web|url=https://www.qantas.com/au/en/about-us/our-company/our-history.html|title=Our History - Qantas|access-date=31 March 2020}}

Royal Swazi National Airways

|{{Flagicon|Eswatini}} Eswatini

|1999

|Ceased operations

Sierra National Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Sierra Leone}} Sierra Leone

|2004

|Ceased operations{{Cite web|title=Sierra National Airlines Airline Profile |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/sierra-national-airlines-sla|website=centreforaviation.com|access-date=27 May 2020}}

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)

|{{Flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark
{{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden
{{Flagicon|Norway}} Norway

|2001

|Since 2001, +50% stocks are publicly traded. The Norwegian government confirmed it sold its stake in 2018.{{Cite news|date=27 June 2018 |title=Norway sells remaining stake in SAS airline |language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-sas-norway-sale/norway-sells-remaining-stake-in-sas-airline-idUKKBN1JN0VT}}
In 2024, the Norwegian government once again received a stake, when SAS used stocks to repay part of a 2020 loan.
Government stakes remain:

14.24% (Danish government){{Cite web |title=Shareholders |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/en/shareholders/ |access-date=28 January 2020 |website=SAS |language=en-US}}
2.1% (Norwegian government){{cite news|title=SAS vil gi smuler til den norske stat. Norge må bli aksjonær.|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/5EnlmE/sas-vil-gi-smuler-til-den-norske-stat-norge-maa-bli-aksjonaer|newspaper=Aftenposten|language=no|date=11 June 2024|access-date=11 June 2024|last1=Valderhaug|first1=Roar}}
14.82% (Swedish government)

South Africa Express

|{{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa

|2020

|Liquidated{{Cite news|date=28 April 2020|title=South African state airline SA Express faces liquidation|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-saexpress-idUSKCN22A31Y|access-date=27 May 2020}}

South African Airways

|{{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa

|2022

|Privatized{{cn|date=June 2024}}

Kenya Airways

|{{Flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya

|1996

|Government owns minority stake (48.9%){{Cite journal |last=Oyieke |first=Samuel |date=2002 |title=Kenya Airways: A case study of privatization |journal=Working Papers |url=https://ideas.repec.org/p/aer/wpaper/119.html |language=en}}

TAME

|{{Flagicon|Ecuador}} Ecuador

|2020

|Liquidated{{Cite web|title=Covid-19-hit Ecuador to recall ambassadors, including to Malaysia |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/05/593956/covid-19-hit-ecuador-recall-ambassadors-including-malaysia|date=19 May 2020|website=New Straits Times |language=en|access-date=20 May 2020}}

TANS Perú

|{{Flagicon|Peru}} Peru

|2006

|Shut down{{Cite web|title=Pictures: Scathing Peruvian inquiry berates TANS Boeing 737 crash crew, government announces airline closure|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pictures-scathing-peruvian-inquiry-berates-tans-boeing-737-crash-crew-government-announces-airline-closure/68792.article|date=31 July 2006|website=Flight Global|language=en|access-date=20 May 2020}}

Toumaï Air Tchad

|{{Flagicon|Chad}} Chad

|2012

|Ceased operations{{Cite web|title=Toumai Air Tchad Airline Profile |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/toumai-air-tchad-9d|website=centreforaviation.com|access-date=20 May 2020}}

Turkish Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey

|2006

|Privatized{{Cite web|title=Turkish Airlines_Explore İstanbul |website=icvb.org.tr|url=http://icvb.org.tr/e-i-turkish-airlines/|access-date=10 May 2020}}

Uganda Airlines (1976-2001)

|{{Flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda

|2001

|Liquidated{{Cite web|title=Increasing tourism, economic growth and oil make Uganda an attractive destination|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/increasing-tourism-economic-growth-and-oil-make-uganda-an-attractive-destination-63893|date=2 December 2011|website=CAPA|access-date=10 May 2020}}

Ukraine International Airlines{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine

|2011

|Privatized

Ukrainian Cargo Airways

|{{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine

|2009

|Shut down{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/ukrainian-cargo-airways-6o|title=Ukrainian Cargo Airways Airline Profile |website=centreforaviation.com|access-date=8 April 2020}}

Varig

|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil

|1999

|

Royal Tongan Airlines

|{{Flagicon|Tonga}} Tonga

| 2004

|

Zambia Airways

|{{Flagicon|Zambia}} Zambia

|1994

|Ceased operations{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/94-at-a-glance-16774/|title=94 at a glance|date=5 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205182011/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/94-at-a-glance-16774/|access-date=8 April 2020|archive-date=5 December 2018}}

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