How Many Airlines Have You Experienced?

billreid · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:16 pm

There are many airline experts on these threads but to judge the industry well you need to see how the other side lives and operates.
So I am looking for the worlds airline expert.....

Who has flown the most airlines?
List 'em all, BUT do not include affiliate companies, only the FLAG CARRIER.

I track them in a spread sheet. After I see what you can bring to the table I will give my global total unless someone beats me.
For instance in Europe alone I have only flown
KL, BA, BCAL, AirUK, AF, AZ, SN, LH, Easy Jet, Ryanair, KLM, MP, IB, FI, Transavia, and more.

This has taught me about Euro Service levels.

What have you learned about our global industry from the airlines?

AlexPorter · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:24 pm

This belongs in Polls & Preferences.

I have flown on eight:

1. Champion Air
2. Northwest Airlines (plus NWA Airlink by Mesaba)
3. Sun Country Airlines
4. America West Airlines (plus America West Express by Mesa)
5. Continental Airlines
6. Delta Air Lines (plus Delta Connection by ASA)
7. Frontier Airlines
8. US Airways

[Edited 2006-08-30 05:24:47]

797 · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:42 pm

Oh well, I have flown:

1.AA American Airlines
2.AF Air France
3.BA British Airways
4.UA United Airlines
5.AZ Alitalia
6.US US Airways
7.IB Iberia
8.LA Lan Chile
9.VA Viasa
10.VO VolareWeb
11.VE Avensa
12.VH Aeropostal
13.V0 Conviasa
14.OO Skywest Airlines
15.FQ Air Aruba
16.R7 Aserca Airlines
17.9V Avior Airlines
18.8Z LASER
19.LM ALM

That's 19 for now... I can't remember of any other.

Cheers!

[Edited 2006-08-30 05:53:33]

[Edited 2006-08-30 05:54:27]

rwsea · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:42 pm

Including Regional Carriers with Mainline:

1) Alaska/Horizon
2) Delta
3) United/United Express/Shuttle By United/TED
4) Northwest
5) US Airways
6) Continental
7) America West
8) Southwest
9) Hawaiian
10) American/American Eagle
11) KLM/KLM Cityhopper
12) British Airways

Quoting AlexPorter (Reply 1):

You don't by chance work for DL reservations do you? Last time I called, I got a friendly man in India whose name was "Alex Porter"... LOL.

ANITIX87 · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:43 pm

Swissair
Crossair
Swiss International Airlines
Olympic Airways
Aegean Airlines
Sabena
Lufthansa
Austrian Airlines
LOT Polish
Virgin Atlantic
Delta Airlines
United Airlines
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Trans World Airways

15 Total, all in economy class, and most in business as well (SR, LX, DL, OA, LOT, OS, AA, TWA, UA)

TIS

hawaijahaz · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:44 pm

I have flown on:
United Airlines
Northwest Airlines
American Airlines
Delta Airlines
Continental Airlines
Frontier Airlines
America West
Singapore Airlines
Silk Air
Tiger Airways
Air India
Indian Airlines
Thai Airways
Jet Airways
Air Sahara
Air Deccan
Spicejet
KLM

I guess that's 18. Wish there were more.

tys777 · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:45 pm

Delta was on a L1011 from atl-mco, looking back I cant believe that plane would fly that short route
TWA I remember stl-sea on a L1011 a while back
AA
WN

I think thats it

not many, but have flown those airlines many times minus twa

Scanorama · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:54 pm

I've flown on 8 so far:

Cathay Pacific
Thai
Qantas
Jetstar
Virgin Blue
JAL
Singapore Airlines
Air China

All in economy class.

UAL747 · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:55 pm

American Airlines
Delta Airlines
Continental Airlines
United Airlines
Korean Air
Swissair
British Airways
Southwest
Cathay Pacific
Northwest Airlines
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Trans World Airlines
PanAm
Eastern Airlines

UAL

aa757first · Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:59 pm

American
TWA
Continental
United
US Airways
USA 3000 Airlines
Delta
Delta Song
ACA (Delta Express)
Piedmont (US Airways Express)

Only ten.

