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{{Infobox airline
| airline          = Aininien 
| image            = Ainin Airways logo.png
| image_size       = 300px
| alt              = 
| IATA             = AN
| ICAO             = AIN
| callsign         = AININIEN
| founded          = 15 January 1926 (''as Aininian Overseas Air Lines'')<br />9 July 1982 (modern)
| commenced        = 
| ceased           = 
| aoc              = 
| bases            = 
| hubs             = <br>
* [[Talon International Airport]]
* [[Huimont Gérard Hébert International Airport]]
* [[Beaurepaire–Saint-Hyacinthe International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs   = <br>
* [[Bounèsquebourg-Bellevue International Airport]]
* [[Iberville Faswa Airport]]
| focus_cities     = <br>
* [[Ettsten International Airport]]
* [[Fort-Françilien International Airport]]
* [[Namo International Airport]]
* [[Saint-Grégoire-Proulx International Airport]]
* [[Saint-Martin–Bashir Rawleh International Airport]]
* [[Semprihevosk International Airport]]
* [[Tourres Mercier International Airport]]
| frequent_flyer   = 
| lounge           = ailes.AI
| alliance         = [[Sapphire Alliance]]
| subsidiaries     = 
| fleet_size       = 558 <small>(mainline)</small><br />821 <small>(incl. subsidiaries)</small>
| destinations     = 213 <small>(mainline)</small><br />359 <small>(incl. subsidiaries)</small>
| company_slogan   = ''Voyageons ensemble''<br><small>"Let's travel together"</small>
| parent           = 
| headquarters     = 2 place d'Outre-Mer<br>[[Tourres]], [[Isle-Royale]]
| key_people       = Sylvie Deschênes <small>(CEO)</small><br>Chantal Hémery <small>(President)</small>
| revenue          = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income       = 
| profit           = 
| assets           = 
| equity           = 
| website          = 
}}
'''Aininian''' ({{wp|French language|French}}: ''Aininien''), formally '''Aininian Aerial Transportation Corporation, Ltd.''' ({{wp|French language|French}}: ''Société aininienne de transport aérien, lté''), is [[Ainin]]'s national {{wp|state-owned enterprise|state-owned}} {{wp|flag carrier}}.

Formed in 1928 as Aininian Overseas Air Lines, it operated all flights in and to [[Aininian Notasia]]. Throughout the 1930s, it began adding flights across Esquarium, to countries such as [[Namor]], [[Vyvland]] and [[East Luziyca]]. The onset of the [[Second Great War (Esquarium)|Second Great War]] in 1941 led to a suspension of most aviation activities, but after the war, the airline quickly recovered to its prewar position and, using aircraft with increasingly longer range, began extending its overseas operations. In 1980, a [[Recession of 1980|major recession]] caused the airline to default on its debts, allowed to go unchecked due to rapid growth over the past decades, and it was bought out by the the government and merged with the state-owned airline, [[Aininian National]], to form Aininian.

Today, Aininian is Ainin's largest airline and, as a founding member of [[Sapphire Alliance]], a key player in the industry. It also operates the [[Nautasia]]-focused airline [[Aininian South]] as a wholly-owned subsidiary and the brand [[Aininian Express]] for its associated {{wp|regional airline|regional airlines}}. Its main domestic rival is [[Air Ainin]].

== History ==

== Fleet ==
With 558 aircraft in mainline service and 263 more in service with subsidiaries and regional partners, Aininian is the largest airline in [[Esquarium]] by fleet size. Its mainline fleet is entirely composed of [[Azimut]] aircraft.

[[File:Aininien liveries.png|450px|thumb|right|From top to bottom: An [[Azimut 44 Saturne]], an [[Azimut 73 Invidia]] and an [[Azimut 81 Fortuna]] operated by Aininian]]
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width="200"|Name !! width="60"|In service !! width="60"|Orders !!  <abbr title="First Class">F</abbr> !! <abbr title="Business Class">C</abbr> !! <abbr title="Economy Class">Y</abbr> !! width="250"|Dates operated
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Mid-range jetliners
|-
| [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/G]] || 57 || || || 8 || 140 || 2000 - present
|-
| [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/J]] || 8 || || || 16 || 182 || 2000 - present
|-
| [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/Q]] || 101 || 45 || || 12 || 136 || 2007 - present
|-
| [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/R]] || 62 || || || 16 || 155 || 2008 - present
|-
| [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/R-EXT]] || 8 || 31 || || 16 || 148 || 2012 - present
|-
| [[Azimut 51 Liber|Azimut A-51/E]] || 15 || || 16 || 32 || 162 || 1986 - present
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Long-range jetliners
|-
| [[Azimut 72 Carmenta|Azimut A-72bis/H]] || 49 || || 14 || 42 || 226 || 1998 - present
|-
| [[Azimut 73 Invidia|Azimut A-73/B]] || 87 || 24 || 16 || 36 || 200 || 2008 - present 
|-
| [[Azimut 73 Invidia|Azimut A-73/E]] || 51 || || 16 || 42 || 240 || 2008 - present 
|-
| [[Azimut 81 Fortuna|Azimut A-81/B]] & B-XP || 89 || 16 || 20 || 72 || 259 || 1992 - present 
|-
|style="background: #EAECF0;"| '''Total''' ||style="background: #EAECF0;"| '''558''' ||style="background: #EAECF0;"| '''116'''
|}

