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Aurigny Air is the Channel Islands' link to the UK's and France's mainland and points beyond. The carrier operates a fleet of about 10 turboprop aircraft to shuttle residents and tourists to and from the islands of Alderney, Guernsey, and Jersey. Aurigny Air serves a total of 10 destinations, including London's Gatwick and Stansted airports. It was founded in 1968 and was purchased by the government of Guernsey in 2003. The name derives from the ancient French name for Alderney.

If you're going from Vienna to Vilnius, you might very well be venturing via Austrian Airlines (AUA). The national carrier, operating from its hub in Vienna, serves more than 100 destinations in some 60 countries through its Austrian Air, Austrian Arrows, and Lauda Air units and their fleet of about 100 aircraft. AUA also offers air cargo transportation and charter flights. The carrier extends its network as part of the Star Alliance, an airline marketing and code-sharing group led by United Airlines and Lufthansa. (Code-sharing arrangements enable airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus serve more destinations.) Lufthansa took control of AUA in September 2009, upping its stake to 95%.

The history of passenger air transportation of Azerbaijan Republic takes us to 1923 when regular passenger flights started to operate between Baku and Tbilisi on Germany made aircraft "Yunkers". Before Azerbaijan Republic’s independence in 1991 "Azerbaijan Airlines” (AZAL) was a part of “Aeroflot”. Being one of the branches of “Aeroflot” ,National Carrier "Azerbaijan Hava Yollari" was operating only regional and domestic flights within the Soviet Union as “Aeroflot” had a monopoly on operation of international flights. Now when Azerbaijan is an independent state “Azerbaijan Airlines” as a National Carrier is proud of offering high level of services and hospitality to our customers on international air markets according to standards and recommendations of ICAO and IATA. With its advantageous geographical position and high standard of handling facilities Heydar Aliyev International Airport is fastly becoming a busy hub in the region for transit and connecting flights between East and West, North and South. On the 09th of October 2000 a remarkable event took place in the history of “Azerbaijan Airlines” - the first brand new Boeing 757 - 200 aircraft of the Air Company landed at Heydar Aliyev International Airport .Since then the aircraft fleet of Azerbaijan Airlines have been considerably reinforced by the Boeings, Airbuses and from the 2005 under the contract with Airbus Industry for supply of brand new Airbuses. They are also serving air routes of the company - the first Airbus A-319, named after second largest city of Azerbaijan “GANJA” joined aircraft fleet of Azerbaijan Airlines on 2nd of September 2005. On 24th of August 2007 a brand new aircraft - ATR 42-500, arrived at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. This aircraft is now operating on Domestic routes as well as on international destinations.

Bangkok Airways first began air transportation services in 1968—established as “Sahakol Air”, it became the first private aviation company in Thailand. Initially, the airline provided charter services by means of its first operational aircraft, “Trade Wind”, a two-engine 9-seater plane. Regular charter assignments came from the OICC (an American construction company), USOM, and a number of other organizations, which at the time, were engaging in oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Thailand. Due to the rapid growth of tourism and business investments in Thailand, air transportation has become an increasingly important aspect contributing to both the Kingdom’s economic growth and its infrastructure development into becoming a major destination capable of hosting several million overseas visitors per year.In order to fulfill the increasing demands for air transportation, Bangkok Airways officially began its operations in 1986 as the country’s first privately-owned domestic airline; initially offering scheduled flights from Bangkok to Krabi, Korat, and Surin. Presently, Bangkok Airways has obtained permits to operate scheduled flights over 20 different major routes—covering nearly all major resort destinations in Thailand. Additionally, the airline has also obtained permits to fly internationally to Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and Japan.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd the national flag carrier of Bangladesh has started its journey from scratch virtually with no aircraft, no ancilliaries. It came into operation immediately after the war of independence. Despite many odds on its journey towards a long and challenging way to progress, Biman has been able to establish its reputation as an airline of welcome smile and an ocean of hospitality.Biman now carries the nation's flag to South Asia, South-East Asia and Far-East, Gulf and Middle-East region and Europien. A steady progress has been made with better services ensuring increased passengers. To make Biman passengers feel "once Biman always Biman" the airline has recently brought in some qualitative changes in its service concept. Biman has been aiming in achieving the goal of being truly international commercially viable airline of the region with its warmth and friendliness, care, safety record, traditional hospitality and comfort of the services it offered. Biman is now flying even higher with great pride around the globe with the bi-colour, the nation's flag.

