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- تدرج هذه المقالة عمليات الدمج والاستحواذ في شركات الطيران، مع سجل موجز لكل منها: 1.
* طيران برلين 2.
* 2006 - استحوذت عليها 3.
* 2007 - استحوذت عليها 4.
* 2009 - استحوذت عليها 5.
* 2009 - استحوذت عليها 6.
* 2011 - استحوذت عليها طيران نيكي 7.
* 2017 - استحوذت عليها لوفتهانزا 8.
* طيران نيوزيلندا 9.
* 2000 - استحوذت عليها ، انهارت (Ansett)، مما يثبت أنه أكثر استنزافًا من الأصول. 10.
* طيران كندا 11.
* 2000 - استحوذت عليها الخطوط الجوية الكندية. 12.
* الخطوط الجوية الفرنسية 13.
* 2004 - دمجت مع الخطوط الجوية الملكية الهولندية، وتغيير اسم الشركة إلى الخطوط الجوية الفرنسية - كيه إل إم، على الرغم من أن الشركتين لا تزال تعمل كخطوط طيران منفصلة. 14.
* 15.
* 2010 - استحوذت عليها 16.
* 17.
* 1968 - Pacific Air Lines (originally Southwest Airways), Bonanza Air Lines, and West Coast Airlines merged to form Air West 18.
* 1970 - اشترى هوارد هيوز إير ويست وأطلق عليها اسم هيوز إيروست 19.
* خطوط إيرتران الجوية 20.
* 1997 - اشترت من قبل ، أبقت اسم (AirTran) 21.
* 2010 - اشترت من قبل خطوط ساوث ويست الجوية، أبقت اسم ساوث ويست. 22.
* خطوط آلاسكا الجوية 23.
* 1986 - استحوذت عليها . 24.
* 1986 - استحوذت عليها ، which continues to operate as a separate airline. 25.
* 2016 - استحوذت عليها فيرجن أمريكا. أبقت اسم Alaska Airlines n. 26.
* خطوط غرب أمريكا الجوية 27.
* 2005 - دمجت مع bankrupt خطوط الولايات المتحدة الجوية، retaining the US Airways name. 28.
* الخطوط الجوية الأمريكية 29.
* 1971 - استحوذت عليها 30.
* 1987 - استحوذت عليها 31.
* 1991 - استحوذت عليها many of إيسترن أيرلاينز routes from Miami to Latin America and the Caribbean 32.
* 1997 - استحوذت عليها 33.
* 2001 - استحوذت عليها خطوط عبر العالم الجوية 34.
* 2013-2015 - دمجت مع خطوط الولايات المتحدة الجوية. Currently the world's largest carrier. أبقت اسم American Airlines 35.
* أفيانكا 36.
* 1919 - Begins as 37.
* 1940 - دمجت مع ، retains Avianca name 38.
* 1994 - دمجت مع 39.
* 2003 - استحوذت عليها 40.
* 2008 - استحوذت عليها 41.
* 2008 - استحوذت عليها أفيانكا الإكوادور 42.
* 2009 - دمجت مع TACA 43.
* 2014 - استحوذت عليها ، which continues to operate as a separate airline 44.
* 45.
* 2013 - تم تشكيلها عن طريق دمج شركات إيروفلوت التابعة و 46.
* 47.
* 1982 - Eastern أشترت Braniff's South American routes 48.
* طيران بلغاريا 49.
* 2010 - دمجت مع أبقت اسم (Bulgaria Air) 50.
* الخطوط الجوية الكندية 51.
* 1987 - تم تشكيلها عن طريق دمج شركات الخطوط الجوية الباسيفيكية الكندية، , ، و . 52.
* 2000 - استحوذت عليها من قبل طيران كندا. 53.
* 54.
* 2010 - استحوذت عليها . 55.
* كاثي باسيفيك 56.
* 2006 - استحوذت عليها full ownership over كاتاي دراغون، which continues to operate as a separate airline (rebranded to Cathay Dragon in 2016). 57.
* 58.
* 2008 - استحوذت عليها bankrupt خطوط ستيرلينغ الجوية to form . 59.
* خطوط كونتيننتال الجوية 60.
* 1934 - Begins as Varney Speed Lines 61.
* 1982 - استحوذت عليها من قبل Texas International / دمج, retains Continental name 62.
* 1987 - دمج مع People Express, Frontier, and New York Air 63.
