List of government-owned airlines

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
AirlineCountryStake
Aeroflot Russian FederationAs of March 2020: 51%[1]
Aerogaviota Cuba100%
Aerolíneas Argentinas ArgentinaAs of December 2014: 100%[2]
Afriqiyah Airways Libya100%[3]
Air Algérie AlgeriaAs of December 2013: 100%[4]
Air Botswana Botswana100%
Air Calédonie New Caledonia (France)52.45%
Air China China53.46%[5]
Air Côte d'Ivoire Ivory CoastAs of April 2017: 58%[6]
Air Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti Government minor shareholder[7]
Air Greenland (Greenlandair) Greenland 100%[8]
Air India India100% (owned by government-owned enterprise Air India Limited)
Air Kiribati Kiribati 100%[9]
Air Koryo North Korea 100%
Air Macau Macau 66.9% Air China (majority shareholder - Chinese government)
5% (minority shareholder - government of Macau)[10]
Air Madagascar Madagascar
Air Malta Malta
Air Mauritius Mauritius
Air Namibia Namibia 100%[11]
Air New Zealand New ZealandAs of March 2020: 52%[12]
Air Niugini Papua New Guinea 60%[10]
Air Serbia Serbia 51%[13]
Air Seychelles Seychelles 60%
Air Tanzania Tanzania 100%
Air Vanuatu Vanuatu 100%
Air Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 100%[14]
AirBaltic Latvia 80%
Aircalin New Caledonia 100%
Alitalia Italy 100%
Ariana Afghan Airlines Afghanistan 100%
Arkaim Russia
Aurigny Guernsey 100%
Azerbaijan Airlines Azerbaijan 100%
Bahamasair Bahamas 100%
Belavia Belarus 100%
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Bangladesh At least 51%
Boliviana de Aviación Bolivia 100%
Cambodia Angkor Air Cambodia 51%
Caribbean Airlines Trinidad and Tobago 100%
Cayman Airways Cayman Islands 100%
China Airlines Republic of China (Taiwan)
Conviasa Venezuela 100%
Croatia Airlines Croatia 100%
Cubana de Aviación Cuba 100%
Druk Air Bhutan 100%
Dubai Royal Air Wing Government of Dubai (UAE) 100%
EgyptAir Egypt 100%
Emirates Government of Dubai (UAE) 100%
Eritrean Airlines Eritrea 80% Eritrean government
20% Ethiopia Airlines (Ethiopian government)
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia 100%
Etihad Airways Government of Abu Dhabi (UAE) 100%
Fiji Airways Fiji 52%
Finnair Finland 55.8%
Flydubai Government of Dubai (UAE) 100%
Garuda Indonesia Indonesia 60.51%
Heli Air Monaco Monaco 100%[15]
Iran Air Iran 60%
Iraqi Airways Iraq 100%
Kenya Airways Kenya 48.9%
Kuwait Airways Kuwait 100%
LADE Argentina 100%
LAM Mozambique Airlines Mozambique 100%
Lao Airlines Laos 100%
Libyan Airlines Libya 100%
LOT Polish Airlines Poland 99.82%
Malaysia Airlines Malaysia 100%
Mandarin Airlines Republic of China (Taiwan)
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Mongolia
Middle East Airlines Lebanon 100%
Myanmar National Airlines Myanmar 100%
Myanmar Airways International Myanmar
Nauru Airlines Nauru
Nepal Airlines Nepal
Nigeria Airways Nigeria
Oman Air Oman
Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan
Presidential Flight (formerly
Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight)[16]		 United Arab Emirates100%
Qatar Airways Qatar
Qatar Amiri Flight Qatar
Qatar Executive Qatar
RAM Cargo Morocco
Régie Malagache Madagascar
Rossiya Russia
Royal Air Lao Laos
Royal Air Maroc Morocco
Royal Brunei Airlines Brunei
Royal Jordanian Jordan
Royal Swazi National Airways Eswatini
Royal Tongan Airlines Tonga
RwandAir Rwanda
Satena Colombia
Saudia Saudi Arabia
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Denmark
Sweden		14.24 (Danish government)
14.82 (Swedish government)[17]
Singapore Airlines Singapore 55.53%[18]
Solomon Airlines Solomon Islands 100%[19]
South African Airways South Africa 100%[20]
SriLankan Airlines Sri Lanka 99.11%[21]
Sudan Airways Sudan 79.00%[22]
Surinam Airways Suriname 100%[23]
TAAG Angola Airlines Angola 90.00%[24]
TAP Portugal Portugal 50.00%[25]
TAROM Romania 97.22%[26]
Thai Airways International Thailand 51.00%[27]
Tunisair Tunisia [28][29]
Turkmenistan Airlines Turkmenistan
Uganda Airlines Uganda 100%[30]
Uzbekistan Airways Uzbekistan
Vietnam Airlines Vietnam 86.10%[31]
Yemenia Yemen 51.00%[32]

