List of airlines of Germany

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This is a list of current airlines of Germany . [1]

Scheduled airlines

Airline IATA ICAO CallsignImageCommenced
operations
Notes
City Airlines VLLHXCITY AIR2024 (planned)Subsidiary of Lufthansa, independent of Lufthansa CityLine
Eurowings EWEWGEUROWINGS Eurowings A320-200 (D-AIZS) arrives London Heathrow 15Sep2015 arp.jpg 1993NFD - Nürnberger Flugdienst (1975–1992) merged into Eurowings

RFG - Regionalflug (1976–1992) merged into Eurowings

Contents

FLN Frisia Luftverkehr FRS Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander FLN Frisia-Luftverkehr Norddeich D-IFKU, NOD Norddeich, Germany PP1149579983.jpg 2014Rebranded from Frisia-Luftverkehr Norddeich (1969–2014) LFH - Luftverkehr Friesland Harle (1983–2014) merged into FLN - Die Inselflieger
Lufthansa LHDLHLUFTHANSA Airbus A380-841, Lufthansa AN2054509.jpg 1926
Lufthansa CityLine CLCLHHANSALINE Embraer ERJ-195LR Lufthansa Cityline (LCL) D-AEBE - MSN 350 - Named Zwiesel (9742089074).jpg 1992
OFD Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst Britten Norman Islander OLT.jpg 2011Rebranded from OLT - Ostfriesische Lufttransport (1958–2011)
TUI fly Deutschland X3TUITUI JET TUIfly 738 D-ATUM 170414.JPG 2006Rebranded from Hapag-Lloyd Express (2002–2006)
Hapagfly (2005–2007) merged into TUIfly (Germany), later rebranded TUI fly Deutschland
Discover Airlines 4YOCNOCEAN2023

Charter airlines

Airline IATA ICAO CallsignImageCommenced
operations
Notes
ACM Air Charter BVRBAVARIAN D-BFFB (5759346520) (2).jpg 1992
ADAC Luftrettung Eurocopter EC-135 ADAC Luftrettung D-HHIT, GRQ Groningen (Eelde), Netherlands PP1153290874.jpg 1903
Aero-Dienst ADNAERODIENST Aero-Dienst Potez 841 at Munich Riem Airport.jpg 1958
Air Hamburg HHAHOAIR HAMBURG Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander (D-IAEB) 03.jpg 2001
Air Independence JTVJUNIOR Learjet 60, Air Independence JP7568988.jpg 1998
air-taxi europe TZTWGTWIN-GOOSE F406 air taxi europe d-iccc.jpg 2005
AirGO Flugservice XGOPASTIS D-IZZY (7493097540).jpg
Arcus-Air ZEAZEARCUS AIR D-CAAZ (6192735414) (2).jpg 1973
Avanti Air ATVAVANTI AIR D-BCRP ATR.42-312 Avanti Air MAN 03SEP07 (5930138737).jpg 1994
Businesswings JMPJUMP RUN Dornier 228-100, Businesswings AN0393189.jpg 1989
Condor DECFGCONDOR Condor B763 D-ABUE.jpg 1955Südflug (1952–1968) merged into Condor
Condor Berlin (1997–2013) merged into Condor
DC Aviation DCSTWIN STAR Learjet 40 DC Aviation D-CAHB @LUX, September 2011.jpg 2007Rebranded from DaimlerChrysler Aviation (1998–2007)
Cirrus Aviation (2001–2008) merged into DC Aviation
Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung Messerschmitt Me 108 Taifun, Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung (DLBS) JP6898680.jpg
Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei Zeppelin LZ N07-100 Airship, Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei AN0402825.jpg 2001
DRF Stiftung Luftrettung gemeinnützige 1IAMBCIVIL AIR AMBULANCE DRF Luftrettung Hubschrauber beim Start.JPG 1972
FAI rent-a-jet IFARED ANGLE Bombardier Learjet 35A, FAI Air Service JP6459297.jpg
German Regional Airlines WHWDLWDL WDL, Stuttgart Airport.jpg 1955
Hahn AirHRHHNROOSTER Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 Hahn Air, LUX Luxembourg (Findel), Luxembourg PP1325863356.jpg 1994
Jet Executive JEIJET EXECUTIVE Dassault Falcon 900 Executive Jet Group G-HMEI, DUS Dusseldorf (Duesseldorf International), Germany PP1148894989.jpg
K5 Aviation KAYKAYAK
PrivatAir (Germany) PTG D-APBC B737-8BKW Privatair Germany FRA 30JUN13 (9201526094).jpg 2003
Private Wings 8WPWFPRIVATE WINGS Dornier Do-328-100 Private Wings Flugcharter D-CREW (9299114262).jpg 1991
RWL German Flight Academy DZRWLRHEINTRAINER Piper PA-28-161 Cadet RWL German Flight Academy, EDWF Leer-Papenburg, Germany PP1184227099.jpg
Stuttgarter Flugdienst FFDFIRST FLIGHT Cessna 560XL Citation Excel, Stuttgarter Flugdienst (SFD) JP7571884.jpg
Sundair SRSDRSUNDAIR SundAir A320-214 D-ASEF.jpg 2017
Sylt Air 7EAWUSYLT-AIR D-IMAX Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 C25A - AWU (20944939420).jpg 1963Scheduled flights in the summer season
Wiking Helikopter Service WHSWEEKING Sikorsky S-76B Wiking Helikopter Service, GRQ Groningen (Eelde), Netherlands PP1082731614.jpg
Windrose Air QGAQUADRIGA Gulfstream G450, Windrose Air JP7660775.jpg

Cargo airlines

Airline IATA ICAO CallsignImageCommenced
operations
Notes
AeroLogic 3SBOXGERMAN CARGO AeroLogic Boeing 777-FZN; D-AALA@FRA;16.07.2011 609ep (6190492656).jpg 2009
European Air Transport Leipzig QYBCSPOSTMAN D-AEAG DHL (European Air Transport - EAT) (6872540344).jpg 2010Rebranded from EAT - European Air Transport (1971–2010)
Lufthansa Cargo LHGECLUFTHANSA CARGO D-ALCF (4877501280) (2).jpg 1993Rebranded from German Cargo (1977–1993)
CargoLogic Germany -GCLSAXONIA

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References

  1. "Genehmigte deutsche Luftfahrtunternehmen / Licensed German Air Carriers" . Retrieved 28 October 2014.