* 1987 - Acquires PBA and Britt Airways from People Express merger / creates Continental Express 64.
* 2010-2012 - دمجت مع الخطوط الجوية المتحدة، أبقت اسم United. 65.
* خطوط دلتا الجوية 66.
* 1924 - Started as Huff Daland Dusters 67.
* 1928 - Huff Daland Dusters was purchased by C.E. Woolman and renamed Delta Air Service after the Mississippi Delta 68.
* 1953 - Purchased the Chicago and Southern Air Lines, and flew under the name Delta C&S for the next two years 69.
* 1972 - أشترت Northeast Airlines 70.
* 1984 - Established the Delta Connection (ASA, Comair, Skywest, ...) 71.
* 1987 - دمجت مع Western Airlines 72.
* 1991 - Purchase of Pan Am's European routes, and استحوذت عليها Pan Am's shuttle, forming what is today Delta Shuttle 73.
* 1996 - Delta Express began service, ended November 2003 74.
* 2003 - Song began service, ended May 2006 75.
* 2008-2010 - دمجت مع خطوط نورث ويست الجوية، was world's largest carrier at time of merger، أبقت اسم Delta 76.
* 2017 - Bought 10% of الخطوط الجوية الفرنسية - كيه إل إم 77.
* 2017 - Bought 32% of طيران المكسيك to total a stake of 49% ownership 78.
* إيسترن أيرلاينز 79.
* 1986 - أشترت من قبل Texas International, but continues to operate separately as Eastern Airlines 80.
* 1991 - الخطوط الجوية الأمريكية أشترت Eastern's routes from Miami to Latin America and the Caribbean 81.
* خطوط فرونتير الجوية 82.
* 2007 - Entered service agreement with 83.
* 2008 - Declared Bankruptcy, then أشترت من قبل Republic 84.
* 2009 - Still under the Frontier name, Republic mandates a merger between Frontier and 85.
* 2013 - Enter a contract with Indigo, beginning a transition into an شركة طيران منخفضة التكلفة 86.
* 87.
* 1970 - هاوارد هيوز أشترى Air West و أعاد تسميتها Hughes Airwest 88.
* 1980 - Republic Airlines bought out Hughes Airwest 89.
* الخطوط الجوية الملكية الهولندية 90.
* 2004 - استحوذت عليها من قبل الخطوط الجوية الفرنسية، which changed its company name to الخطوط الجوية الفرنسية - كيه إل إم، although the two airlines still operate as separate airlines. 91.
* خطوط لوت الجوية البولندية 92.
* 1929 - and merged to form LOT Polish Airlines 93.
* خطوط لان الجوية 94.
* 2012 - خطوط لان الجوية and خطوط تام الجوية merged to form LATAM 95.
* الخطوط الجوية الوطنية (1934–1980) 96.
* 1979 - دمجت مع Pan Am 97.
* 98.
* 1972 - Delta أشترت Northeast Airlines 99.
* خطوط نورث ويست الجوية 100.
* 1916 - أسست من قبل Col. Lewis Patenaude، under the name Northwest Airways 101.
* 1927 - Began flying passengers 102.
* 1949 - With its new routes to the far east، re-branded itself as Northwest Orient Airlines 103.
* 1986 - أشترت Republic Airlines, and dropped the word Orient from its brand name 104.
* 2008-2010 - دمجت مع Delta. Became world's largest airline by passenger traffic in 2008 under the Delta name. 105.
* 106.
* 1943 - تم تأسيس ، then ceases operations in late 1940's 107.
* 1944 - تم تأسيس (Parks Air Lines) 108.
* 1950 - resumes operations 109.
* 1950 - أشترت (Parks Air Lines) 110.
* 1986 - أشترت من قبل خطوط عبر العالم الجوية، خطوط عبر العالم الجوية 111.
* خطوط بان أمريكان العالمية 112.
* 1928 - دمجت مع Aviation Corporation of the Americas/American International Airways 113.
* 1928 - تأسست وشكلت عن طريق اندماج Atlantic, Gulf, and Caribbean Airways 114.
* 1950 - دمجت مع American Overseas Airlines 115.
* 1979 - دمجت مع National Airlines 116.
* 1985 - يونايتد إيرلاينز أشترت Pan Am's entire Pacific Division 117.
* 1990 - يونايتد إيرلاينز أشترت مسارات خطوط بانام إلى مطار لندن هيثرو. 118.
