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.
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Airline | Country | Stake |
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Aeroflot | ![]() | As of March 2020:[update] 51%[1] |
Aerogaviota | ![]() | 100% [citation needed] |
Aerolíneas Argentinas | ![]() | As of December 2014:[update] 100%[2] |
Afriqiyah Airways | ![]() | 100%[3] |
Air Algérie | ![]() | As of December 2013:[update] 100%[4] |
Air Astana | ![]() | 51% |
Air Botswana | ![]() | 100% [citation needed] |
Air Calédonie | ![]() | 52.45% [citation needed] |
Air China | ![]() | 53.46%[5] |
Air Côte d'Ivoire | ![]() | As of April 2017:[update] 58%[6] |
Air Djibouti | ![]() |
Djibouti Government minor shareholder[7] |
Air Greenland (Greenlandair) | ![]() |
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Air Kiribati | ![]() |
100%[8] |
Air Koryo | ![]() |
100% |
Air Macau | ![]() |
66.9% Air China (majority shareholder - Chinese government) 5% (minority shareholder - government of Macau)[9] |
Air Madagascar | ![]() |
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Air Malta | ![]() |
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Air Mauritius | ![]() |
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Air New Zealand | ![]() | As of March 2020:[update] 52%[10] |
Air Niugini | ![]() |
60%[9] |
Air Serbia | ![]() |
51%[11] |
Air Seychelles | ![]() |
60% |
Air Tanzania | ![]() |
100% |
Air Vanuatu | ![]() |
100% |
Air Zimbabwe | ![]() |
100%[12] |
AirBaltic | ![]() |
80% |
Aircalin | ![]() |
100% |
Ariana Afghan Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Arkaim | ![]() |
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Aurigny | ![]() |
100% |
Azerbaijan Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Bahamasair | ![]() |
100% |
Belavia | ![]() |
100% |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines | ![]() |
At least 51% |
Boliviana de Aviación | ![]() |
100% |
Cambodia Angkor Air | ![]() |
51% |
Caribbean Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Cayman Airways | ![]() |
100% |
China Airlines | ![]() |
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Conviasa | ![]() |
100% |
Croatia Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Cubana de Aviación | ![]() |
100% |
Druk Air | ![]() |
100% |
Dubai Royal Air Wing | ![]() |
100% |
EgyptAir | ![]() |
100% |
Emirates | ![]() |
100% |
Eritrean Airlines | ![]() |
80% Eritrean government 20% Ethiopia Airlines (Ethiopian government) |
Ethiopian Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Etihad Airways | ![]() |
100% |
Fiji Airways | ![]() |
52% |
Finnair | ![]() |
55.8% |
Flydubai | ![]() |
100% |
Garuda Indonesia | ![]() |
60.51% |
Heli Air Monaco | ![]() |
100%[13] |
Iran Air | ![]() |
60% |
Iraqi Airways | ![]() |
100% |
ITA Airways | ![]() |
100%[14] |
Kuwait Airways | ![]() |
100% |
LADE | ![]() |
100% |
LAM Mozambique Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Lao Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Libyan Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
LOT Polish Airlines | ![]() |
100%[15] |
Malaysia Airlines | ![]() |
100%[16] |
Mandarin Airlines | ![]() |
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MIAT Mongolian Airlines | ![]() |
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Middle East Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Myanmar National Airlines | ![]() |
100% |
Myanmar Airways International | ![]() | |
Nauru Airlines | ![]() | |
Nepal Airlines | ![]() | |
Oman Air | ![]() | |
Pakistan International Airlines | ![]() | |
Qatar Airways | ![]() | |
Qatar Amiri Flight | ![]() | |
Qatar Executive | ![]() | |
RAM Cargo | ![]() | |
Régie Malagache | ![]() | |
Rossiya | ![]() | |
Royal Air Lao | ![]() | |
Royal Air Maroc | ![]() | |
Royal Brunei Airlines | ![]() | |
Royal Jordanian | ![]() | |
Royal Swazi National Airways | ![]() | |
RwandAir | ![]() | |
Satena | ![]() | |
Saudia | ![]() | |
Singapore Airlines | ![]() |
55.53%[17] |
Solomon Airlines | ![]() |
100%[18] |
SriLankan Airlines | ![]() |
99.11%[19] |
Sudan Airways | ![]() |
79.00%[20] |
Surinam Airways | ![]() |
100%[21] |
TAAG Angola Airlines | ![]() |
90.00%[22] |
TAP 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%)[23] |
TAROM | ![]() |
97.22%[24] |
Thai Airways International | ![]() |
51.00%[25] |
Tunisair | ![]() |
[26][27] |
Turkmenistan Airlines | ![]() |
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Uganda Airlines | ![]() |
100%[28] |
Uzbekistan Airways | ![]() |
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Vietnam Airlines | ![]() |
86.10%[29] |
Yemenia | ![]() |
51.00%[30] |
This is a list of airlines which were formerly government owned. They have since been privatized or have ceased operations.
