Boarding.no : IATA Airline Designators

are two-letter codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the world's airlines. These codes form the first two letters of a flight code. Since 1987 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been issuing three-letter codes, which are due to be adopted by IATA. =List of designators= Airlines are listed by two-letter designator with nationality in parentheses.

AA: American Airlines (United States)
AB: Air Berlin (Germany)
AC: Air Canada (Canada)
AD: Air Paradise (Indonesia)
AE: Mandarin Airlines (Taiwan)
AF: Air France (France)
AG: Air Contractors (Ireland)
AH: Air Algerie (Algeria)
AI: Air India (India)
AJ: Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria (Nigeria)
AK: Air Asia Sen (Malaysia)
AL: Skyway Airlines/Midwest Connect (United States), Transaviaexport Cargo Airline (Belarus)
AM: Aeroméxico/Aerovias de Mexico (Mexico)
AO: Australian Airlines (Australia)
AP: Air One (Italy)
AQ: Aloha Airlines (United States)
AR: Aerolíneas Argentinas (Argentina)
AS: Alaska Airlines (United States)
AT: Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)
AU: Austral Lineas Aureas-Cielos del Sur (Argentina)
AV: Avianca (Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia) (Colombia)
AW: Schreiner Airways (Netherlands), Dirgantara Air Services (Indonesia)
AX: Trans State Airlines/American Connection (USA)
AY: Finnair (Finland)
AZ: Alitalia (Italy)
A2: Cielos del Peru (Argentina)
A3: Aegean Airways (Greece)
A4: Southern Winds (Argentina)
A5: Airlinair (France)
A6: Air Alps Aviation (Austria)
A7: Air Comet (Spain)
A8: Benin Golf Air (Benin)
A9: Airzena Georgian Airlines (Georgia)

BA: British Airways (United Kingdom)
BB: Seaborne Airlines (United States)
BC: Skymark Airlines (Japan)
BD: British Midland Airways/bmi (United Kingdom)
BE: Jersey European Airways/Flybe (United Kingdom)
BF: Bluebird Cargo (Iceland), Aero-Service (Colombia)
BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangladesh)
BH: Hawkair Aviation Services (Canada)
BI: Royal Brunei Airlines (Brunei)
BJ: Nouvelair Tunisia (Tunisia)
BK: Potomac Air (United States)
BL: Pacific Airlines (Vietnam)
BM: Bayu Indonesia Air (Indonesia), Air Sicilia (Italy)
BN: Forward Air International Airlines (United States), Horizon Airlines Australia
BO: Bouraq Indonesia Airlines (Indonesia)
BP: Air Botswana (Botswana)
BQ: Aeromar Airlines (Dominican Republic)
BR: EVA Airways (Taiwan)
BS: British International Helicopters (United Kingdom)
BT: Air Baltic (Latvia)
BU: Braathens (Norway)
BV: Blue Panorama Airlines (Italy)
BW: British West Indian Airways (Trinidad and Tobago)
BX: Coast Air (Norway)
BY: Britannia Airways (United Kingdom)
BZ: Keystone Air Service (Canada), Blue Dart Aviation (India)
B2: Belavia (Belarus)
B3: Beliview Airlines (Nigeria)
B4: B.A.C.H. Flugbetriebs (Germany), Bankair (United States)
B5: Amadeus Flugdienst (Germany)
B6: jetBlue Airways (United States)
B7: UNI Airways (Taiwan)
B8: Eritrean Airways (Eritrea)
B9: Iran Air Tours (Iran), Air Bangladesh (Bangladesh)

CA: Air China
CB: Suckling Airways
CC: Air Atlanta Icelandic/Macair Airlines
CD: Alliance Air
CE: Nationwide Airlines (SA)
CF: City Airline
CG: Airlines of Paupa New Guinea
CH: Bermidji Airlines
CI: China Airlines (ROC (Taiwan))
CJ: China Northern Airlines
CK: China Cargo Airlines
CL: Lufthansa CityLine
CM: Compania Panamena de Aviacion
CN: Westward Airways/Islands Nationair
CO: Continental Airlines (USA)
CP: Canadian Airlines International
CQ: Sunshine Express Airlines
CR: OAG Worldwide (United Kingdom)
CS: Continental Micronesia (No longer used)
CU: Cubana
CV: Cargolux Airlines International
CW: Air Marshall Islands
CX: Cathay Pacific Airways
CY: Cyprus Air
CZ: China Southern Airlines
C2: Air Luxor
C3: Independent Carrier
C4: Zimex Aviation Limited
C5: Champlain Enterprises
C6: CanJet
C7: Rico Linhas Aereas
C8: Chicago Express Airlines
C9: Cirrus Airlines

