How many names do you recognize? Some carriers are strictly charter operators while others fly regionally. Still others are very small operators of Cessna aircraft, not what you might consider “airline” aircraft, but in the eyes of the Federal Aviation Administration they are:

•    Aeromexico

•    Air Canada

•    Air Labrador

•    Air Transat

•    AirTran Airways

•    Alaska Airlines

•    Allegiant Air

•    Aloha Airlines

•    American Airlines

•    ATA

•    Avolar Aerolíneas

•    Big Sky Airlines

•    Cape Air

•    Chautauqua Airlines

•    Continental Airlines

•    Delta Airlines

•    EOS Airlines

•    Frontier Airlines

•    Gulfstream Int’l Airlines

•    Hawaiian Airlines

•    JetBlue Airways

•    Maxjet Airways

•    Mesa Air Group

•    Mexicana Airlines

•    Miami Air Int’l

•    Midwest Airlines

•    North American Airlines

•    Northwest Airlines

•    Pace Airlines

•    Pen Air

•    Primaris Airlines

•    Ryan Int’l Airlines

•    Shuttle America

•    Simmons Air

•    Song

•    Southwest Airlines

•    Spirit Airlines

•    Sun Country Airlines

•    Ted

•    United Airlines

•    USA 3000 Airlines

•    USAirways

•    WestJet Airlines

•    World Airways

To keep the list simple, cargo carriers were omitted. Otherwise, operators such as UPS, Kalitta Air, and Emery would have been included.

Contact the carriers directly to find out what schedules they are keeping and airfare information. Perhaps you’ll find a “bargain” in the crowd and be able to try out an all new carrier.