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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Airline Country End of government ownership Fate
Aero Caribbean Cuba 2015 Merged into Cubana[33]
Aeroflot-Cargo Russian Federation 2010 Merged with Aeroflot
Aeroméxico Mexico 2007 Privatized
Aerotaxi Cuba 2009 Ceased operations
Air Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1998 Liquidated[34]
Air Burundi Burundi 2009 Ceased operations[35]
Air Canada Canada 1989 Privatized[36]
Air France France 2004 Privatized[37] (refer to tab 5 2000–2010 in the given reference)
Air Gabon Gabon 2006 Bankrupt
Air Guinée Guinea 1992 Privatised 1992, dissolved 2002
Air Ivoire Côte-d'Ivoire 2011 Ceased operations
Air Jamaica Jamaica 2011 Sold to Caribbean Airlines 2011, ceased operations 2015
Air Liberia Liberia 1990 Ceased trading
Air Malawi Malawi 2013 Voluntary liquidation
Air Mali (1960-89) Mali 1989 Shut down[38]
Air Niger Niger 1993 Ceased operations[39]
Air Rwanda Rwanda 2002 Taken over by and rebranded to RwandAir
Air Sénégal International Senegal 2009 Operations suspended[40]
Air Zaïre Zaire 1995 Bankrupt[41]
Berkut Air Kazakhstan 2011 Rebranded
British Airways United Kingdom 1987 Privatized[42]
Cabo Verde Airlines Cabo Verde 2019 Privatized[43]
Cameroon Airlines Cameroon 2008 Ceased operations
Donavia Russia 2016 Merged with Rossiya Airlines
Ecuato Guineana Equatorial Guinea ~ 2007 Unknown
Eurocypria Airlines Cyprus 2010 Bankruptcy[44]
Gambia International Airlines Gambia 2007 Shut down
Ghana Airways Ghana 2004 Ceased operations
Guine Bissau Airlines Guinea Bissau 2003
Japan Airlines Japan 1987 Privatized
Lina Congo Republic of Congo 2002 Dissolved
Lufthansa Germany 1994 Privatized[45]
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Indonesia 2014 Ceased operations
Norfolk Air / Norfolk Island, Australia 2011 Ceased operations[46]
NorOntair / Ontario, Canada 1996 Ceased operations[47]
Qantas Australia 1992 Privatized[48]
Sierra National Airlines Sierra Leone 2004 Ceased operations[49]
South Africa Express South Africa 2020 Liquidated[50]
TAME Ecuador 2020 Liquidated[51][52]
TANS Perú Peru 2006 Shut down[53]
Toumaï Air Tchad Chad 2012 Ceased operations[54]
Turkish Airlines Turkey Privatized[55]
Uganda Airlines (1976-2001) Uganda 2001 Liquidated[56]
Ukrainian Cargo Airways Ukraine 2009 Shut down[57]
Zambia Airways Zambia 1994 Ceased operations[58]

See also

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