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Airline | Country | End of government ownership | Fate |
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Albanian Airlines | ![]() |
1995 | |
Austrian Airlines | ![]() |
2009 | |
Armenian Airlines | ![]() |
2003 | |
Aero Caribbean | ![]() |
2015 | Merged into Cubana[31] |
Aeroflot-Cargo | ![]() |
2010 | Merged with Aeroflot |
Aeroméxico | ![]() |
2007 | Privatized |
Aerotaxi | ![]() |
2009 | Ceased operations |
Air Bissau | ![]() |
1998 | Liquidated[32] |
Air Burundi | ![]() |
2009 | Ceased operations[33] |
Air Canada | ![]() |
1989 | Privatized[34] |
Air France | ![]() |
2004 | Privatized[35] (refer to tab 5 2000–2010 in the given reference) |
Air Gabon | ![]() |
2006 | Bankrupt |
Air Guinée | ![]() |
1992 | Privatized 1992, dissolved 2002 |
Air India | ![]() |
2021 | Privatized |
Air Ivoire | ![]() |
2011 | Ceased operations |
Air Jamaica | ![]() |
2011 | Sold to Caribbean Airlines 2011, ceased operations 2015 |
Air Liberia | ![]() |
1990 | Ceased trading |
Air Malawi | ![]() |
2013 | Voluntary liquidation |
Air Mali (1960-89) | ![]() |
1989 | Shut down[36] |
Air Niger | ![]() |
1993 | Ceased operations[37] |
Air Rwanda | ![]() |
2002 | Taken over by and rebranded to RwandAir |
Air Sénégal International | ![]() |
2009 | Operations suspended[38] |
Air Zaïre | ![]() |
1995 | Bankrupt[39] |
Alitalia | ![]() |
2021 | Bankrupt and rebranded to ITA Airways[40] |
Berkut Air | ![]() |
2011 | Rebranded |
British Airways | ![]() |
1987 | Privatized[41] |
Cabo Verde Airlines | ![]() |
2019 | Privatized[42] |
Cameroon Airlines | ![]() |
2008 | Ceased operations |
Cyprus Airways (1947–2015) | ![]() |
2015 | Bankruptcy |
Donavia | ![]() |
2016 | Merged with Rossiya Airlines |
Ecuato Guineana | ![]() |
~ 2007 | Unknown |
Eurocypria Airlines | ![]() |
2010 | Bankruptcy[43] |
Gambia International Airlines | ![]() |
2007 | Shut down |
Ghana Airways | ![]() |
2004 | Ceased operations |
Guine Bissau Airlines | ![]() |
2003 | |
Iberia (airline) | ![]() |
2001 | Privatized |
Japan Airlines | ![]() |
1987 | Privatized[44] |
LAN Chile | ![]() |
1994 | Privatized |
Lina Congo | ![]() |
2002 | Dissolved |
Lufthansa | ![]() |
1994 | Privatized[45] |
Merpati Nusantara Airlines | ![]() |
2014 | Ceased operations |
Norfolk Air | ![]() ![]() |
2011 | Ceased operations[46] |
NorOntair | ![]() ![]() |
1996 | Ceased operations[47] |
Olympic Airlines | ![]() |
2009 | Shut down |
Qantas | ![]() |
1992 | Privatized[48] |
Sierra National Airlines | ![]() |
2004 | Ceased operations[49] |
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2001 | Since 2001 +50% stocks are publicly traded. The Norwegian government confirmed it sold its stake in 2018.[50] Government stakes remain:
14.24 (Danish government) |
South Africa Express | ![]() |
2020 | Liquidated[52] |
South African Airways | ![]() |
2022 | Privatized[53] |
Kenya Airways | ![]() |
1996 | Government owns minority stake (48.9%)[54] |
TAME | ![]() |
2020 | Liquidated[55][56] |
TANS Perú | ![]() |
2006 | Shut down[57] |
Toumaï Air Tchad | ![]() |
2012 | Ceased operations[58] |
Turkish Airlines | ![]() |
2006 | Privatized[59] |
Uganda Airlines (1976-2001) | ![]() |
2001 | Liquidated[60] |
Ukraine International Airlines | ![]() |
2011 | Privatized |
Ukrainian Cargo Airways | ![]() |
2009 | Shut down[61] |
Varig | ![]() |
1999 | |
Royal Tongan Airlines | ![]() | 2004 | |
Zambia Airways | ![]() |
1994 | Ceased operations[62] |
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