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
AeroflotRussia Russian FederationAs of March 2020: 51%[1]
AerogaviotaCuba Cuba100%
Aerolíneas ArgentinasArgentina ArgentinaAs of December 2014: 100%[2]
Afriqiyah AirwaysLibya Libya100%[3]
Air AlgérieAlgeria AlgeriaAs of December 2013: 100%[4]
Air AstanaKazakhstan Kazakhstan51%
Air BotswanaBotswana Botswana100%
Air CalédonieNew Caledonia New Caledonia (France)52.45%
Air Canada

Canada Canada

 6.4%
Air ChinaChina China53.46%[5]
Air Côte d'IvoireIvory Coast Ivory CoastAs of April 2017: 58%[6]
Air DjiboutiDjibouti Djibouti Djibouti Government minor shareholder[7]
Air Greenland (Greenlandair)Greenland Greenland
Air KiribatiKiribati Kiribati 100%[8]
Air KoryoNorth Korea North Korea 100%
Air MacauMacau Macau 66.9% Air China (majority shareholder - Chinese government)
5% (minority shareholder - government of Macau)[9]
Air MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar
Air MaltaMalta Malta
Air MauritiusMauritius Mauritius
Air New ZealandNew Zealand New ZealandAs of March 2020: 52%[10]
Air NiuginiPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 60%[9]
Air SerbiaSerbia Serbia 51%[11]
Air SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles 100%
Air TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania 100%
Air VanuatuVanuatu Vanuatu 100%
Air ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 100%[12]
AirBalticLatvia Latvia 80%
AircalinNew Caledonia New Caledonia 100%
Alliance Air (India) India India 100%
Ariana Afghan AirlinesAfghanistan Afghanistan 100%
ArkaimRussia Russia
AurignyGuernsey Guernsey 100%
Azerbaijan AirlinesAzerbaijan Azerbaijan 100%
BahamasairThe Bahamas Bahamas 100%
BelaviaBelarus Belarus 100%
Biman Bangladesh AirlinesBangladesh Bangladesh At least 51%
Boliviana de AviaciónBolivia Bolivia 100%
Cambodia Angkor AirCambodia Cambodia 51%
Caribbean AirlinesTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 100%
Cathay PacificHong Kong Hong Kong 6%
Cayman AirwaysCayman Islands Cayman Islands 100%
China AirlinesTaiwan Republic of China
ConviasaVenezuela Venezuela 100%
Croatia AirlinesCroatia Croatia 100%
Cubana de AviaciónCuba Cuba 100%
Druk AirBhutan Bhutan 100%
Dubai Royal Air WingEmirate of Dubai Government of Dubai (UAE) 100%
EgyptAirEgypt Egypt 100%
EmiratesEmirate of Dubai Government of Dubai (UAE) 100%
Eritrean AirlinesEritrea Eritrea 80% Eritrean government
20% Ethiopia Airlines (Ethiopian government)
Ethiopian AirlinesEthiopia Ethiopia 100%
Etihad AirwaysEmirate of Abu Dhabi Government of Abu Dhabi (UAE) 100%
Fiji AirwaysFiji Fiji 52%
FinnairFinland Finland 55.8%
FlydubaiEmirate of Dubai Government of Dubai (UAE) 100%
Garuda IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 60.51%
Gulf AirBahrain Bahrain
Heli Air MonacoMonaco Monaco 100%[13]
Iran AirIran Iran 60%
Iraqi AirwaysIraq Iraq 100%
ITA AirwaysItaly Italy 100%[14]
Kuwait AirwaysKuwait Kuwait 100%
LADEArgentina Argentina 100%
LAM Mozambique AirlinesMozambique Mozambique 100%
Lao AirlinesLaos Laos 100%
Libyan AirlinesLibya Libya 100%
LOT Polish AirlinesPoland Poland 100%[15]
Malaysia AirlinesMalaysia Malaysia 100%[16]
Mandarin AirlinesTaiwan Republic of China
MIAT Mongolian AirlinesMongolia Mongolia
Middle East AirlinesLebanon Lebanon 100%
Myanmar National AirlinesMyanmar Myanmar 100%
Myanmar Airways InternationalMyanmar Myanmar
Nauru AirlinesNauru Nauru
Nepal AirlinesNepal Nepal
NordicaEstonia Estonia
Oman AirOman Oman
Pakistan International AirlinesPakistan Pakistan
Qatar AirwaysQatar Qatar
Qatar Amiri FlightQatar Qatar
Qatar ExecutiveQatar Qatar
RAM CargoMorocco Morocco
Régie MalagacheMadagascar Madagascar
RossiyaRussia Russia
Royal Air MarocMorocco Morocco
Royal Brunei AirlinesBrunei Brunei
Royal JordanianJordan Jordan
RwandAirRwanda Rwanda
SatenaColombia Colombia
SaudiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Singapore AirlinesSingapore Singapore 55.53%[17]
Solomon AirlinesSolomon Islands Solomon Islands 100%[18]
SriLankan AirlinesSri Lanka Sri Lanka 99.11%[19]
Sudan AirwaysSudan Sudan 79.00%[20]
Surinam AirwaysSuriname Suriname 100%[21]
Syrian AirSyria Syria 100%
TAAG Angola AirlinesAngola Angola 90.00%[22]
TAP PortugalPortugal 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]
TAROMRomania Romania 97.22%[24]
Thai Airways InternationalThailand Thailand 51.00%[25]
TunisairTunisia Tunisia [26][27]
Turkmenistan AirlinesTurkmenistan Turkmenistan
Uganda AirlinesUganda Uganda 100%[28]
Uzbekistan AirwaysUzbekistan Uzbekistan
Vietnam AirlinesVietnam Vietnam 86.10%[29]
YemeniaYemen Yemen 51.00%[30]

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.

Airline Country End of government ownership Fate
Aer Lingus Republic of Ireland Ireland 2015 Ryanair & Government held shares sold to IAG
Albanian Airlines Albania Albania 1995
Austrian Airlines Austria Austria 2009
Armenian Airlines Armenia Armenia 2003
Aero Caribbean Cuba Cuba 2015 Merged into Cubana[31]
Aeroflot-Cargo Russia Russian Federation 2010 Merged with Aeroflot
Aeroméxico Mexico Mexico 2007 Privatized
Aerotaxi Cuba Cuba 2009 Ceased operations
Air Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1998 Liquidated[32]
Air Burundi Burundi Burundi 2009 Ceased operations[33]
Air France France France 2004 Privatized[34] (refer to tab 5 2000–2010 in the given reference)
Air Gabon Gabon Gabon 2006 Bankrupt
Air Guinée Guinea Guinea 1992 Privatized 1992, dissolved 2002
Air India India India 2021 Privatized
Air Ivoire Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 2011 Ceased operations
Air Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica 2011 Sold to Caribbean Airlines 2011, ceased operations 2015
Air Liberia Liberia Liberia 1990 Ceased trading
Air Malawi Malawi Malawi 2013 Voluntary liquidation
Air Mali (1960-89) Mali Mali 1989 Shut down[35]
Air Niger Niger Niger 1993 Ceased operations[36]
Air Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda 2002 Taken over by and rebranded to RwandAir
Air Sénégal International Senegal Senegal 2009 Operations suspended[37]
Air Zaïre Zaire Zaire 1995 Bankrupt[38]
Alitalia Italy Italy 2021 Bankrupt and rebranded to ITA Airways[39]
Berkut Air Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2011 Rebranded
British Airways United Kingdom United Kingdom 1987 Privatised

[40]

Cabo Verde Airlines Cape Verde Cabo Verde 2019 Privatized[41]
Cameroon Airlines Cameroon Cameroon 2008 Ceased operations
Cyprus Airways (1947–2015) Cyprus Cyprus 2015 Bankruptcy
Donavia Russia Russia 2016 Merged with Rossiya Airlines
Ecuato Guineana Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ~ 2007 Unknown
Eurocypria Airlines Cyprus Cyprus 2010 Bankruptcy[42]
Gambia International Airlines The Gambia Gambia 2007 Shut down
Ghana Airways Ghana Ghana 2004 Ceased operations
Guine Bissau Airlines Guinea-Bissau Guinea Bissau 2003
Iberia (airline) Spain Spain 2001 Privatized
Japan Airlines Japan Japan 1987 Privatized[43]
KLM Netherlands Netherlands 2004 Privatized
LAN Chile Chile Chile 1994 Privatized
Lina Congo Republic of the Congo Republic of Congo 2002 Dissolved
Lufthansa Germany Germany 1994 Privatized[44]
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Indonesia Indonesia 2014 Ceased operations
Norfolk Air Norfolk Island/Australia Norfolk Island, Australia 2011 Ceased operations[45]
NorOntair Ontario/Canada Ontario, Canada 1996 Ceased operations[46]
Olympic Airlines Greece Greece 2009 Shut down
Qantas Australia Australia 1992 Privatized[47]
Royal Swazi National Airways Eswatini Eswatini 1999 Ceased operations
Sierra National Airlines Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 2004 Ceased operations[48]
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Denmark Denmark
Sweden Sweden
Norway Norway		 2001 Since 2001 +50% stocks are publicly traded. The Norwegian government confirmed it sold its stake in 2018.[49] Government stakes remain:

14.24 (Danish government)
14.82 (Swedish government)[50]

South Africa Express South Africa South Africa 2020 Liquidated[51]
South African Airways South Africa South Africa 2022 Privatized[52]
Kenya Airways Kenya Kenya 1996 Government owns minority stake (48.9%)[53]
TAME Ecuador Ecuador 2020 Liquidated[54][55]
TANS Perú Peru Peru 2006 Shut down[56]
Toumaï Air Tchad Chad Chad 2012 Ceased operations[57]
Turkish Airlines Turkey Turkey 2006 Privatized[58]
Uganda Airlines (1976-2001) Uganda Uganda 2001 Liquidated[59]
Ukraine International AirlinesUkraine Ukraine 2011 Privatized
Ukrainian Cargo Airways Ukraine Ukraine 2009 Shut down[60]
Varig Brazil Brazil 1999
Royal Tongan Airlines Tonga Tonga 2004
Zambia Airways Zambia Zambia 1994 Ceased operations[61]

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