== Destinations ==
=== Domestic ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|Hub
|-
| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|Focus city
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable toccolours"
|-
! style="background:#0B610B; color:white;"|City
! style="background:#0B610B; color:white;"|City
! style="background:#0B610B; color:white;"|Province
|-
| [[Amis]] || [[Amis Barette Airport]] || [[Saltèrne―Détroit]]
|-
| [[Auxpuis]] || [[Auxpuis Outremont Airport]] || [[Montagnes]]
|-
| [[Avran]] || [[Avran Bécancourt Airport]] || [[Mercier]]
|-
| [[Bastide]] || [[Bastide Cordièrre Airport]] || [[Bounèsque]]
|-
| [[Beaurepaire]] || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|[[Beaurepaire Saint-Hyacinthe International Airport]] || [[Jaspère]]
|-
| [[Bounèsquebourg]] || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|[[Bounèsquebourg-Bellevue International Airport]] || [[Bounèsque]]
|-
| [[Calvet]] || [[Atterrages-Occidentaux Airport]] || [[Linaque]]
|-
| [[Carillon]] || [[Carillon Océan International Airport]] || [[Côte-Dorée]]
|-
| [[Cherkov]] || [[Cherkov Ferânul Airport]] || [[West Ainin]]
|-
| [[Dalleron]] || [[Dalleron Jean-Marie Breton Airport]] || [[Risagne]]
|-
| [[Dartan]] || [[Dartan Arcenaux International Airport]] || [[Mercier]]
|-
| [[Del]] || [[Del Détroit Airport]] || [[Saltèrne―Détroit]]
|-
| [[Doval]] || [[Mohammed-Faswa-Talonée Airport]] || [[Linaque]]
|-
| [[Élis]] || [[Deux-Marres Airport]] || [[Saltèrne―Détroit]]
|-
| [[Étances]] || [[Étances Hémery Airport]] || [[Gammes]]
|-
| [[Evmont]] || [[Evmont Regional Airport]] || [[Montagnes]]
|-
| [[Finistère]] || [[Finistère Airport]] || [[Mercier]]
|-
| [[Fort-Françilien]] || style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[Fort-Françilien International Airport]] || [[Risagne]]
|-
| [[Hibourg]] || [[Hibourg–Jean-Lebœuf International Airport]] || [[Ponant]]
|-
| [[Huimont]] || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|[[Huimont Gérard Hébert International Airport]] || [[Isle-Royale]]
|-
| [[Iberville]] || style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[Iberville Faswa Airport]] || [[Jaspère]]
|-
| [[Lac-Saint-Sauveur]] || [[Lac-Saint-Sauveur Airport]] || [[Saltèrne―Détroit]]
|-
| [[Lahy]] || [[Lahy-Banais Airport]] || [[Linaque]]
|-
| [[La Chapelle]] || [[La Chapelle Brigitte Boisrond Airport]] || [[Ponant]]
|-
| [[La Grève]] || [[La Grève Delannoy Airport]] || [[Mercier]]
|-
| [[Le Rocher]] || [[Le Rocher/Cherkov Airport]] || [[West Ainin]]
|-
| [[Lous]] || [[Bescond Regional Airport]] || [[Mercier]]
|-
| [[Marlane-la-Prairie]] || [[Marlane-la-Prairie Frédéric de Courtevoie International Airport]] || [[Montagnes]]
|-
| [[Maroux]] || [[AFB Maroux]] || [[Radisson―Pays-de-l'Est]]
|-
| [[Merbonne]] || [[Merbonne Airport]] || [[Gammes]]
|-
| [[Neubourg]] || [[Huimont-Neubourg Airport]] || [[Isle-Royale]]
|-
| [[Novieux]] || [[Novieux Radisson International Airport]] || [[Radisson―Pays-de-l'Est]]
|-
| [[Outremont]] || [[Outremont Regional Airport]] || [[Linaque]]
|-
| [[Port-Denise]] || [[Port-Denise Saint-Jean-Baptiste International Airport]] || [[Risagne]]
|-
| [[Port-Louis]] || [[Port-Louis Bonséjours Airport]] || [[Charline Islands]]
|-
| [[Porteneuve]] || [[Porteneuve Plateaus-Versants Airport]] || [[Mercier]]
|-
| [[Rheuse]] || [[Rheuse Picque Airport]] || [[Radisson―Pays-de-l'Est]]
|-
| [[Rivecourt]] || [[Rivecourt Marlane Airport]] || [[Linaque]]
|-
| [[Saint-Grégoire]] || style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[Saint-Grégoire-Proulx International Airport]] || [[Mercier]]
|-
| [[Sainte-Hélène]] || [[Lac-Sainte-Hélène Airport]] || [[Montagnes]]
|-
| [[Talon]] || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|[[Talon International Airport]] || [[Linaque]]
|-
| [[Tourres]] || style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[Tourres Mercier International Airport]] || [[Isle-Royale]]
