List of government-owned airlines
The following is a list of government-owned airlines. The practice of government ownership of airlines, particularly flag carrier airlines, occurs in many countries. The following is a list of both airlines currently owned by a government, and former government-owned airlines.
Current government-owned airlines
List of former government-owned airlines
This is a list of airlines which were formerly government owned. They have since been privatized or have ceased operations.| Airline | Country | End of government ownership | Fate |
| Aero Caribbean |  Cuba | 2015 | Merged into Cubana |
| Aeroflot-Cargo |  Russian Federation | 2010 | Merged with Aeroflot |
| Aerotaxi | Cuba | 2009 | Ceased operations |
| Air Bissau |  Guinea-Bissau | 1998 | Liquidated |
| Air Burundi |  Burundi | 2009 | Ceased operations |
| Air Canada |  Canada | 1989 | Privatized |
| Air France |  France | 2004 | Privatized |
| Air Gabon |  Gabon | 2006 | Bankrupt |
| Air Guinée |  Guinea | 1992 | Privatised 1992, dissolved 2002 |
| Air Ivoire |  Côte-d'Ivoire | 2011 | Ceased operations |
| Air Jamaica |  Jamaica | 2011 | Sold to Caribbean Airlines 2011, ceased operations 2015 |
| Air Liberia |  Liberia | 1990 | Ceased trading |
| Air Malawi |  Malawi | 2013 | Voluntary liquidation |
| Air Mali |  Mali | 1989 | Shut down |
| Air Niger |  Niger | 1993 | Ceased operations |
| Air Rwanda |  Rwanda | 2002 | Taken over by and rebranded to RwandAir |
| Air Sénégal International |  Senegal | 2009 | Operations suspended |
| Air Zaïre |  Zaire | 1995 | Bankrupt |
| Berkut Air |  Kazakhstan | 2011 | Rebranded |
| British Airways |  United Kingdom | 1987 | Privatized |
| Cabo Verde Airlines |  Cabo Verde | 2019 | Privatized |
| Cameroon Airlines |  Cameroon | 2008 | Ceased operations |
| Donavia | Russia | 2016 | Merged with Rossiya Airlines |
| Ecuato Guineana |  Equatorial Guinea | ~ 2007 | Unknown |
| Eurocypria Airlines |  Cyprus | 2010 | Bankruptcy |
| Gambia International Airlines |  Gambia | 2007 | Shut down |
| Ghana Airways |  Ghana | 2004 | Ceased operations |
| Guine Bissau Airlines |  Guinea Bissau | 2003 | |
| Lina Congo |  Republic of Congo | 2002 | Dissolved |
| Lufthansa |  Germany | 1994 | Privatized |
| Merpati Nusantara Airlines |  Indonesia | 2014 | Ceased operations |
| Norfolk Air |  Australia | 2011 | Ceased operations |
| Qantas | Australia | 1992 | Privatized |
| Sierra National Airlines |  Sierra Leone | 2004 | Ceased operations |
| South Africa Express |  South Africa | 2020 | Liquidated |
| TAME |  Ecuador | 2020 | Liquidated |
| TANS Perú |  Peru | 2006 | Shut down |
| Toumaï Air Tchad |  Chad | 2012 | Ceased operations |
| Turkish Airlines |  Turkey | Privatized | |
| Uganda Airlines |  Uganda | 2001 | Liquidated |
| Ukrainian Cargo Airways |  Ukraine | 2009 | Shut down |
| Zambia Airways |  Zambia | 1994 | Ceased operations |