DA: Air Georgia
DB: Brit Air
DC: Golden Air
DD: Conti-Flug
DE: Prime Air Inc.
DF: Condor
DG: Eastern Pacific
DH: Independence Air/DHL
DI: Deutsche BA
DJ: Virgin Blue (Aus.)
DK: Eastland Air
DL: Delta Airlines
DM: Maersk (Denmark)
DN: Air Exel Belgique
DO: Dominicana
DP: Air 2000
DQ: Coastal Air Transport
DR: Hyeres Aero Services
DS: Air Senegal
DT: TAAG Angola Airlines
DU: Hemus Air
DV: Nantucket Airlines
DW: Helicopter Shuttle
DX: Danish Air Transport
DY: Norwegian Air Shuttle
DZ: Air Metro North
D2: Damania Airways
D3: Daallo Airlines
D5: Nepc Airlines
D6: Inter Air
D7: Dinar Lineas Aereas
D8: Diamond Sakha Airlines
D9: Donavia (Rus.)

EA: European Air Express
EC: Avialeasing Aviation
ED: Airblue
EE: Aero Airlines
EF: Far Eastern Air Transport
EG: Japan Asia Airways
EH: Air Nippon Network/Sociedad Ecuatoriana de TransporlesAereos
EI: Aer Lingus
EJ: New England Airlines
EK: Emirates
EL: Air Nippon
EM: Empire Airlines/Aero Benin
EN: Air Dolomiti
EO: Express One International/Hewa Bora Airways
EP: Iran Asseman Airlines
EQ: TAME Linea Aerea del Ecuador
ER: Astar Air Cargo
ES: DHL International
ET: Ethiopian Airlines
EU: Ecuatoriana de Aviacion
EV: Atlantic Southeast Airlines
EW: Eurowings
EX: Aerolineas Santo Domingo
EY: Etihad Airways/Eagle Air
EZ: Evergreen International Airlines/Sun Air of Scandinavia
E2: Edelweiss Holdings
E3: Domodedovo Airlines
E4: Aero Asia International
E5: Samara Airlines
E7: European Aviation Air/Estafeta Carga Aerea
E8: ALPI Eagles S.p.A.
E9: Boston-Maine Airways

FB: Bulgaria Air
FD: Thai AirAsia
FI: Icelandair
FJ: Air Pacific
FL: AirTran
FM: Federal Express Corporation
FQ: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
FR: Ryanair / Centre-South (Rus.)
FV: Pulkovo Aviation (Russia)
FW: Fairinc (Jap.)
FX: Fedex
F9: Frontier Airlines

GA: Garuda Indonesia
GC: Gambia International Airlines
GF: Gulf Air
GH: Ghana Airways
GM: Air Slovakia
GN: Air Gabon
GQ: Big Sky Airlines (United States)
GT: GB Airways (Spain)
GW: Kubun Airlines
G4: Allegiant Air (United States)
G5: Enkor (Rus.)

HG: Niki
HM: Air Seychelles
HP: America West Airlines
HV: Transavia Holland
HY: Uzbekistan Airways
H5: Magadan Airlines
H8: Dalavia

IB: Iberia
IC: Indian Airlines Corporation
IG: Meridiana (Italy)
IR: Iran Air
IW: AOM French Airlines
IY: Yemenia (Yemen Airways)
IZ: Arkia Israeli Airlines

JJ: TAM Linhas Aereas
JK: Spanair
JL: Japan Airlines
JM: Air Jamaica
JO: JALways
JP: Adria Airways
JQ: Jetstar Airways
JS: Air Koryo Korean Airways
JT: Lion Air
JU: Jat Yugoslav Airlines (JAT)
J2: Azal Azerbaijan Airlines
J7: Centre-Avia

