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Japanese airline that is one of the largest air carriers in the world. The airline was founded in 1951. It was originally a private company but was reorganized in 1953 as a semigovernmental public ...
United Airlines
American international airline serving North America, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Headquarters for the air carrier's parent company, UAL Corp., are at Elk Grove Village, a suburb ...
International Civil Aviation Organization
intergovernmental specialized agency associated with the United Nations (UN). Established in 1947 by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1944), which had been signed by 52 states three ...
Indian Airlines
the domestic and regional airline of India, founded in 1953. Whereas the airline Air-India provides a broader international service, Indian Airlines serves the Indian subcontinent-India, ...
American Airlines
major American airline serving cities in several states of the continental United States and in Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the western Pacific. Its ...
Scandinavian Airlines System
major international air travel company, formed by three national Scandinavian air carriers.Trans World Airlines, Inc.
former American airline that maintained extensive routes in the United States and to Europe, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. TWA was absorbed by American Airlines in 2001.Northwest Airlines, Inc.
American airline founded in 1926 as Northwest Airways, Inc., and incorporated on April 16, 1934, as Northwest Airlines, Inc. Originally flying a mail route between Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul, ...
Swiss International Air Lines
Swiss airline formed in 2002 following the bankruptcy of Swiss Air Transport Company Ltd. (Swissair). The airline serves cities in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and North and Latin America.airplane
With practical planes in hand in 1918 the organization of an airline to operate these craft on a scheduled basis over a consistent route was attempted. The first airline was formed in Germany; the ...
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