Concept in Definition ABC

An airline is an organization or company of transport air that is exclusively dedicated to the transport of passengers, cargo, or animals, through the use of an airplane or aircraft.

Air transport company that carries passengers or cargo

Aircraft are vehicles specially designed to move in the air, that is, without coming into contact with the surface or with the water. Within this type of vehicle, two types can be distinguished, the aerodynamic ones, which have a greater weight than air and therefore have to achieve be supported by a special mechanism, and on the other hand, the aerostats, which have a lower weight than air, and for example float with greater simplicity.

At present, aerodynamics predominate, the most emblematic examples being airplanes and helicopters.

Flag airlines: state-run airlines

Meanwhile, with regard to passenger transport we can find private companies that offer customers the transport service through the fleet of aircraft they have and also with the so-called

flags airlines, such is the case of Japan Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, and AeroPerú, to name some of the most recognized, which are airlines that provide the same service as the previous ones but are managed by the governments of the day and have the monopoly of domestic flights.

Putting it in simple terms, the flag carrier is the most important national airline of a country.

It is a concept that began to be used widely in the middle of the last century, when the airline business expanded Fantastically, and at that time most airlines operated as state-owned public companies.

In order for the association with the country they represent to be even more effective and forceful, the air companies of flag they designed logos in which in addition to the name it was accompanied with the colors of the national flag. We can see this clearly in British Airways, Air France, Aerolineas Argentinas and Iberia de España, for example.

In any case, within what is known as flagged or flagged airlines, there are cases in which the participation of the state is not total and therefore the state only has a small shareholding and the rest is in private hands.

Deficit and deliveries to "private hands"

A recurring issue that has been triggered in countries with flag airlines is that they, as a result of poor administration of the state, have become deficit and therefore they were privatized, freeing up in this way the market, and then allowing other airlines to operate in the domestic framework also.

In the area of ​​air cargo transportation, undoubtedly, the Federal Express company, popularly known, stands out. such as FedEx, with American roots and operating internationally since the seventies of the century past.

Charter and types of airlines

On the other hand, also within this complex universe known as airlines we can find the charter, which are also companies that transport their clients or group of clients through airplanes they belong to but with a methodology more punctual, that is, according to the needs of the clients, the flight, departure and arrival will be organized, something that does not happen with a regular or flag airline that already have pre-established schedules, departures and arrivals, one must accommodate those schedules.

This situation can also be transferred to airlines that are dedicated to cargo, since there are some that operate with fixed flights while others have the charter mode.

Depending on the size of the route network they operate and their frequencies, airlines are classified as: regional airlines (they operate medium and low capacity aircraft, generally make domestic flights), network airlines (They operate a large fleet of aircraft, this group includes flagship airlines and traditional ones) and large airlines scale(They perform flights of great duration and density).

Air transport was originally thought and developed to transport passengers, however, with time and integration of containers was expanded to be able to transport loads.

Advances in technology at various levels have made the industry grow in a fantastic way.

Nowadays the plane is the most widespread way of getting around the world, especially when distances are important since it allows us to quickly reach our destination.

However, it is not a means for everyone either, given that due to its high costs of maintenance their tickets are not the cheapest in the world of transport and therefore the people of few resources sometimes he opts for cheaper options like buses or trains.

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