KA: Dragonair
KB: Druk Air (Bhutan)
KE: Korean Airlines (South Korea)
KF: Blue1 (Finland)
KL: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KM: Air Malta
KQ: Kenya Airways
KU: Kuwait Airways
KV: Kavminvodyavia (Russia)
KW: Kelowna Flightcraft
KZ: Nippon Cargo Airlines

LA: Lan Chile
LB: Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (Bolivia)
LD: Air Hong Kong
LG: Luxair
LH: Lufthansa
LJ: Sierra National Airlines (Liberia)
LK: Air Luxor
LN: Libyan Arab Airlines
LO: Lot Polish Airlines
LR: Lacsa/TACA
LS: Channel Express Air Services Ltd.
LT: LTU International Airways
LX: Swiss International Airlines (formerly Crossair)
LY: Elal-Israel Airlines
LZ: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
L4: Lauda Italy

MA: Malev Hungarian Airlines
MB: MNG Cargo Airlines
MD: Air Madagascar
ME: Middle East Airlines
MH: Malaysia Airlines
MI: Silkair
MK: Air Mauritius Ltd
MM: Euroatlantic Airways
MP: Martinair Holland
MR: Air Mauritania
MS: Egypt Air
MT: Thomas Cook Airlines UK
MU: China Eastern Airlines
MV: Armenian International Airways
MZ: Merpati Nusantara Airlines
MX: Mexicana de Aviación (Mexico)

NB: Sterling
NE: Skyeurope Airlines
NG: Lauda Air
NH: All Nippon Airways
NI: Portugalia
NK: Spirit Airlines (United States)
NQ: Air Japan
NV: Nakanihon (Jap.)
NW: Northwest Orient Airlines (USA)
NZ: Air New Zealand
N3: Omskavia

OA: Olympic Airlines
OB: Astrahan Airlines (Rus.)
OK: (CSA) Czech Airlines
OM: MIAT (Mongolian Airlines)
OS: Austrian Airlines
OU: Croatia Airlines
OV: Estonian Air
OX: Orient Thai Airlines
OZ: Asiana Airlines (Republic of Korea)

PE: Air Europe SPA
PG: Bangkok Airways
PK: Pakistan International Airlines
PR: Philippine Airlines
PS: Ukraine International Airlines
PX: Air Niugini
P2: UTair (Rus.)
P7: EastLine (Rus.)

QF: Qantas Airways
QQ: Alliance Airlines
QR: Qatar Airways
QS: Travel Service Airlines
QV: LAO Aviation

RA: Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation
RB: Syrian Arab Airlines
RC: Atlantic Airways
RE: Aer Arann
RG: Varig (Brazilian Airlines)
RI: Mandala Airlines
RJ: Royal Jordanian
RN: Air Horizons
RO: Tarom Romanian Air Transport
R2: Orenburg Airlines (Rus.)
R4: Russia Airline

SA: South African Airways
SC: Shandong Ailines
SD: Sudan Airways
SG: Jetsgo
SJ: Freedom Air
SK: Scandinavian Airlines System
SN: Sn Brussels
SQ: Singapore Airlines LTD.
SR: (formerly) Swissair
SU: Aeroflot Russian Airlines
SV: Saudi Arabian Airlines
SY: Sun Country Airlines
S4: SATA International
S7: Siberia Airlines
S9: East African Safari Air

TE: Lithuanian Airlines
TG: Thai Airways International
TL: Trans Mediterranean Airways (TMA)
TK: Turkish Airlines
TN: Air Tahiti Nui
TP: Tap Air Portugal
TQ: Tandem Aero
TR: Tiger Airways
TS: Air Transat
TT: Air Lithuania
TU: Tunisair
TX: Air Caraibes
TZ: ATA Airlines
T4: Hellas Jet
T5: Turkmenistan/Akhal
T7: Twin Jet

