national airline Logos and Brands
Flag carrier airlines representing their countries on international air routes are included in the “National Airline” section. Lufthansa for Germany, Air France for France, Japan Airlines for Japan, and Singapore Airlines for the city-state in Southeast Asia carry national symbols and state allegories on their fuselages. Many national airlines originated as state-owned enterprises, and their emblems are historically intertwined with the country’s heraldry. The Lufthansa crane, the Air France winged seahorse, and the Garuda Indonesian Airlines bird represent the aviation identity of entire nations. This section examines the visual history of carriers for whom flying under the national flag is a mission rather than just a commercial activity.
