Flag carrier

A Boeing 777-300ER of Dubai-based Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates

A flag carrier is a transport company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given sovereign state, enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by the government for international operations.

Historically, the term was used to refer to airlines owned by the government of their home country and associated with the national identity of that country.[1] Such an airline may also be known as a national airline or a national carrier, although this can have different legal meanings in some countries. Today, it is any international airline with a strong connection to its home country or that represents its home country internationally, regardless of whether it is government-owned.[2][3]

Flag carriers may also be known as such due to laws requiring aircraft or ships to display the state flag of the country of their registry.[4] For example, under the law of the United States, a U.S. flag air carrier is any airline that holds a certificate under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (i.e., any U.S.-based airline operating internationally),[5]and any ship registered in the United States is known as a U.S. flag vessel.[6]

  1. ^ Morris, Hugh (17 March 2019). "The slow death of the flag carrier: Could state-owned airlines become a thing of the past?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Malaysia is the latest nation to see its flag carrier – a label that in times gone by indicated a government-owned airline, and one that embodied a country's national identity – teeter on the brink.
  2. ^ McMurtry, Ian (25 May 2018). "Palestinian Airlines: The Homeless Flag Carrier". AirlineGeeks.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ Moores, Victoria (24 May 2019). "Interview: CEO aims to make Virgin Atlantic UK's second flag carrier". atwonline.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ "flag carrier definition". Businessdictionary.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  5. ^ "List of U.S. Flag Air Carriers". www.dartmouth.edu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. ^ "USOcean.com – U.S. Flag Carrier". Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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