Canadian aviation pioneer, Russell (Russ) Bradley, started his pilot training centre and flying school in Ottawa in 1946. From the outset, Russ proved an innovator. He and legendary pilot and partner, Weldy Phipps, revolutionized Arctic flying capability by developing the large balloon-like "tundra tires" in response to the Geological Survey of Canada contract awarded to Bradley Air Services in the late 1950s. No longer were their growing number of clients going to be as limited to where and when they could land in the High Arctic.In a few short decades, Bradley Air Services Ltd. has evolved to become Canada's foremost Arctic and remote region air carrier, operating under the trademark name - FIRST AIR. Today, First Air, The Airline of the North, is owned by Makivik Corporation, the body responsible for administering the land claim settlement of the Inuit of northern Quebec. Through a series of prudent acquisitions in recent years (Ptarmigan Airways and NWT Air), First Air has expanded its fleet, its route system, and already extensive range of air carrier capability.For over 40 years, government agencies, the military, scientists, researchers, the resource sector and also adventure seeking tourists from around the world, have all looked to First Air over the years to make the northern reaches of Canada more accessible. Our reputation for reliability and unsurpassed expertise is the progressive culmination of more than 55 years of experience gained primarily in Arctic and High Arctic operations.

A member of the royal family of European airlines, British Airways (BA) serves about 150 destinations in some 75 countries from hubs at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The carrier operates a fleet of more than 240 aircraft, consisting mainly of Airbus and Boeing jets. BA extends its network to more than 500 destinations via code-sharing relationships, chiefly with AMR's American Airlines and other members of the Oneworld global marketing alliance, such as Iberia and Qantas. Among Europe's flag carriers, BA is outranked only by the combined Air France-KLM and by Lufthansa. Since mid-2008, BA has been engaged in merger talks with Iberia, Spain's #1 airline.

bmi is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world's busiest and best-connected international airports. From our Heathrow hub we operate services in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa.bmi's global reach is further extended by being a member of Star Alliance, a grouping of 21 International airlines offering customers a worldwide network and a smooth integrated travel experience. Overall, Star Alliance offers more than 16,500 daily flights to 912 destinations in 159 countries.bmi is committed to using technology such as E-ticketing, Online Booking, Self Check-in at the airport and via the internet, helping to smooth and speed up the pre-flight experience. This, combined with streamlined behind-the-scenes processes and procedures, means the airline can boast one of the best punctuality records of any airline operating in the UK.

Whether its passengers call it Belgium's largest airline in French, German, or Dutch, Brussels Airlines flies to about 70 cities, mainly in Europe and Africa. The carrier operates a fleet of about 50 aircraft, including BAE regional jets and larger Airbus and Boeing models. The carrier also hauls cargo and provides charter services. SN Airholding, a consortium of Belgian companies, owns the airline, which it intends to sell to German carrier Lufthansa. Brussels Airlines was invited in late 2008 to join the Star Alliance, a global marketing and code-sharing group led by Lufthansa and UAL's United Airlines. (Code-sharing enables airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.)

For the right price, this buffalo will roam anywhere you want. Buffalo Airways provides chartered air services for both passengers and cargo. It also provides scheduled passenger flights to select destinations in Canada's Northwest Territories, operates a school of aviation and aircraft maintenance engineering, flies fire suppression support, and provides cropdusting and courier services. The company's fleet includes Barons, Beech King Airs, Cansos, Cessna 185s, CL-215s, Curtiss C-46s, DC-4 Tankers, and Douglas DC-3s. Buffalo Airways additionally offers aircraft and aircraft parts for sale.
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