World Airlines Directory

America:

• Airlines of North America
• Airlines of Central America
• Airlines of South America

  Asia:

• Airlines of the Middle East, India and Pakistan
• Airlines of China, Korea, Mongolia and Japan
• Airlines of South-East Asia

  Europe:

• Airlines of Scandinavia and the Baltic States
• Airlines of Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe
• Airlines of Italy, the Balkan countries, Greece and Turkey
• Airlines of Spain, France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries
• Airlines of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland

  Russia and CIS Countries:

• Airlines of Russia  
• Airlines of Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries

  Africa:

• Airlines of Africa

  Australia and Oceania:

• Airlines of Australia and Oceania
  
  Airlines which ceased operations

See airlines grouped by country

Largest Airlines of the World

American Airlines Country: USA Largest airline of the world ranked by traffic, domestic services in the USA and wide international operations

Air France - KLM Country: France - Netherlands Newly established airline group is ranked as the largest in Europe, global scheduled services via Amsterdam and Paris hubs

United Airlines Country: USA Third largest airline in the world by traffic, regular domestic and international services

Delta Air Lines Country: USA  World's largest airline by carried passenger number, scheduled services from its huge Atlanta hub

Southwest Airlines Country: USA World's largest budget airline, widest route network in the United States

SkyWest Airlines Country: USA World's largest regional airline, extended feeder services to the U.S. major airlines networks

Thomson Airways Country: United Kingdom World's largest charter airline, passenger international services to holiday destinations from UK and continental Europe

British Airways Country: United Kingdom Largest airline of the Great Britain, short and long-range operations from its London bases

Lufthansa Country: Germany Largest airline of Germany, global scheduled services via Frankfurt and Munich hubs

Japan Airlines Country: Japan Largest airline of Asia, mostly long-range operations from Tokyo

Global Airline Alliances

Star Alliance Largest global alliance headed by american United Airlines, german Lufthansa and japanese All Nippon Airways.

SkyTeam Global alliance driven by american Delta Air Lines, Continental and Nortwest and the european largest AirFrance-KLM.

Oneworld Alliance combines networks of the world's largest American Airlines, British Airways in Europe, asian Japan Airlines and Qantas in Australia.