* 1991 - يونايتد إيرلاينز أشترت Pan Am's entire Latin American Division 119.
* 1991 - دلتا إيرلاينز أشترت مسارات خطوط بانام إلى أوروبا، واستحوذت على (Pan Am's Shuttle). 120.
* (Republic Airlines 1979-1986) 121.
* 1979 - تأسست وشكلت عن طريق اندماج و 122.
* 1944 - تم تأسيس 123.
* 1944 - تم تأسيس 124.
* 1952 - تغيير اسم إلى 125.
* 1968 - تم تأسيس وشكلت عن طريق اندماج , و 126.
* 1970 - تغيير اسم شركة إلى 127.
* 1980 - أشترت 128.
* 1986 - أشترت خطوط نورث ويست الجوية 129.
* 130.
* 2005 - استحوذت عليها . 131.
* 2009 - استحوذت عليها . 132.
* 2009 - استحوذت عليها خطوط فرونتير الجوية. 133.
* روسيه (خطوط جوية) 134.
* 2006 - زيادات الاندماج مع شركة 135.
* 2016 - زيادات الاندماج مع شركة و وإعادة العلامات التجارية 136.
* خطوط إس سفن (Siberia Airlines) 137.
* 2001 - استحوذت عليها and 138.
* 2004 - استحوذت عليها 139.
* 2005 - إعادة العلامات التجارية from Siberia Airlines to S7 Airlines and makes مطار دوموديدوفو الدولي as the main hub 140.
* 2008 - استحوذت عليها 141.
* خطوط ساوث ويست الجوية 142.
* 1985 - استحوذت عليها 143.
* 1993 - استحوذت عليها 144.
* 2008 - استحوذت عليها certain assets of bankrupt 145.
* 2010 - استحوذت عليها AirTran 146.
* خطوط عبر العالم الجوية 147.
* 1925 - First Incorporate as 148.
* 1927 - تم تأسيس 149.
* 1927 - تم تأسيس 150.
* 1928 - تم 151.
* 1929 - دمج مع 152.
* 1930 - دمج 153.
* 1930 - دمج مع , rebranded itself as خطوط عبر العالم الجوية، خطوط عبر العالم الجوية، في وقت لاحق تغير الاسم إلى خطوط عبر العالم الجوية، خطوط عبر العالم الجوية 154.
* 1934 - broke off from خطوط عبر العالم الجوية, خطوط عبر العالم الجوية and briefly changed its name to , returning to the name after several months 155.
* 1986 - أشترت 156.
* 2001 - أشترت من قبل الخطوط الجوية الأمريكية، ابقت الاسم الخطوط الجوية الأمريكية 157.
* الخطوط الجوية المتحدة 158.
* 1931 - أشترت 159.
* 1931 - أشترت 160.
* 1931 - أشترت 161.
* 1961 - دمجت مع 162.
* 1985 - أشترت Pan Am's entire Pacific Division 163.
* 1990 - أشترت Pan Am routes to London Heathrow Airport 164.
* 1991 - أشترت Pan Am's entire Latin American Division 165.
* 2012 - دمجت مع Continental Airlines. Was the world's largest carrier at the time of merger. أبقت اسم United 166.
* خطوط الولايات المتحدة الجوية 167.
* 1938 - Started as , renamed All American Airlines and then 168.
* 1957 - غير الاسم إلى 169.
* 1968 - أشترت 170.
* 1972 - أشترت 171.
* 1979 - غير الاسم إلى خطوط الولايات المتحدة الجوية 172.
* 1988 - أشترت خطوط بي إس أيه الجوية 173.
* 1989 - أشترت 174.
* 1992 - Operates former for banks, renamed by banks as Shuttle, Inc, dba 175.
* 1997 - غير الاسم إلى خطوط الولايات المتحدة الجوية 176.
* 1997 - أشترت former , now Shuttle, Inc from Banks, dba 177.
* 1998 - تطلق ناقلة منخفضة 178.
* 2000 - دمج مع خطوط الولايات المتحدة الجوية 179.
* 2001 - Dissolves low-fare carrier 180.
* 2005 - دمجت مع خطوط غرب أمريكا الجوية, keeping the US Airways brand 181.
* 2013-2015 - دمجت مع الخطوط الجوية الأمريكية, أبقت اسم American Airlines 182.
* فيرجن أمريكا 183.