|-
| [[Tripont]] || [[Tripont Portail-Doré Airport]] || [[Gammes]]
|-
| [[Triton]] || [[Triton Municipal Airport]] || [[Côte-Dorée]]
|-
| [[Vadris]] || [[Vadris Lepoint Airport]] || [[Ponant]]
|-
| [[Val-Fabien]] || [[Val-Fabien Airport]] || [[Linaque]]
|-
| [[Wampley]] || [[Wampley Médis Airport]] || [[Risagne]]
|-
|}
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=== International ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|Focus city
|-
| style="background:#dfd;"|Seasonal service
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable toccolours"
|-
! style="background:#0B610B; color:white;"|City
! style="background:#0B610B; color:white;"|Country
! style="background:#0B610B; color:white;"|Airport
|-
| [[Sevoya]] || {{flag|East Cortoguay}} || |[[Juan Florencio Xatruch International Airport]]
|-
| [[Forestia Nova]] || [[File:Eastna.png|22px|border]] [[East Nautarya]] || |[[Forestia Nova Regional Airport]]
|-
| [[McDonald, East Nautarya|McDonald]] || [[File:Eastna.png|22px|border]] [[East Nautarya]] || style="background:#dfd;"|[[McDonald-Samuel Airport]]
|-
| [[Saint Martin]] || [[File:Eastna.png|22px|border]] [[East Nautarya]] || style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[Saint Martin-Bahrir Massadehr International Airport]]
|-
| [[Bondhaven]] || {{flag|Geadland}} || | [[Bondhaven Slochterdam Airport]]
|-
| Unolia City || [[File:Unolia.png|22px|border]] [[Jahistic Union]] || | Hae Jae Bon International Airport
|-
| [[Ansyu]] || {{flagicon|Koyro}} [[Koyro]] || |[[Ansyu International Airport]]
|-
|[[Ragobad]]||{{flag|Kraq}}||  style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[Ragobad International Airport]]
|-
|[[Jalallahar]]||{{flag|Kraq}}|| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Jalallahar International Airport]]
|-
|[[Haj'dah]]||{{flag|Kraq}}|| [[Haj'dah International Airport]]
|-
|[[Bethlehem]] || {{flag|Luziyca}} |||Bethlehem International Airport
|-
|[[Gijirokastra]]||{{flag|Luziyca}}||style="background:#ffe6bd;"|Gijirokastra International Airport
|-
|[[Jerusalem]]||{{flag|Luziyca}}|||Jerusalem International Airport
|-
|[[Kenyen]]||{{flag|Luziyca}}||style="background:#dfd;"|Kenyen "Jung To" International Airport
|-
|[[Yerevan]]||{{flag|Luziyca}}|||Jerusalem International Airport
|-
| [[Esquarian City]] || {{flag|Namor}} || |Esquarian City Phænyx International Airport 
|-
| [[Mojing]] || {{flag|Namor}} || |[[Mojing International Airport]]
|-
| [[Namo]] || {{flag|Namor}} || style="background:#ffe6bd;"| [[Namo International Airport]]
|-
| Nozama City || {{flag|Namor}} || |Nozama City Paramount Leader Yunglang Antelope International Airport
|-
| Sicho || {{flag|Namor}} || |Sicho Vanti International Airport
|-
| [[Kaarela]]|| {{flag|Nevanmaa}} || |[[Kaarela International Airport]]
|-
| [[Nevanlinna]]|| {{flag|Nevanmaa}} || |[[Nevanlinna Akseli Taivalvuo International Airport]]
|-
| [[Viirilinna]]|| {{flag|Nevanmaa}} || |[[Viirilinna International Airport]]
|-
| [[Zalalal]] || {{flag|Pisdara}} || |[[Pisdara International Airport]]
|-
| [[Ports-du-Nord]] || {{flag|Saheil}} || |[[Ports-du-Nord Chaded-Hamdani Airport]]
|-
| [[Strandhavn]] || {{flag|Vjaarland}} || |[[Strandhavn Aakerby Airport]]
|-
| [[Lyksdal]] || {{flag|Vyvland}} || |[[Sdaamro-Lyksdal Airport]]
|-
| [[Vlud]] || {{flag|Vyvland}} || |[[Wesge Airport]]
|-
| [[Port Yehoshua]] || [[File:Flag_of_West_Cedarbrook.jpg|border|22px]] [[West Cedarbrook]] || |[[Saul Frankel International Airport]]
|-
| [[Steinhouse]] || [[File:Flag_of_West_Cedarbrook.jpg|border|22px]] [[West Cedarbrook]] || |[[Ulam Field]]
|-
| [[Wrycova]] || [[File:Flag_of_West_Cedarbrook.jpg|border|22px]] [[West Cedarbrook]] || |[[Naimann Field]]
|}
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== Accidents and incidents ==
Since its establishment in 1982, Aininian has been involved in eleven serious incidents of which six resulted in fatalities.

