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Airline Abbreviations

AA American Airlines, American Eagle and code sharing carriers
AC Air Canada and code sharing carriers
AF Air France and code sharing carriers
AI Air India and code sharing carriers
AM Aeromexico and code sharing carriers
AN Ansett Australia
AQ Aloha Airlines, Aloha Commuter and code sharing carriers
AR Aerolineas Argentinas
AS Alaska Airlines and code sharing carriers
AT Royal Air Maroc and code sharing carriers
AV Avianca and code sharing carriers
AY Finnair and code sharing carriers
AZ Alitalia and code sharing carriers

BA British Airways and code sharing carriers
BB Seaborne Aviation
BD British Midland Airways Ltd
BG Biman Bangladesh
BI Royal Brunei Airlines
BR EVA Airways
BW BWIA Int'l.
BZ Keystone Air Service
B6 Jetblue Airways Corp.

CA Air China
CH Bemidji Air
CI China Airlines
CM Copa and code sharing carriers
CO Continental Airlines, Continental Express and code sharing carriers
CU Cubana Airlines
CX Cathay Pacific Airways and code sharing carriers
CZ China Southern Airlines
C2 Air Caribbean Limited
C6 Canjet Airlines

DE Condor Flugdienst
DL Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection and code sharing carriers
DM Maersk Air A/S

EI Aer Lingus Limited and code sharing carriers
EJ New England Airlines
ET Ethiopian Airlines
EU Ecuatoriana De Aviacion
EX Aerolineas Santo Domingo
E2 Rio Grande Air
E9 Pan Am Clipper Connection

FI Icelandair
FJ Air Pacific
FK Keewatin Air Limited
FL AirTran Airways and AirTran Airlines
F9 Frontier Airlines and code sharing carriers

GA Garuda Indonesian Airways
GF Gulf Air Company and code sharing carriers
GH Ghana Airways Corp.
GQ Big Sky Airlines
GS Grant Aviation
GY Guyana Airways 2000 Inc.
G4 Allegiant Air

HA Hawaiian Air Lines and code sharing carriers
HP America West Airlines, America West Express and code sharing carriers
HW North-Wright Airlines
HY Uzbekistan Airways
H3 Harbour Air Ltd.
H6 Hageland Aviation Services

IB Iberia
IJ Air Liberte
IS Island Airlines
IV Wind Jet

JB Helijet Airways
JF L.A.B. Flying Service
JJ TAM Linhas Aereas
JK Spanair S.A.
JL Japan Airlines
JM Air Jamaica Limited
JO JALways Co. Ltd.
JR Aero California
JV Bearskin Airlines
J3 Northwestern Air Lease Ltd.
J4 Buffalo Airways Ltd.
J6 Larry's Flying Service

KA Hong Kong Dragon Airlines
KE Korean Air
KL KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines and code sharing carriers
KS PenAir
KU Kuwait Airways
KX Cayman Airways
K5 Wings of Alaska and code sharing carriers
K7 Arizona Express Airlines
K9 Skyward Aviation

LA Lan-Chile
LB Lloyd Aereo Boliviano S.A.
LG Luxair
LH Lufthansa and code sharing carriers
LI Liat and code sharing carriers
LM Livingston S.p.A.
LO Lot Polish Airlines
LP Lan Peru S.A.
LR LACSA and code sharing carriers
LT LTU Int'l. Airways and code sharing carriers
LW Air Nevada and code sharing carriers
LX Crossair AG
LY El Al Israel Airlines and code sharing carriers

MA Malev-Hungarian Airlines
MH Malaysia Airlines
MJ Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas
MM SAM
MP Martinair Holland
MS Egyptair
MU China Eastern Airlines
MX Mexicana de Aviacion and code sharing carriers
M5 Kenmore Air

NA North American Airlines
NG Lauda Air
NH All Nippon Airways
NJ Nordisk Aviation
NK Spirit Airlines
NW Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink and code sharing carriers
NX Air Macau Company Ltd
NZ Air New Zealand and code sharing carriers
N2 Aerolineas Internacionales
N5 Skagway Air
N7 National Airlines

OA Olympic Airways
OK CSA - Czech Airlines
OP Chalk's International
OQ Sunrise Airlines
OS Austrian Airlines
OZ Asiana Airlines

PB Interprovincial Airlines
PH Polynesian Limited
PK Pakistan International Airlines
PN Pan American Airways
PR Philippine Airlines

QF Qantas Airways and code sharing carriers
QM Air Malawi
QN Royal Aviation
QW Turks and Caicos Airways

RG Varig and code sharing carriers
RH Regionair
RJ Royal Jordanian and code sharing carriers
RK Air Afrique and code sharing carriers
RO Tarom-Romanian Air Transport
RV Reeve Aleutian Airways
R7 Aserca Airlines, C.A.

SA South African and code sharing carriers
SB Air Caledonie International
SG Jetsgo
SK SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
SM Swedline Express
SN Brussels Airlines
SQ Singapore Airlines and code sharing carriers
SR Swissair
SU Aeroflot
SV Saudi Arabian
SY Sun Country Airlines
S5 Shuttle America
S6 Salmon Air

TA Taca International Airlines
TG Thai Airways
TK Turkish Airlines Inc.
TN Air Tahiti Nui
TP TAP-Air Portugal
TR Transbrasil
TW Trans World Airlines and Trans World Express
TX Air Caraibes
TZ ATA
T2 Nakina Outpost Camp and Air Service
T4 Hellas Jet
T9 TMA - Transmeridian Airlines, Inc.

UA United Airlines, United Express and code sharing carriers
UL Sri Lanka Airlines Limited
UP Bahamasair and code sharing carriers
US US Airways, US Airways Express, US Airways Shuttle and code sharing carriers
UW Perimeter Airlines (Inland)
UX Air Europa
U7 Norcan Air

VE Avensa
VH Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
VI Vieques Air Link
VL North Vancouver Air
VS Virgin Atlantic Airways and code sharing carriers
VW Aeromar Airlines and code sharing carriers
VX Aerolineas Centrales De Colombia

WJ Labrador Airways
WN Southwest Airlines
WS Westjet Airlines
WU Tikal Jets

XC K.D. Air
XL Lan Ecuador

YI Air Sunshine
YN Air Creebec
YR Scenic Airlines
YV Mesa Airlines
YX Midwest Express and Midwest Express Connection

ZK Great Lakes Airlines
ZO Ozark Airlines
ZP Air St. Thomas
Z3 Promech/Seaborne Seaplane

2F Frontier Flying Service
2R VIA Rail Canada
2S Island Express
2T Canada 3000

3C Corporate Express
3J Zip Air
3K Everts Air
3M Gulfstream Int'l.

4B Olson Air Service
4E Tanana Air Service
4K Kenn Borek Air
4M Lan Dominicana
4N Air North
4S Sol Air
4V Birdy Airlines
4W Warbelow's Air Ventures

5F Arctic Circle Air Service
5S Servicios Aereos Profesionales

6A Aviacsa
6C Cape Smythe Air Service
6L Aklak

7A Haines Airways
7F First Air and First Air Commuter
7P APA Int'l. Air
7S Arctic Transportation Services
7Z Laker Airways (Bahamas)

8E Bering Air
8G Gulf and Caribbean Cargo
8O West Coast Air
8P Pacific Coastal Airlines

8Q Baker Aviation
8T Air Tindi
8V Wright Air Service