AAndrew

AeroWesty · Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:01 pm

1) TWA
2) Pan Am
3) Alaska
4) Continental
5) Continental West
6) Eastern
7) American
8) American Eagle
9) United
10) Northwest/Northwest Orient
11) Delta
12) Western
13) AirCal
14) PSA
15) Southwest
16) America West
17) Aloha
18) Hawaiian
19) US Airways
20) British Airways
21) KLM
22) Transavia
23) New York Air
24) LIAT
25) PeoplExpress
26) World Airways
27) Reno Air
28) Republic
29) PacificExpress
30) SkyWest
31) SFO Helicopter

FlyDeltaJets87 · Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:05 pm

Nine, soon to be Ten:
1) AirTran
2) Aloha
3) America West
4) American
5) Champion Air
6) Continental
7) Delta
8) Northwest
9) US Airways

And the soon to be # 10: Southwest (well, Thanksgiving week anyway)

[Edited 2006-08-30 06:05:54]

[Edited 2006-08-30 06:06:17]

flymia · Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:49 pm

Not to many.
1.American Airlines
2.American Eagle
3.Executive Airlines (American Eagle)
4.Air Tran
5.Chalks Ocean Airways
6.Paridise Island Airways
7.United Airlines
8.Delta Airlines
9.Bahamasair
10.Alaska Airlines
11.Iberia
12.El Al
13.Virgin Atlantic
14.Qantas
15.ATA

Jet-lagged · Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:50 pm

Well I can distinctly remember 43, but I may have forgotten some. Some U.S. regionals may not be included.

Continental
TWA
United
American
Delta
Northwest
American Tansair
Pan Am
Lot
Some Russian airline
Shenzhen
China Southern
China Southwest
China Northeast
China Eastern
Air China
Cathay Pacific
Dragonair
China Airlines
Vayadut
Indian Airlines
Garuda
Thai
Vietnam
Malaysian
Singapore
JAL
ANA
Qantas
Air France
Lufthansa
KLM
Sabena
Finnair
TAP
Swissair
Austrian
Malev
Turkish
Olympic
Air Gabon
Mexicana
Some commuter in Alaska

Mostly in the past. I have not been on an airplane for seven months. Sad

Cadet57 · Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:53 pm

Yea, I get out alot:

AA
DL (DLX and Song)
US

N1120A · Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:06 pm

I have it all in my profile, but here goes

Airlines I have flown:

October will add AirTran Airways to the list

hawaijahaz · Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:11 pm

Quoting Hawaijahaz (Reply 5):
I have flown on:
United Airlines
Northwest Airlines
American Airlines
Delta Airlines
Continental Airlines
Frontier Airlines
America West
Singapore Airlines
Silk Air
Tiger Airways
Air India
Indian Airlines
Thai Airways
Jet Airways
Air Sahara
Air Deccan
Spicejet
KLM

I guess that's 18. Wish there were more.

Forgot to add:
Southwest Airlines
Shanghai Airlines.

That makes it 20!!

kiwiandrew · Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:15 pm

not enough

Economy

Air New Zealand
Ansett New Zealand
Canadian
United
Cathay
Thai
Malaysia
British Airways
TAP Portugal
Lufthansa
SN Brussels
Sky Europe
BMI
Qantas
Air Pacific
Air Vanuatu
Singapore
Mt Cook Airlines ( before they were an NZ link airline so I will count them )

in the next couple of months I will add Iran Air and Ryanair to that list

Business

Air New Zealand
Thai
Singapore
Lufthansa
Malaysia
Qantas

sadly nothing else coming up at the moment

MKEdude · Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:17 pm

Starting with airlines that no longer exist...

Pan Am
Eastern
TWA
Piedmont
America West

Existing airlines (Regional affiliates are included with the mainline carrier)

Delta
American
Northwest
United
Continental
USAirways
Southwest
Jetblue
Frontier
Midwest
Sun Country
TACA
Aeromexico
ANA
Japan Airlines
Korean Air
Asiana
Cathay Pacific
Thai
Malaysian
Singapore Airlines
Philippine Airlines
Garuda
Qantas
MIAT
Aeroflot
Lufthansa
British Airways
Virgin Atlantic

shanderawx · Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:19 pm

AA PA TW Braniff CO DL AW Horizon Aloha TTA/TI EA DL NW UA USAirways Piedmont Allegheny Reno GoldenGate PSA AirCal COExpress
Alaskan Reeve Frontier(old and new) AirFlorida
Mexicana Aeromexico TACA Seaborne Express AerolineasArg PLUNA Varig
Air Canada CPAir/Canadian AustralAir MayanAir BelizeAir
KLM BA Lufthansa Domodedovo AirFrance Alitalia Sabena SwissAir
Iberia TAP SAS Finnair Turkish Austrian Malev
Cathay JAL ANA CAAC ChinaAirlines Qantas Ansett Singapore
Egyptair RoyalAirMaroc SouthAfrican
That is 64 and I am missing one that used to fly from New Orleans to Houston to SAT.

captaink · Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:23 pm

I have been a few types.. but airlines very few.. I need to work on that.

