national airlines

Flag-bearing flight companies

National airlines are commercial aviation carriers that represent or are associated with a particular country, often state-owned or designated as a country's primary international carrier: Air France is the national airline of France.

The term can also refer simply to airlines that operate domestically within a nation, as opposed to regional or international carriers.

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ownership and operation model

national airlinescommercial airlines

Businesses transporting fare-paying travelers

low-cost carriers · budget airlines

service scope and accessibility

national airlinesprivate jets

Privately owned aircraft

private aviation

geographic scale and identity

national airlinesregional airlines

Short-distance flight companies

commuter airlines · puddle jumpers

Family

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