List of airlines of the United Arab Emirates

This is a list of airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the General Civil Aviation Authority^[1] of the United Arab Emirates.

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Air Arabia		G9	ABY	ARABIA	2003	Sharjah International Airport, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport	Largest low-cost airline in the Middle East.
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi		3L	ABY	NAWRAS	2020	Zayed International Airport	Low-cost carrier of Abu Dhabi and a subsidiary of Air Arabia.
Emirates		EK	UAE	EMIRATES	1985	Dubai International Airport	Largest airline in the Middle East.
Etihad Airways		EY	ETD	ETIHAD	2003	Zayed International Airport	Second largest airline in the United Arab Emirates.
Flydubai		FZ	FDB	SKY DUBAI	2008	Dubai International Airport	Low-cost carrier of Dubai.
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi		5W	WAZ	WIZZ SKY	2019	Zayed International Airport	Low-cost carrier of Abu Dhabi and a subsidiary of Wizz Air of Hungary. The company announced the cessation of its operations at Abu Dhabi from 1 September 2025.

On December 2, 2018, All four of the United Arab Emirates' then scheduled airlines, Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad and Flydubai, came together to celebrate the country's 47th National Day, which occurred on the Year of Zayed, celebrating 100 years since the birth of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the country's founder. The four commercial aircraft gathered at the Al Maktoum International Airport alongside the Al Fursan aerobatic display team from the UAE's Air Force.

The commercial aircraft involved were,

• A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 (callsign: Zayed 1)
• An Air Arabia Airbus A320 (callsign: Zayed 2)
• An Etihad Airways Airbus A380 (callsign: Zayed 3)
• An Emirates Airbus A380 (callsign: Zayed 4)

Each of the aircraft had some decals applied to celebrate the Year of Zayed. Over the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, the aircraft lined up, adjusting their speed and altitude to reach the planned flypast formation. Just 300 feet separated each aircraft for the flypast portion of the flight, with the flydubai Boeing 737 MAX at just 1,000 feet, with the Emirates A380 flying at 1,900 feet. The formation then flew past Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai, and then Abu Dhabi. ^[2] A video of the Formation Flight can be found here. [1]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Abu Dhabi Aviation					1975	Zayed International Airport	ada.ae
AeroGulf Services					1976	Al Maktoum International Airport	www.aerogulfservices.com
Aerovista					1999	Sharjah International Airport
Transworld Jets				Transworld Jets	2023	Al Maktoum International Airport	transworld-jets.com
Dana Executive Jets			DEJ	DANAJET		Ras Al Khaimah International Airport	www.danajets.com
Empire Aviation Group			MJE	EMJET		Dubai International Airport	www.empireaviation.com
Falcon Aviation Services			FVS	FALCON AVIATION	2006	Al Bateen Executive Airport	www.falconaviation.ae
Gama Aviation			GSH	GAMAMENA	2010	Dubai International Airport
GI Aviation					2016	Al Bateen Executive Airport	www.gi-aviation.com
Gulf Wings			GWC	GULF WINGS		Sharjah International Airport	www.gulfwings-fze.com
Heli Dubai						Dubai International Airport	www.helidubai.com
JET-OPS			OPS	OPS-JET		Jebel Ali	www.jet-ops.com
Rotana Jet		RG	RJD	ROTANA	2010	Zayed International Airport	rotanajet.com
Royal Jet			ROJ	ROYALJET	2003	Zayed International Airport	www.royaljetgroup.com
Tahseen Aviation Services					2008	Dubai International Airport	www.tahseenaviation.com

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Presidential Flight		MO	AUH	EMIRI		Zayed International Airport, Al Bateen Executive Airport	Operating for the Royal Family and Government of Abu Dhabi
Dubai Royal Air Wing			DUB	DUBAI		Dubai International Airport	Operating for Royal Family of Dubai
Fujairah Royal Flight (PAB AirWing)			FJR			Fujairah International Airport	Operating for Royal Family of Fujairah
Sharjah Ruler's Flight			SHJ	SHARJAH		Sharjah International Airport	Operating for Royal Family of Sharjah

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Emirates SkyCargo		EK	UAE	EMIRATES	1985	Al Maktoum International Airport
Etihad Cargo		EY	ETD	ETIHAD	2003	Zayed International Airport
Maximus Air Cargo			MXU	CARGO MAX	2005	Zayed International Airport
Unique Air			UQA	UNICARGO	2014	Sharjah International Airport
Sky bizz					2015	Sharjah International Airport

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