This document lists airline designators for various airlines around the world. It provides a two letter code for each airline next to its name and country. There are over 100 different airlines listed with their assigned designator codes.

1. Airline Designator Airline Designator
Aer Lingus (Republic of Ireland) EI Gulf Air (Bahrain, Oman GF
Aeroflot (Russia) SU Iberia Airlines (Spain) IB
Air Canada AC Etihad Airlines (UAE) EY
Air France AF Japan Air System JD
Swiss Air SR Air Malta KM
Air Malawi (Maldives) QM Dragon Air(Hong kong) KA
Air Namibia SW Kenya Airways KQ
Air Zimbabwe UM Korean Air (South Korea) KE
Alitalia (Italy) AZ LOT Polish Airlines
(Poland)
LO
American Airlines AA Lauda Air (Austria) NG
All Nippon Airways (Japan) NH Lufthansa (Germany) LH
Air Asia (Malaysia) AK Malaysian Airlines MH
Royal Brunei (Brunei) BI Malév (Hungarian Airlines) MA
British Airways (UK) BA Olympic Airlines
(Greece)
OA
British Midland / BMI BD Pakistan International
Airlines
PK
Caribbean Airlines/ BWIA
(Trinidad and Tobago)
BW Philippines Airlines PR
Canadian Airlines CP QANTAS (Australia) QF
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong) CX Silk Air (Singapore) MI
China Airlines (Taiwan ROC) CI SN Brussel’s Airlines
(Belgium)
SN
Continental Airlines (Texas; Now
United Airlines)
CO SAS Scandinavian Airlines
(Sweden )
SK
Cyprus Airlines CY Saudi Arabia Airlines SV
Czech Airlines OK South African Airways SA
Delta Airlines (USA) DL Singapore Airlines SQ
El Al (Israel) LY Nepal Airlines RA
Emirates Airline (United Arab
Emirates)
EK TAP Portugal (Portugal) TP
Spice Jet SG Thai Airways TG
Alliance Air CD Trans World Airlines TK
Kingfisher /Red IT United Airlines (USA) UA
Jetlite / Air Sahara S2 US Air (USA) US
Air India AI Varig Airlines (Brazil) RG
Indian IC Druk Air (Bhutan) KB
Jet Airways 9W Biman Bangladesh BG
Go Air G8 GMG Air Z5
Indigo Airlines 6E Iceland Air FI
MDLR 9H Australian Airlines AO
Paramount Airways I7 Garuda Airlines (Indonesia) GA
Air India Express IX Austrian Airlines OS
Virgin Atlantic Airways
(USA)
VS