* 5 April 1984: [[Aininian Flight 12]], an [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/B]] en route from [[Port-Denise Saint-Jean-Baptiste International Airport]] to [[Fort-Françilien International Airport]], both in [[Risagne]], crashed while landing in a {{wp|microburst}}, killing all 119 onboard.
* 18 June 1985: An Aininian [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/B]] on a repositioning flight suffered a rudder hardover. The crew made a successful emergency landing in Port-Denise.
* 29 August 1987: An [[Azimut 51 Liber|A-51/A]], was damaged beyond economic repair on the ground at [[Finistère Airport]] in [[Finistère]], [[Mercier]] in an act of criminal arson.
* 24 December 1989: [[Aininian Flight 870]], an [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/B]] en route from [[Le Rocher/Cherkov Airport]] in [[West Ainin]] to [[Huimont Gérard Hébert International Airport]] in [[Isle-Royale]], crashed into a peak in the [[Cordièrre Mountains]] as a result of a rain-induced double-engine flameout, killing 51 of 76 passengers and crew.
* 23 June 1994: [[Aininian Flight 642]], an [[Azimut 44 Saturne|Azimut A-44/H]] en route from [[Huimont Gérard Hébert International Airport]] to [[Talon International Airport]], crashed into an [[Aininian Autoroute 71]] overpass 2.2 km short of the runway after the crew accidentally disengaged autopilot, killing all 88 crew and passengers and an additional 19 on the ground.
* 31 December 1999: A bombing plot against several Aininian flights out of Talon on this date was foiled by the [[Intelligence and Security Directorate]].
* 11 October 2002: Aininian Flight 2250, an [[Azimut 72 Carmenta|Azimut A-72/A]] en route from [[Sénartin-Pontnouveau International Airport]] in [[Pontnouveau]], [[Francilie]] to Talon, slid off the runway upon landing due to underinflated tires, injuring 19. The aircraft was written off.
* 3 May 2006: As a result of controller error, a landing [[Air Luziyca]] aircraft carrying 295 passengers narrowly missed striking an Aininian flight carrying 115 that was holding at the end of Talon's runway 15/33. 
* 18 November 2006: [[Aininian Flight 199]], an [[Azimut 72 Carmenta|Azimut A-72bis/H]] en route from Talon to [[Mojing International Airport]] in [[Namor]], suffered from a {{wp|fuel starvation}} incident in mid-flight due to undetected damage to a fuel tank. The aircraft slammed into the runway while making an unpowered emergency landing at [[Namo International Airport]] and broke into three, killing 47 of 218.
* 20 February 2010: [[Aininian Flight 156]], an [[Azimut 73 Invidia|Azimut A-73/B]] en route from [[Beaurepaire-Saint-Hyacinthe International Airport]] in [[Jaspère]] to [[Tilha'ad International Airport]] in  [[West Nautarya]], was directed to a closed runway due to controller error. The aircraft struck a pickup truck on the ground, damaging the landing gear and killing all 3 occupants of the truck. No occupant of the aircraft was harmed.
* X April 2017: [[Aininian Flight 303]], an [[Azimut 81 Fortuna|Azimut A-81/B]] en route from Talon to [[Benjamin Hollowood International Airport]] in [[Waterwitt]], [[Daecon]], was hijacked by members of the [[Worker's Army of Lecistan]] and landed in [[Nevanlinna]], [[Nevanmaa]].

== Photo gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Ainin Airways logo.png|Current logo (2005- )
File:Aininien 1990.png|''Arrow Blitz'' logo (1982-2005)
File:Aininien 1970.png|''Round Table'' logo (1966-1982)
File:Aininien 1955.png|''Fleur-de-Lys'' logo (1948-1966)
</gallery>