* 2016 - دمجت مع خطوط آلاسكا الجوية, أبقت اسم Alaska Airlines 184.
* 185.
* 1925 - First incorporated as Western Air Express by Harris Hanshue 186.
* 1926 - Western's first flight took place 187.
* 1928 - Reincorporated as Western Air Express Corp. 188.
* 1930 - أشترت Standard Airlines (subsidiary of Aero Corp. of Ca. founded in 1926). WAE with Fokker aircraft دمجت مع Transcontinental Air Transport to form Transcontinental & Western Air خطوط عبر العالم الجوية. 189.
* 1934 - Western Air Express broke off from Transcontinental & Western Air خطوط عبر العالم الجوية and briefly changed its name to General Air Lines, returning to the name Western Air Express after several months 190.
* 1941 - Western Air Express changed its name to Western Air Lines, which was later altered to Western Airlines 191.
* 1967 - دمجت مع Pacific Northern Airlines 192.
* 1987 - Delta دمجت مع Western Airlines (أبقت اسم Delta) 193.
* لوفتهانزا 194.
* 1955 - Created Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH in conjunction with other companies and subsequently owned 25.81% of it 195.
* 1959 - Increased its shares in Deutsche Flugdienst to 95.5%. In 1961 Deutsche Flugdienst bought "Condor-Luftreederei“ renaming itself then "Condor Flugdienst GmbH" 196.
* 1989 - Created SunExpress Airlines as a joint venture with Turkish Airlines 197.
* 1995 - Transferred SunExpress shares over to Condor 198.
* 1999 - أشترت 26% of Air Dolomiti 199.
* 2003 - upped its stake to 51.9% (April) and then 100% (November) of Air Dolomiti 200.
* 2006 - Lufthansa sold its remaining 50% stake in Condor to KarstadtQuelle AG 201.
* 2007 - In conjunction with the sale of Condor, LH took back its shares of SunExpress 202.
* 2005-2007 - أشترت Swiss Int'l Airlines 203.
* 2008 - أشترت Austrian Airlines 204.
* 2008 - أشترت BMI (Sold in 2011 to IAG (British Airways)) 205.
* 2008 - استحوذت عليها 45% of Brussels Airlines 206.
* 2008 - أشترت 19% of Jetblue 207.
* 2009 - استحوذت عليها 100% of Germanwings 208.
* 2016 - استحوذت عليها remaining 55% of Brussels Airlines 209.
* 2017 - استحوذت عليها طيران برلين 210.
* طيران آيسلندا 211.
* 1979 - طيران آيسلندا and merged, and the airline became known as طيران آيسلندا. 212.
* الخطوط الجوية البريطانية and أيبيريا (شركة طيران) 213.
* 2010 - مجموعة الخطوط الجوية الدولية was شكلت عن طريق اندماج two airlines. Both carriers continued to operate under separate brand. (ar)
- This article lists airline mergers and acquisitions, with a brief history of each: 1.
* Air India 2.
* 2007 - Merged with Indian Airlines. Kept Air India name. 1.
* Air Berlin 2.
* 2006 - Acquired dba 3.
* 2007 - Acquired LTU International 4.
* 2009 - Acquired LGW 5.
* 2009 - Acquired Belair 6.
* 2011 - Acquired flyNiki 7.
* 2017 - Filed for insolvency 1.
* Air New Zealand 2.
* 2000 - Acquired Ansett Australia, Ansett collapsed, proving to be more of a drain than asset. 1.
* Air Canada 2.
* 2000 - Acquired Canadian Airlines 1.
* Air France 2.
* 1990 - Acquired Air Inter, fully absorbing it into Air France in April, 1997. 3.
* 2004 - Merged with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, changing the company name to Air France KLM, although the two airlines still operate as separate airlines. 1.
* Air Jamaica 2.
* 2010 - Acquired by Caribbean Airlines 1.
* Avianca 2.
* 1919 - Begins as SCADTA 3.
* 1940 - Merged with SACO, retains Avianca name 4.
* 1994 - Merged with SAM and Helicol 5.
* 2003 - Acquired ACES Colombia' routes 6.
* 2003 - Acquired OceanAir and VIP Ecuador 7.
* 2008 - Acquired Tampa Cargo 8.
* 2009 - Merged with TACA Airlines 9.
* 2009 - Acquired AeroGal 10.
* 2014 - Acquired AeroUnion, which continues to operate as a separate airline 1.
