Region Country of AOC Airline name
ICAO
code
IATA
code
Beginning of
operation
Ceased
operation
Former names Notes
Asia and Pacific Japan Solaseed Air SNJ LQ 2002
initially founded as Pan Asia Airlines
(1997-1999), Skynet Asia Airways
Operated under Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (IRCJ)
Asia and Pacific India SpiceJet SEJ SG 2000
Royal Airways (2000-2005)
Asia and Pacific China Spring Airlines CQH 9C 2004
Asia and Pacific Japan Spring Airlines Japan SJO IJ 2014
Asia and Pacific Japan StarFlyer SFJ 7G 2002
Kobe Airlines (2002-2003)
Asia and Pacific New Zealand Tasman Express NZ 2003 defunct
Division of Air New Zealand (2003-)
Asia and Pacific Thailand Thai AirAsia AIQ FD 2003
Asia and Pacific Thailand Thai AirAsia X TAX XJ 2014
Asia and Pacific Thailand Thai Lion Air TLM SL 2013
Asia and Pacific Thailand Thai VietJet Air TVJ VZ 2015
Asia and Pacific Australia Tiger Airways Australia TGG TT 2007
AOC was temporarily suspended in 2011 due to various safety issues
Asia and Pacific Indonesia Tigerair Mandala MDL RI 2011 2014
Founded in 1969 as Mandala Airlines, grounded in 2011
Asia and Pacific Singapore Tigerair Singapore TGW TR 2003
Asia and Pacific Taiwan Province of China Tigerair Taiwan TTW IT 2014
Asia and Pacific India TruJet TRJ 2T 2015
Asia and Pacific Republic of Korea T'way Airlines TWB TW 2004
Hansung Airlines (2004-2010)
Asia and Pacific Australia V Australia VAU VA 2009 2011
Merged with Virgin Autralia in 2011
Asia and Pacific Singapore ValuAir VLU VF 2004 2005
Acquired in 2005 by Jetstar Asia
Asia and Pacific Japan Vanilla Air VNL JW 2013
Asia and Pacific Vietnam VietJet Air VJC VJ 2011
Asia and Pacific Australia Virgin Australia VOZ VA 2000
Formerly Virgin Blue Airlines, absorbed V Australia in 2011
Asia and Pacific Samoa Virgin Samoa PBN DJ 2005
Polynesian Blue (2005-2011)
Asia and Pacific China (Macau SAR) Viva Macau VVM ZG 2005 2010
Asia and Pacific Indonesia Wings Air WON IW 2003
Europe United Kingdom AB Airlines 1992 1999
Air Bristol (1992-1995) Formed in 1992 by a gorup of former Brymon Airlines
Europe Ireland Aer Arann REA RE 1970 2014
Europe France Aeris SH 1990 2003
Air Toulouse (1990-1999)
Europe Italy Air Europe 1988 2008
Merged with Volare Airlines in 2000 (became one brand of Volare)
Europe Poland Air Polonia 4P 2001 2004
Europe United Kingdom Air Scotland 2002 2006
Formed in 2002 for Electra Airlines (Greece), Switched agreement to
Europe Italy Air Service Plus 2003 defunct
Europe United Kingdom Air Southwest WOW WO 2003 2011
Europe Albania Albawings AWT 2B 2016
Europe Turkey Atlasjet Airlines KKK KK 2001
Europe Netherlands Basiq Air 2000 2005
Transavia Limburg (1965-1966),
Transavia Holland (1966-1986),
Transavia Airlines (1986-2005)
Merged to Transavia.com in 2005
Europe Albania Belle Air LBY LZ 2005 2013
Europe Romania Blue Air BMS 0B 1988
Europe Italy Blue Panorama BPA BV 1998
Operating under the brand Blu-Express for low-cost operations
Europe Finland Blue1 BLF KF 1987 2016
Air Botnia (1987-2004)