1. BWIA West Indies Airways (including BWee Express)
2. Air Jamaica
3 Caribbean Star Airlines
4 LIAT
5. Air Caribbean (out of business)
6. Helen Air (out of business I think)
7. American Airlines (Including American Eagle and Executive Air)
8. US Airways (various US Airways Express carriers)
9. American Trans Air

[Edited 2006-08-30 07:38:14]

[Edited 2006-08-30 07:41:37]

NorthstarBoy · Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:41 pm

Airtran
Alaska
American
Braniff
Continental
Delta
Eastern
Western
Northwest
America West
USAir
TWA
Southwest
JAL
CAAC (Now Air China)
Cathay Pacific
Singapore
Thai
Malaysian
Kenya Airways
KLM
Reno Air
United
Virgin Express
Iberia
National (the original one)
SAS/Braathens
Royal Air Maroc
Turkish
Midwest Express
Frontier (New)

so, i think that makes 31

Leskova · Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:47 pm

Air Berlin
Air Botswana
Air France (Régional)
Air Namibia
Air Zimbabwe
Aloha Airlines
American Airlines
Austrian Airlines
British Airways
British Midland
Cathay Pacific Airways
China Eastern Airlines
China Southern Airlines
China Southwest Chongqing Airlines
Condor
Continental Airlines
DBA
Delta Airlines
Eurowings
Finnair
Frontier Airlines
Hapag Lloyd
Hawaiian Airlines
LTU
Lufthansa
Nationwide Airlines
Portugalia
Qantas Airways
Qatar Airways
Rio Sul
Royal Brunei Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines
Sefofane Air Charters
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
Sun Air (South Africa)
Swiss International Air Lines
Swissair
TAM
TAP Air Portugal
Texas International
Tyrolean Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
Varig

That makes 45 alltogether...

edoca · Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:07 pm

Sabena and SN Brussels Airlines (Belgium)
Delta (USA)
USAir (USA)
PGA (Portugal)
Air Alfa (Turkey)
Air Via (Bulgaria)
American Airlines (USA)
Lufthansa (Germany)
KLM (Netherlands)
Air France (France)
LAPA (Argentina)
British Airways (UK)
BMI (UK)
Malev (Hungary)
Austrian Airlines (Austria)
Tyrolean Airlines (Austria)
BonairExcel/BonairExpress/DutchAntilleanExpress (Neth. Antilles)
Dutch Caribbean Airlines (Neth. Antilles)
Avia Air (Aruba)
American Eagle (USA)
Winair (Neth. Antilles)
Surinam Airways (Suriname)
Aeropostal (Venezuela)
Air New Zealand (New Zealand)
Air Pacific (Fiji)
Air Niugini (Papua New Guinea)
Air Fiji (Fiji)

obviously in no particular order!
Edit: that makes 27...

[Edited 2006-08-30 08:10:12]

TimePilot · Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:04 pm

JAL
JAL Express
ANA
Lufthansa
SwissAir (not Swiss)
American Airlines
American Eagle
Delta
Delta Connection - ComAir
TWA Express (are they still around?)
Continental
Eastern
Piedmont

Maybe some others, but I can't remember

safs · Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:34 pm

Not a lot for me.... all flown in economy class..

Qantas
Ansett Australia
Virgin Blue
Qantas Jetconnect
Air Pacific
Singapore Airlines
American Airlines
Japan Airlines
Continental
Northwest

In 5 weeks, I will add:

Alaska
America West and
Ted (United)

ANCFlyer · Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:57 pm

From my profile:

Coastal Ellis
Peninsula Airways
Alaska
Western
Horizon
Eastern
Cathay Pacific
Hawaiian
Continental
Continental Express
Braniff1
Braniff2
Delta
Northwest
Northwest Airlink
Aloha
United
United Express
US Airways
US Airways Express
Lufthansa
British
Qantas
American
American Eagle
Midwest
Atlantic Southeast
Skywest
Shuttle America
Frontier Flying
Era
Air Wisconsin
Mesa
America West
America West Express
Chataqua
Piedmont
Pacific Northern
World Airways
Arrow Air
Antillean
USAF/MAC

