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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
[edit]List of former government-owned airlines
[edit]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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Aer Lingus | ![]() |
2015 | Ryanair & Government held shares sold to IAG |
Albanian Airlines | ![]() |
1995 | |
Austrian Airlines | ![]() |
2009 | |
Armenian Airlines | ![]() |
2003 | |
Aero Caribbean | ![]() |
2015 | Merged into Cubana[38] |
Aeroflot-Cargo | ![]() |
2010 | Merged with Aeroflot |
Aeroméxico | ![]() |
2007 | Privatized |
Aerotaxi | ![]() |
2009 | Ceased operations |
Air Bissau | ![]() |
1998 | Liquidated[39] |
Air Burundi | ![]() |
2009 | Ceased operations[40] |
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[41] |
Air Niger | ![]() |
1993 | Ceased operations[42] |
Air Rwanda | ![]() |
2002 | Taken over by and rebranded to RwandAir |
Air Sénégal International | ![]() |
2009 | Operations suspended[43] |
Air Vanuatu | ![]() |
2024 | Ceased trading[44] |
Air Zaïre | ![]() |
1995 | Bankrupt[45] |
Alitalia | ![]() |
2021 | Bankrupt and rebranded to ITA Airways[46] |
Berkut Air | ![]() |
2011 | Rebranded |
British Airways | ![]() |
1987 | Privatised[47] |
Cabo Verde Airlines | ![]() |
2019 | Privatized[48] |
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[49] |
Gambia International Airlines | ![]() |
2007 | Shut down |
Ghana Airways | ![]() |
2004 | Ceased operations |
Guine Bissau Airlines | ![]() |
2003 | |
Iberia (airline) | ![]() |
2001 | Privatized |
Indian Airlines | ![]() |
2011 | Ceased operations |
Japan Airlines | ![]() |
1987 | Privatized[50] |
LAN Chile | ![]() |
1994 | Privatized |
Lina Congo | ![]() |
2002 | Dissolved |
Lufthansa | ![]() |
1994 | Privatized[51] |
Merpati Nusantara Airlines | ![]() |
2014 | Ceased operations |
Norfolk Air | ![]() ![]() |
2011 | Ceased operations[52] |
NorOntair | ![]() ![]() |
1996 | Ceased operations[53] |
Olympic Airlines | ![]() |
2009 | Shut down |
Qantas | ![]() |
1992 | Privatized[54] |
Royal Swazi National Airways | ![]() |
1999 | Ceased operations |
Sierra National Airlines | ![]() |
2004 | Ceased operations[55] |
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2001 | Since 2001, +50% stocks are publicly traded. The Norwegian government confirmed it sold its stake in 2018.[56] In 2024, the Norwegian government once again received a stake, when SAS used stocks to repay part of a 2020 loan.[57] Government stakes remain:
14.24 (Danish government)[58] |
South Africa Express | ![]() |
2020 | Liquidated[59] |
South African Airways | ![]() |
2022 | Privatized[citation needed] |
Kenya Airways | ![]() |
1996 | Government owns minority stake (48.9%)[60] |
TAME | ![]() |
2020 | Liquidated[61] |
TANS Perú | ![]() |
2006 | Shut down[62] |
Toumaï Air Tchad | ![]() |
2012 | Ceased operations[63] |
Turkish Airlines | ![]() |
2006 | Privatized[64] |
Uganda Airlines (1976-2001) | ![]() |
2001 | Liquidated[65] |
Ukraine International Airlines | ![]() |
2011 | Privatized |
Ukrainian Cargo Airways | ![]() |
2009 | Shut down[66] |
Varig | ![]() |
1999 | |
Royal Tongan Airlines | ![]() |
2004 | |
Zambia Airways | ![]() |
1994 | Ceased operations[67] |
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