Flag carrier

A flag carrier is an airline or ship line that is owned by the government of the country it is based in. Sometimes this means that the company has a monopoly on some routes, especially those to other countries. The term may have come about because of laws that all planes and ships have to show the flag of the country they are registered in.^[1]

List of national airlines

Country	Name of Airliners	logo/Brand	Livery	Animal used as a Representative
United States	American Airlines	'		American Bald Eagle
22x20px Bangladesh	Biman Bangladesh Airlines	'		Balaka bird symbol
United Kingdom	British Airways	'	150px	Lion
22x20px China	Air China	'	150px	Fenghuang/Vermilion Bird
22x20px Egypt	Egypt Air	File:Egyptair-Logo-2010.svg	150px	Falcon
Lebanon	Air Liban	'		N/A Other
22x20px Pakistan	PIA			Markhor

Flag Carrier Media

A Boeing 787-9 of El Al, Israel's flag carrier
A Douglas DC-4 owned and operated by El Al - the flag carrier of Israel - in 1948

References

↑ "flag carrier". Business Dictionary. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

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[1] "flag carrier". Business Dictionary. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

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