BA787 · Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:39 pm

British Airways
Thomsonfly
Ryanair
Excel Airways
Thomas Cook Airlines

DAL767400ER · Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:45 pm

So far I have flown:
1) Delta
1a) ASA
1b) Comair
1c) Skywest
2) Air France
3) Sabena
3a) DAT
4) Lufthansa
4a) Lufthansa Express (short-lived experiment by LH)
5) DBA
6) KLM
6a) KLM Cityhopper
7) HLX
8) Air Berlin

wrighbrothers · Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:24 pm

So far:

BA
UA
HP
WN

And that's it Sad

Wrighbrothers

mhodgson · Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:29 am

BA (+TH), BD, VS, AF, U2, FR, LH, FI, QF, MH, BY, JN, DP, VZ, BW, AB, LS

Also, Manx2 and BAe Corporate.

I think that is just about it!

9MMAR · Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:54 am

I have flown in 5 airlines. I am not really into trying all the airlines in the world. I am the more 'loyal' flyer who try to stick to the least number of airlines as possible.

Malaysia Airlines - MH - Malaysia - 65 legs - Business and Economy
Batavia Air - 7P - Indonesia - 10 legs - Economy
Lufthansa - LH - Germany - 4 legs - Economy
Garuda Indonesia - GA - Indonesia - 2 legs - Economy
Dirgantara Air Service - AW - Indonesia - 2 legs - Economy

samair · Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:05 am

bmi baby x5
british airways x4
sabena x2
delta air transport x2
air 2000 x4
monarch x2
brittania x2
caledonian x2
flying colours x2
jmc x2
thomsonfly x2
first choice x1
viking airlines
air malta x1
angola air charter x1

thepilot · Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:55 am

Northwest Airlines
United Airlines
Continental Airlines
American Airlines
Delta Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Frontier Airlines
US Airways
America West Airlines
CanJet Airlines
Air Canada
Ryanair
British Airways
Korean Air
Singapore Airlines
Trans World Airlines tombstone

Kenmore Air
San Juan Airlines
Horizon Air

denplanenut · Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:32 am

Quite a few:

1-Alitalia
2-Allegiant
3-Aloha
4-Alpi Eagles
5-America West
6-American Airlines
7-Atlantic Coast Airlines
8-Big Sky
9-Chautauqua
10-Comair
11-Continental
12-Cross Air
13-Delta
14-Frontier
15-Horizon
16-Iberia
17-Jetblue
18-Lufthansa
19-Maersk
20-Mesaba
21-Metrojet
22-Northwest
23-Piedmont Express
24-Ryan Air
25-Scandinavian
26-Southwest
27-Swiss Air
28-TWA
29-United
30-Usairways
31-Virgin Atlantic

tango29 · Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:42 pm

1.Aer Lingus
2.Aer Arann
3.Ryanair
4.British Airways
5.British Midland
6.Manx
7.Easyjet
8.Lufthansa
9.Lufthansa Express (Augsburgh aw/Contactair)
10.Germanwings
11.Air Berlin
12.SAS
13.Alitalia
14.Futura
15.Spanair
16.Royal Jordanian
17.Arkia
18.Qantas
17.TWA
18.Air Malta

SA7700 · Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:49 pm

Air Canada
Air New Zealand
Alitalia
British Airways
British Midland
Delta
Egyptair
Origin Pacific
Qantas
SA Airlink
SA Express Airways
South African Airways
United
US Airways

theflyboy · Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:45 pm

1) Aer Lingus
2) Air France
3) Air Canada
4) Air China
5) American Airlines
6) American Eagle
7) America West
8) British Airways
9) British Midland
10) BMI Baby
11) Cathay Pacific
12) China Southern
13) Comair
14) Continental
15) Delta
16) Easyjet
17) JAL
18) KLM
19) Mexicana
20) Qantas
21) RyanAir
22) Sabena
23) Scandinavian
24) Southwest
25) SA Airlink
26) SA Express Airways
27) South African Airways
28) Swiss Air
29) Thai Air
30) United
31) Virgin Atlantic
32) Virgin Blue

Provance · Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:40 am

ok this shouldn't take too long .................

