Here is an (almost) comprehensive list of which operators are know to be using ACARS. Check the anomalies page if you are looking for something that is not listed here. If anyone knows of any other operators, please email me, and we'll update the list right away.
You can also see a list of Operators by country here
Code
Airline
Country/Region
Notes
2T Canada 3000 Canada
5Y Atlas Air U.S.A. B747-400's only
9E Express Airlines 1 U.S.A. CL-RJ's only - ops as a NW Airlink carrier
AA American Airlines U.S.A.
AC Air Canada Canada
AF Air France France
AI Air India India Only B747-400's equipped
AN Ansett Australia Australia
AR Aerolineas Argentinas Argentina A340's only
AQ Aloha Airlines U.S.A. B737-700's only
AS Alaska Airlines U.S.A. Fleetwide implementation in progress
AT Royal Air Maroc Morocco B744 and B737NG's only
AY Finnair Finland No DC-9's or MD-80's enabled
AZ Alitalia Italy Eurofly A320's only
B6 Jet Blue U.S.A.
BA British Airways United Kingdom
BB Balair Switzerland
BO Boeing U.S.A. Various test/pre-delivery a/c
BR Eva Air Taiwan
BU Braathens S.A.F.E. Norway
BW B.W.I.A. Trinidad & Tobago B737NG's only
BY Britannia Airways United Kingdom Some leased a/c only
C6 CanJet Canada A few B737's only
C8 Chicago Express U.S.A. SAAB 340s. Use AE, CE, C8 and MQ as prefixes in error
CA Air China China B747-200's not equipped
CI China Airlines Taiwan B747-200's op by Atlas Air not equipped
CL Lufthansa Cityline Germany
CM COPA Panama Panama B737NG's only
CO Continental Airlines U.S.A.
CV Cargolux Luxembourg B747-200's not equipped
CX Cathay Pacific China
CZ China Southern China
GF Gulf Air Gulf States
DD AC Jet U.S.A. D328 Jets only
DE Condor Germany
DH Atlantic Coast Airlines U.S.A. DO328Jets and CL-RJ's only
DL Delta Airlines U.S.A. B727's not equipped
DP Air 2000 United Kingdom A320's only
EB Emery Air Freight U.S.A. DC-10's only - most a/c wfu
EI Aer Lingus Ireland Airbus a/c only
EK Emirates Gulf States
EW Eurowings Germany
FC Flying Colors United Kingdom Also uses FL or FCL
FX Fedex U.S.A. B727's and C208's not equipped
GA Garuda Indonesia
GJ Eurofly Italy Selected A320's only
GL Miami Air U.S.A. B737NG's only
GR Gemini Air Cargo U.S.A. MD-11's only
GS General Aviation n/a Select corporate aircraft
GT GB Airways Gibraltar BA a/c only
HF Hapag Lloyd Germany
HM Air Seychelles Seychelles
HP America West US.A. Noted using erroneous WE and AW prefixes
HV Transavia Netherlands B737-800's only
IB Iberia Spain DC-10's not equipped
JD Japan Air System Japan
JJ T.A.M. Brazil A330's and A319's only
JK Spanair Spain 1 A321 only to date
JL J.A.L. Japan B747-100/SR/200's not equipped
JM Air Jamaica Jamaica MD-80's not equipped
JP Adria Airways Slovenia
JY Royal Jordanian Jordan Only 1 A320 equipped
KA Dragonair China
KE Korean Air Korea In process of fully implementing ACARS
KL K.L.M. Netherlands
KU Kuwait Gov't Kuwait A340,B777, B747-400
KZ Nippon Cargo Japan Only on two ex-ANA B747's
LC Legend U.S.A.
LD Air Hong Kong China
LH Government of Brunei Brunei Uses code under Lufthansa call sign
LH Lufthansa Germany B747-200's not equipped. Cityline uses LH
LO L.O.T. Poland B767's and EMB-145's only
LT L.T.U. Germany Recent deliveries not equipped
LX Crossair Switzerland Saab a/c not equipped
LY El Al Israel Older a/c not equipped
MC U.S.A.F. U.S.A. B757's and Gulfstream-5's only
ME Middle East Airlines Lebanon 2 A310's only
MH Malaysia Airlines Malaysia
MK Air Mauritius Mauritius
MP Martinair Netherlands
MQ American Eagle U.S.A.
MS Egyptair Egypt Also used for Gov't a/c
MU China Eastern China
MX Mexicana Mexico B727's not equipped
NG Lauda Air Austria
NH All Nippon Japan
NJ Vanguard U.S.A. Only MD-80's
NK Spirit Airlines U.S.A. Only MD-80's
NW Northwest Airlines U.S.A.
NZ Air New Zealand New Zealand
OE Austrian Airlines Austria
OO Skywest Airlines U.S.A. EMB-120's only
OU Croatia Airlines Croatia
OZ Asiana Korea Sporadic use in U.S.A. and Europe
PO Polar Air Cargo U.S.A.
QF Qantas Australia
QX Horizon Air U.S.A. Dash-8-400's only
RG Varig Brazil 1 MD-11 only
RK Air Afrique African Co-operative
SA South African Airways South Africa
SK S.A.S. Scandinavia
SM Sunworld U.S.A.
SQ Singapore Airlines Singapore
SR Swissair Switzerland
ST Germania Germany B737NG's
SU Aeroflot C.I.S. B737's and B777's only...New B767's soon
SV Saudia Saudi Arabia
SW Air Namibia Namibia B747 only (?)
SY Sun Country U.S.A.
TG Thai Airways International Thailand
TJ Sabre Airways United Kingdom B737-800's only
TK T.H.Y. Turkey Some A340's only
TP Air Portugal Portugal A340's and some A320's only
TS Air Transat Canada A330's
TW T.W.A. U.S.A.
TZ American Trans Air U.S.A. B757's and B737NG's only
UA United Airlines U.S.A.
UL SriLankan Sri Lanka
UP U.P.S. U.S.A.
US US Airways U.S.A. Uses PI code on ex-Piedmont a/c.
UV General Aviation n/a General aviation using Universal Weather Svcs.
VN Vietnam Airlines Vietnam
VQ Impulse Airlines Australia
VS Virgin Atlantic United Kingdom
SW Southwest U.S.A. Being tested on select a/c only
W9 Eastwind U.S.A.
XA ARINC U.S.A. Test unit only - not a/c specific
XJ Mesaba/Northwest Airlink U.S.A. RJ85 a/c only
YP Aero Lloyd Germany
Thanks to Paul Graveson for his help on compiling this list !
All data on this Wiki copyright Mark Avey unless otherwise stated.
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