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This list provides the names of major national and international airlines from various countries, along with their commonly known abbreviations or alternative names.

List of Airlines and Their Abbreviations

S. No.	Country	Airlines	Also Known As
1.	Afghanistan	Ariana Afghan Airlines	AAA
2.	Australia	Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service	QANTAS
3.	Belgium	SN Brussels Airlines	SNBA
4.	Myanmar	Myanmar National Airlines	MNA
5.	East Africa	East African Airways	EAA
6.	France	Air France	AF
7.	Greece	Olympic Airlines	OA
8.	Hong Kong	Cathay Pacific Airways	CPA
9.	Hungary	Malev Hungarian Airlines	MALEV
10.	India	Air India	AI
11.	Indonesia	Garuda Indonesia	GIA
12.	Iran	Iran Air	IA
13.	Ireland	Irish International Airlines	Aer Lingus
14.	Israel	EL AL Israel Airlines	EI AI
15.	Italy	Società Aerea Italiana	Alitalia
16.	Japan	Japan Airlines	JAL
17.	Kuwait	Kuwait Airways	KA
18.	Lebanon	Air Liban S.A.L	Middle East Airlines (MEA)
19.	Nepal	Nepal Airlines	Royal Nepal Airlines
20.	Netherlands	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	KLM
21.	Pakistan	Pakistan International Airlines	PIA
22.	Philippines	Philippine Airlines	PAL
23.	Poland	Polskie Linie Lotnicze ‘LOT’	LOT
24.	Romania	Transporturile Aeriene Romane	TAROM
25.	Scandinavia	Scandinavian Airlines System Aktiebolag	SAS AB
26.	Singapore	Singapore Airlines	SA
27.	Russia	PISC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines	AEROFLOT
28.	Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan Airlines	SA
29.	Switzerland	Swiss International Air Lines AG	Swiss Air
30.	U.K.	British Airways	BA
31.	U.S.A.	Pan American World Airways	Pan Am
32.	Spain	Iberia	––
33.	Panama	Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A.	Copa Airlines
34.	Germany	Deutsche Lufthansa AG	Lufthansa

Final Thoughts

The list of important airlines and their abbreviations provides valuable insight into the national and international carriers operating across the world. Airlines like Air India (AI), British Airways (BA), Air France (AF), and QANTAS (Australia) represent their nations globally.

Some airlines, such as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Singapore Airlines, are known for their long-standing reputations in aviation history.

The list also includes regional carriers like Nepal Airlines, East African Airways, and SriLankan Airlines. Understanding these airlines and their short forms helps travellers, students, and aviation enthusiasts recognise global connectivity, trade, and tourism links among different countries.

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