* Aurora 2.
* 2013 - Formed by merger of Aeroflot subsidiaries SAT Airlines and Vladivostok Air 1.
* Austrian Airlines 2.
* 1957 and form Austrian Airlines 3.
* 2002 Merged and Tyrolean Airways to Austrian arrows 4.
* 2013 Merged with Lauda Air kept name 1.
* Bulgaria Air 2.
* 2010 - Merged with Hemus Air kept the name Bulgaria Air 1.
* Canadian Airlines 2.
* 1987 - Formed by merger of Canadian Pacific Airlines, Eastern Provincial Airways, Nordair, and Pacific Western Airlines 3.
* 1989 - Acquired Wardair 4.
* 2001 - Canadian Airlines acquired by Air Canada 1.
* Caribbean Airlines 2.
* 2010 - Acquired Air Jamaica 1.
* Cathay Pacific 2.
* 2006 - Acquired full ownership over Dragonair, which continues to operate as a separate airline (rebranded to Cathay Dragon in 2016). 1.
* Cimber Air 2.
* 2008 - Acquired bankrupt Sterling Airlines to form Cimber Sterling. 1.
* KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 2.
* 2004 - Acquired by Air France, which changed its company name to Air France KLM, although the two airlines still operate as separate airlines. 1.
* Loftleidir-Icelandic 2.
* 1979 - Flugfélag Íslands and Loftleiðir merged, and the airline became known as Icelandair. 1.
* LOT Polish Airlines 2.
* 1929 - Aero and Aerolot merged to form LOT Polish Airlines 1.
* LAN Airlines 2.
* 1995 - Purchased Ladeco 3.
* 2012 - Merged with TAM Linhas Aéreas to form LATAM Airlines Group 1.
* Rossiya Airlines 2.
* 2006 - Increases by merger with Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise 3.
* 2016 - Increases by merger with Donavia and Orenair and re-brands 1.
* S7 Airlines (Siberia Airlines) 2.
* 2001 - Acquired Vnukovo Airlines and Baikal Airlines 3.
* 2004 - Acquired Enkor 4.
* 2005 - Re-brands from Siberia Airlines to S7 Airlines and makes Moscow-Domodedovo as the main hub 5.
* 2008 - Acquired Perm Airlines 1.
* TAM Linhas Aéreas 2.
* 1996 - Acquired Helisul Linhas Aéreas 3.
* 1996 - Acquired LAPSA 4.
* 1998 - Acquired Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos 5.
* 2012 - Merged with LAN Airlines to form LATAM Airlines Group
* United States
* AirTran Airways
* 1997 - Bought by the holding company for ValuJet Airlines, the holding company merged their ValuJet airline into AirTran thus keeping the AirTran name.
* 2010 - Bought by Southwest Airlines, AirTran fleet transferred to Southwest and thereby AirTran becomes an inactive subsidiary.
* Alaska Airlines
* 1986 - Acquired Jet America Airlines
* 1986 - Acquired Horizon Air, which continues to operate as a separate airline.
* 2018 - Acquired Virgin America. The merger made Alaska a dominant U.S. carrier in the West Coast.
* America West Airlines
* 2005 - Acquired US Airways
* American Airlines
* 1971 - Acquired Trans Caribbean Airways
* 1987 - Acquired Air California
* 1990 - Acquired the Eastern Air Lines' route network from Miami to Latin America and the Caribbean
* 1997 - Acquired Reno Air
* 2001 - Acquired Trans World Airlines
* 2013 - Acquired US Airways. Currently the world's largest carrier.
* 2019 - Purchased a 3% stake in China Southern Airlines.
* Braniff International Airways
* 1982 - South American routes was purchased by Eastern Air Lines
* Continental Airlines
* 1934 - Begins as Varney Speed Lines
* 1982 - Acquired Texas International Airlines
* 1987 - Acquired People Express, Frontier, and New York Air
* 1987 - Acquired PBA and Britt Airways from People Express merger / created Continental Express
* 2010 - Merged into United Airlines
* Delta Air Lines
* 1924 - Started as Huff Daland Dusters
* 1928 - Huff Daland Dusters was purchased by C.E. Woolman and renamed Delta Air Service after the Mississippi Delta
* 1953 - Purchased the Chicago and Southern Air Lines, and flew under the name Delta C&S for the next two years
* 1972 - Purchased Northeast Airlines
* 1984 - Established the Delta Connection (ASA, Comair, Skywest, ...)