UA: United Airlines Inc.
UB: Myanmar Airways
UL: Air Lanka
UM: Air Zimbabwe
UN: Transaero Airlines (Russia)
UQ: O'Connor Airlines (Aus)
US: US Airways
UU: Air Austral
UX: Air Europa Lineas Aereas
UY: Cameroon Airlines
U2: easyJet
U5: USA 3000 Airlines
U6: Ural Airlines
U8: Armavia
U9: Tatarstan JSC Aircompany

VA: Volare Airlines
VD: Air Liberte
VF: Valuair
VH: Aeropostal (Venezuela)
VI: Volga-Dnepr
VN: Vietnam Airways
VR: Cape Verde Airlines (TACV)
VS: Virgin Atlantic
VV: Aerosvit
VZ: MyTravel Airways
V7: Air Senegal
V9: Bashkir Airlines

WF: Widerøe
WN: Southwest Airlines
WS: WestJet (Can.)
WW: BMI Regional
WY: Oman Air
W5: Mahan Air

XF: Vladivostok Avia
XK: CCM Airlines
XM: J-Air (Jap.)
XO: LTE International Airways
XT: KLM Exel
X5: Afrique Airlines
X7: Chitaavia (Rus.)

YK: Air Kibris (Turkish Airlines)
YL: Yamal Airlines (Rus.)
YS: Régional Compagnie Aerienne Européenne
YT: Air Togo
YW: Air Nostrum
YX: Midwest Connect

ZA: Astair (Rus.)
ZI: Aigle Azur (France)
ZL: Regional Express
ZN: Air Bourbon
ZS: Azzura Air
ZU: Helios Airways

1A: Amadeus Global Travel Distribution (Spain)
1B: Abacus International (Singapore)
1C: EDS Information Business (Switzerland)
1D: Radixx Solutions International (United States)
1E: Travelsky Technology (China)
1F: INFINI Travel Information (Japan)
1G: Galileo International (United States)
1H: Siren-Travel (Russia)
1I: Netjets Aviation (Execjet, United States), Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht (Civil Air Ambulance, Germany), Nova Airlines (Navigator, Sweden), Sky Trek International Airlines (Phazer, United States), Sierra Nevada Airlines (United States), Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi (Sunturk, Turkey)
1J: Axess international (Japan)
1K: Sutra (United States), Southern Cross Distribution (Australia)
1L: Open Skies (United States)
1M: JSC Transport Automated Information Systems (TAIS) (Russia)
1N: Navitaire (United States)
1P: WorldSpan (United States)
1Q: Sirena (Russia)
1R: Hainan Phoenix Information Systems (China)
1S: Sabre (United States)
1T: 1Time Airline (South Africa)
1U: Polyot Sirena (Russia)
1V: Galileo International (United States)
1Y: Electronic Data Systems Corporation (United States)
1Z: Sabre Pacific (Australia)

2A: Deutsche Bahn AG (Germany)
2H: Thalys (Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands)
2P: Air Philippines (Philippines)
2U: Atlas International Airways
2V: Amtrak (USA)

5G: Skyservice Airlines (Can)
5J: Cebu Pacific Air (Philippines)
5L: Aerosur (Bolivia)
5P: Skyeurope Airlines Hungary
5X: United Parcel Service

7B: Krasnojarsky Airlines
7F: First Air
7K: Kogalymavia Air Company
7L: Sun d'Or International Airlines

8A: Atlas Blue
8B: Caribbean Star Airlines
8C: Air Transport International/Horizon
8D: Expo Aviation/Servant Air/Astair
8E: Bering Air
8F: Fischer Air
8G: Angel Airlines
8H: Heli France
8J: Komiinteravia
8L: Cargo Plus Aviation/Redhill Aviation
8M: Myanmar Airways International/Maxair
8N: Nordkalottflyg AB
8O: West Coast Air
8P: Pacific Coastal Airlines
8Q: Onur Air Tasimacilik/Baker Aviation
8R: Transporte Aereo Regional do Interior Paulista/Edelweiss Air
8S: Scorpio Aviation
8T: Air Tindi
8U: Afriqiyah Airways
8V: Wright Air Service
8W: BAX Global
8Y: Air Burundi
8Z: Linea Aerea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional