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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