* 1987 - Merged with Western Airlines
* 1991 - Purchase of Pan Am's European routes, and acquired Pan Am's shuttle, forming what is today Delta Shuttle
* 1996 - Delta Express began service, ended November 2003
* 2003 - Song began service, ended May 2006
* 2010 - Merged with Northwest Airlines, was world's largest carrier at time of merger, keeping the Delta Air Lines brand.
* 2017 - Bought 10% of Air France–KLM
* 2017 - Bought 32% of Aeromexico to total a stake of 49% ownership
* 2020 - Bought 20% of LATAM Airlines Group
* Eastern Air Lines
* 1956 - merges with Colonial Airlines
* 1986 - Purchased by Texas International, but continues to operate separately as Eastern Airlines
* 1990 - American Airlines purchased Eastern's routes from Miami to Latin America and the Caribbean
* Frontier Airlines
* 2007 - Entered service agreement with Republic Airways
* 2008 - Declared bankruptcy, then purchased by Republic
* 2009 - Still under the Frontier name, Republic mandates a merger between Frontier and Midwest Airlines
* 2013 - Enter a contract with Indigo, beginning a transition into an ULCC
* Hughes Airwest
* 1968 - Pacific Air Lines (originally Southwest Airways), Bonanza Air Lines, and West Coast Airlines merged to form Air West
* 1970 - Howard Hughes purchased Air West and renamed it Hughes Airwest
* 1980 - Merged into Republic Airlines
* National Airlines
* 1979 - Merged with Pan Am
* Northeast Airlines
* 1972 - Merged into Delta Air Lines
* Northwest Airlines
* 1916 - Founded by Col. Lewis Patenaude, under the name Northwest Airways
* 1927 - Began flying passengers
* 1949 - With its new routes to the far east, re-branded itself as Northwest Orient Airlines
* 1986 - Purchased Republic Airlines, and dropped the word Orient from its brand name
* 1993 - Began transatlantic partnership with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, dubbed as "Worldwide Reliability".
* 2008 - Merged into Delta Air Lines. Became world's largest airline by passenger traffic in 2008 under the Delta name.
* Ozark Airlines
* 1943 - Ozark Air Lines is founded, then ceases operations in late 1940s
* 1944 - Parks Air Transport (Parks Air Lines) is founded
* 1950 - Ozark Air Lines resumes operations
* 1950 - Purchased Parks Air Transport (Parks Air Lines)
* 1986 - Merged into Trans World Airlines
* Pan Am
* 1928 - Merged with Aviation Corporation of the Americas/American International Airways
* 1928 - Founded and formed by the merger of Atlantic, Gulf, and Caribbean Airways
* 1929 - Acquired majority of Mexicana de Aviación
* 1950 - Merged with American Overseas Airlines
* 1979 - Merged with National Airlines
* 1985 - United Airlines Purchased Pan Am's entire Pacific Division
* 1990 - United Airlines Purchased Pan Am routes to London Heathrow Airport
* 1991 - United Airlines Purchased Pan Am's entire Latin American Division
* 1991 - Delta Air Lines purchased Pan Am's European routes, and acquired Pan Am's Shuttle
* Republic Airlines (Republic Airlines 1979-1986)
* 1979 - Founded and formed by the merger of North Central Airlines and Southern Airways
* 1944 - Southern Airways is founded
* 1944 - Wisconsin Central Airlines is founded
* 1952 - Wisconsin Central Airlines changes name to North Central Airlines
* 1980 - Acquired Hughes Airwest
* 1986 - Merged into Northwest Orient to form Northwest Airlines
* Republic Airways Holdings
* 2005 - Acquired Shuttle America.
* 2009 - Acquired Midwest Airlines.
* 2009 - Acquired Frontier Airlines.