1) Aer Lingus
2) Aer Arann
3) British Midlands (BMI)
4) Ryanair
5) United Airlines

amritpal · Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:32 am

British Airways DEL --> LHR --> YVR, Air Canada (Jazz)YXS <--> YVR <--> YXJ, Westjet YXS <--> YVR, Pacific Coastal Cranbrook <--> YVR

iairallie · Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:40 am

qantas
ethiopian air
turkish air
united
delta
continental
jetblue
southwest
us air
america west
american airlines
independence air
airtran
trump air
pan am
twa
eastern
air canada
british airways
virgin atlantic
korean air
asiana
JAL
ANA
northwest
aer lingus
world airways
omni air international
luftansa
condor air
Alaska
gulf air
emirates
frontier

regional carriers

mesa
trans states
aca
asa
american eagle
express jet
exectutive jet
comair
skywest
PSA
alleghany
commutair

Subsidiaryies

TED
Song
Delta Shuttle
United Shuttle

I've probably left some out it is hard to remember everything.

lmml 14/32 · Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:25 am

Here goes:

Trans International Airlines (TIA): DC-8
AirMalta: B720b, B737-200/300, B727, A310-200, A320, A319, RJ70,
British Airways: B747-200, B737-200, Trident 3, B757
British Airtours: L-1011, B737-200
Air Europe: B757-200
CalAir/NovAir: DC-10
Alitalia: B747-200, A321, MD80
British Caledonian: DC-10
Korean Airlines: B747-200
Lufthansa: B747-200, B737-200, AR85, A340-300
Condor: B757-200
Aer Longus: A321, BAe146
Air France: A321
Transavia: B737-300
TWA: B747-100, B707, DC9
Northwest: DC-10
American Airlines: DC-10
EasyJet: B737-700
Virgin Atlantic: B747-400

That's all folks!

DeltaRules · Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:28 am

With flag carriers only:
-Delta
-US Airways
-Northwest
-United
-American
-TWA
-America West
-Southwest
-Pan Am Clipper Connection
-Winair
-Air France
-Air Jamaica
-British Airways
-Aviateca
-Eurowings

DeltaRules

YYZflyer · Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:53 am

Air Canada
Air BC
Air Transat
Canadian Airlines
WestJet
American Airlines
United Express
Ted
Delta
Comair
AeroMexico

Not really bad for my age.

ag92 · Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:44 am

Singapore Airlines
Cathay Pacific
Thai Airways
Qantas
Air Asia
Air India
Air Sahara
United
Garuda Indonesia
Royal Brueni
British Airways

Cheers

jeffry747 · Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:40 am

I have flown:

Pan Am
TWA
Continental
PeoplExpress
Southwest
Delta (Comair actually)
Independence

Go3Team · Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:58 am

UA
Piedmont
Eastern
DL
NW
U2
FR
US
SK

bananaboy · Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:35 pm

In order ( I think )

Dan Air
British Airtours
British Island Airways
Britannia Airways
Monarch Airlines
Caledonian
Peach Air
British Midland
British Airways
United Airlines
United Express
Air Seychelles
easyjet
Ryanair
Thai
Bangkok Airways
Singapore Airlines
Qantas
Virgin Blue
Air New Zealand
US Airways
US Airways Express
Ted
Aer Lingus
bmi
BWIA
Egyptair
Travelcity Direct / Air Atlanta
Astraeus
SAS
Thomsonfly
Aurigny
Virgin Atlantic
American Airlines
European Air Charter
Continental

36 I think. Totally not in order though. Never mind.

Mark

AlexPorter · Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:44 pm

Quoting RwSEA (Reply 3):
You don't by chance work for DL reservations do you? Last time I called, I got a friendly man in India whose name was "Alex Porter"... LOL.

No I don't... and that's not the type of name I'd expect to hear from an Indian call center.

billreid · Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:56 am

Nice lists,
I am up to 46.
Some really obscure ones too.
Zimbabwe Air Express for instance
Comair in South Africa no relation to the one in CVG.
TransAmerica, on a DC8 from AMS to JFK
SQ was good but I had better service on CX.
I am going to take FL some day soon, about the only US carrier I haven't flown.

The list of carriers no longer in business is also interesting:
PSA
Western
Hues Air West
Canada 3000
Royal
British Caladonian
Canadian
Pan Am
TWA
Alleghany
Frontier (1)
Braniff
Evergreen of Oregon, but they still have a cargo business.

Do I count the new PanAm of New Hampshire as a resurection or as Boston and Maine airways or as Pan Am?

I maintain a list at the office I'll post it on Tuesday.

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