IATA airline designators are used to identify an airline for all commercial purposes, including reservations, timetables, tickets, tariffs, air waybills, and in airline interline telecommunications. To submit an application, visit www.iata.org.

5W – Astraeus
9W – Jet Airways
AA – American Airlines
AC – Air Canada
AF – Air France
AI – Air India
AM – Aeromexico
AS – Alaska Airlines
AV – Avianca
AZ – Alitalia
B6 – JetBlue Airways
BA – British Airways
BD – British Midland
BR – EVA Airways
BT – Air Baltic Corp
CM – Copa Airlines
CO – Continental Airlines
CX – Cathay Pacific
D1 – Direct Air
DL – Delta Air Lines
EC – Open Skies Airlines
EK – Emirates
ET – Ethiopian
F9 – Frontier Airlines
FM – Shanghai Airlines
JL – Japan Airlines
KL – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KM – Air Malta
LA – LAN Chile
LH – Lufthansa
LO – LOT Polish Airlines
LX – Swiss Int’l Airllines
LY – El Al Israel Airlines
MX – Mexicana
NH – All Nippon Airways
NZ – Air New Zealand
OZ – Asiana Airlines
PD – Porter Airlines
QF – Qantas Airways
QR – Qatar Airways
SA – South African Airways
SK – Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
SQ – Singapore Airlines
TA – TACA Airlines
TP – TAP Air Portugal
UA – United Airlines
UP – Bahamasair
US – US Airways
VS – Virgin Atlantic
WS – WestJet Airlines

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