* Southwest Airlines
* 1985 - Acquired Muse Air
* 1993 - Acquired Morris Air
* 2008 - Acquired certain assets of bankrupt ATA Airlines
* 2010 - Acquired AirTran Airways
* Trans World Airlines
* 1925 - First Incorporate as Western Air Express
* 1927 - Maddux Air Lines is founded
* 1927 - Standard Air Lines is founded
* 1928 - Transcontinental Air Transport is founded
* 1929 - Maddux Air Lines merges with Transcontinental Air Transport
* 1930 - Standard Air Lines merges with Western Air Express
* 1930 - Western Air Express merges with Transcontinental Air Transport, rebranded itself as Transcontinental & Western Air, T&WA, later changed name to Trans World Airlines, TWA
* 1934 - Western Air Express broke off from Transcontinental & Western Air, T&WA and briefly changed its name to General Air Lines, returning to the name Western Air Express after several months
* 1986 - Purchased Ozark Air Lines
* 2001 - Merged into American Airlines
* United Airlines
* 1926 - Founded as Varney Air Lines
* 1931 - Purchased National Air Transport and Pacific Air Transport
* 1961 - Merged with Capital Airlines
* 1985 - Purchased Pan Am's entire Pacific Division
* 1990 - Purchased Pan Am routes to London Heathrow Airport
* 1991 - Purchased Pan Am's entire Latin American Division
* 2012 - Acquired Continental Airlines. Was the world's largest carrier at the time of merger.
* 2014 - After taking over Continental, United closed the hub at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for the second time.
* US Airways
* 1938 - Started as All American Aviation Company, renamed All American Airlines and then Allegheny Airlines
* 1957 - Changed name to Allegheny Airlines
* 1968 - Purchased Lake Central Airlines
* 1972 - Purchased Mohawk Airlines
* 1979 - Changed name to USAir
* 1988 - Purchased Pacific Southwest Airlines
* 1989 - Purchased Piedmont Airlines
* 1992 - Operates former Trump Shuttle for banks, renamed by banks as Shuttle, Inc, dba
* 1997 - Changed name to US Airways
* 1997 - Purchased former Trump Shuttle, now Shuttle, Inc from Banks, dba US Airways Shuttle
* 1998 - Launches low-fare carrier MetroJet
* 2000 - Merges US Airways Shuttle into US Airways
* 2001 - Dissolves low-fare carrier MetroJet
* 2005 - Acquired America West Airlines
* 2013 - Merged into American Airlines
* Virgin America
* 2016 - Merged into Alaska Airlines. The merger made Alaska a dominant U.S. carrier in the West Coast.
* Western Airlines
* 1925 - First incorporated as Western Air Express by Harris Hanshue
* 1926 - Western's first flight took place
* 1928 - Reincorporated as Western Air Express Corp.
* 1930 - Purchased Standard Airlines (subsidiary of Aero Corp. of Ca. founded in 1926). WAE with Fokker aircraft merged with Transcontinental Air Transport to form Transcontinental & Western Air T&WA.
* 1934 - Western Air Express broke off from Transcontinental & Western Air T&WA and briefly changed its name to General Air Lines, returning to the name Western Air Express after several months
* 1941 - Western Air Express changed its name to Western Air Lines, which was later altered to Western Airlines
* 1967 - merged with Pacific Northern Airlines
* 1987 - Merged into Delta Air Lines 1.
* Lufthansa 2.
* 1955 - Created Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH in conjunction with other companies and subsequently owned 25.81% of it 3.
* 1959 - Increased its shares in Deutsche Flugdienst to 95.5%. In 1961 Deutsche Flugdienst bought "Condor-Luftreederei“ renaming itself then "Condor Flugdienst GmbH" 4.
* 1989 - Created SunExpress Airlines as a joint venture with Turkish Airlines 5.
* 1995 - Transferred SunExpress shares over to Condor 6.
* 1999 - Purchased 26% of Air Dolomiti 7.
* 2003 - upped its stake to 51.9% (April) and then 100% (November) of Air Dolomiti 8.
* 2006 - Lufthansa sold its remaining 50% stake in Condor to KarstadtQuelle AG 9.
* 2007 - In conjunction with the sale of Condor, LH took back its shares of SunExpress 10.
* 2005-2007 - Purchased Swiss Int'l Airlines 11.
* 2008 - Purchased Austrian Airlines 12.
* 2008 - Purchased BMI (Sold in 2011 to IAG (British Airways)) 13.
* 2008 - Acquired 45% of Brussels Airlines 14.
* 2008 - Purchased 19% of Jetblue 15.
* 2009 - Acquired 100% of Germanwings 16.
* 2016 - Acquired remaining 55% of Brussels Airlines 17.
* 2017 - Acquired Air Berlin 1.
* British Airways and Iberia 2.
* 2010 - International Airlines Group was formed by the merger of two airlines. Both carriers continued to operate under separate brand. (en)
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