flag carrier
Country's main airline
A flag carrier is an airline that represents its country, often originally state-owned or government-designated: British Airways is the UK's flag carrier.
The term evokes national pride and official status, though many flag carriers have since been privatized.
By extension, any entity that prominently represents a larger group or cause: The company became the flag carrier for the entire industry.
Airborne transportation vehicle
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- hubCentral connection point
- terminalAt the endpoint
- boardingEntering a vehicle
check-in · layover · economy · business · first-class · pilot · departure · arrival
Devotion to one's homeland
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
livery · colors · logo · insignia · representation · symbol · unity · belonging
Supreme independent authority
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
- governmentAuthority over a state
- independenceFreedom from external control
homeland · territory · state-owned · subsidy · bilateral · treaty · aviation authority · national interest
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
spokesperson · liaison · goodwill · cultural exchange · soft power · tourism · promotion · international
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
boarding · check-in · layover · economy · business · first-class · pilot · departure · arrival · ticketing
patriotism
Devotion to one's homeland
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
emblem · livery · colors · logo · insignia · representation · symbol · unity · belonging · culture
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
- governmentAuthority over a state
independence · homeland · territory · state-owned · subsidy · bilateral · treaty · aviation authority · national interest · prestige
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
emissary · spokesperson · liaison · goodwill · cultural exchange · soft power · tourism · promotion · international · bilateral ties
- AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Delta, British Airways, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- capture the flagbase, team, jail, territory, home base
flag carrierbudget carrier
Low-cost air transport provider
low-cost carrier · budget airline · Ryanair · EasyJet · Southwest Airlines