Islandfly

IslandFLY is a Corrailite airline and the second-largest in the country, maintaining a significant presence both domestically and internationally. Headquartered in Freedo, the airline has over 12,000 staff members, and operates 60 aircraft to 72 points in North and South America, Europe and Africa.

Growing as a domestic regional carrier in the late 1980s, the airline expanded aggressively in the early 1990s, taking advantage of the demise of Corraile Airways to introduce international service in 1993, connecting Freedo to London via Centreburg with a Boeing 747-200. Following the success of its first long-haul route, the airline continued to grow rapidly, serving destinations in the United States as well as Paris and Barcelona.

In 2011 IslandFLY carried 6.1 million passengers, making it the third largest Corrailite airline in terms of passenger volume. In the year to February 2011. the airline had an annual operating profit of CRD33 million on a turnover of CRD5,240 million.

Fairman Airways (1986-1994)
Fairman Airways was founded in 1986 by Harold Nixon, with support from the State Government of Fairman Island for the purposes of operating the Fairman Island Air Shuttle (FIAS). The FIAS, a five point route connecting Freedo, Grangeham, Brickport, New Bristol and Queenstown, was operated by several companies on behalf of the State Government, utilising equipment owned by the state. In 1986 the company was awarded the right to operate the route exclusively over a five year period, up for renewal in 1991.

As part of the contract, the company acquired several turboprop aircraft in the form of 4 Vickers Viscounts as well as an additional 2 Fokker F27 Friendships. In addition, it inherited the staff and scheduling of the previous operator, and continued to operate the air shuttle over the next 5 years.

In 1991, the State Government decided to privatise the operation of the FIAS, and the rights to operate the route privately were transferred over to the newly-formed carrier Air Freedo. Faced with the loss of its entire route structure and fleet, the company decided to move away from regional aviation and expand into the mainline domestic market. At this time, this market was dominated by the big 2 carriers, Corraile Airlines International and Corraile Airways, and the overcapacity in the most profitable of routes acted as hindrances to Fairman Airways' expansion attempts. Nevertheless, the appointment of Managing Director Greg Mitchellson and the purchase of 2 ex-Arcacian Airlines Boeing 737-200 shifted the airline into the mainstream airline industry. The airline's first trunk route, Freedo-Centreburg, began operating on 7 December 1991.

1993 saw the airline propelled into the position of Corraile's second-largest mainline carrier after the collapse of Corraile Airways. By this point in time, the airline had grown to a fleet size of 6 Boeing 737s, operating a relatively strong domestic network centred around Freedo. That year, the airline increased its carriage capacity exponentially, receiving 2 ex-Corraile Airlines International Airbus A300s. These widebodied aircraft were then introduced in direct competition with Corraile Airlines International on the Centreburg-Freedo route, prompting the latter to shift Boeing 767s onto the route. The new Airbuses cemented the airline's position as Corraile's second-largest carrier, and encouraged the airline to pursue international expansion.

Fairman Fly (1994-2002)
Alongside the change in branding in 1994, the airline also initiated further growth, introducing more modern Boeing 737-300s for expansion into the United States and Canada. The fleet expansion allowed the airline to create a focus city in Centreburg, and also initiate routes into Lanaya.

In 1996, the airline made the bold move of introducing 2 Boeing 747-200s on lease, swiftly introducing these massive aircraft onto the Freedo-London Gatwick and Freedo-Los Angeles routes. This foray into long-haul routes alarmed the airline's principal competitor, Corraile Airlines, which responded with increased frequencies on the routes Fairman Fly competed on. This led to a protracted fare war on those routes, which affected the smaller Fairman Fly more in the long run. Despite having t suffer losses on its international routes, the airline remained profitable, and used the profits from its short-haul operations to subsidise long-haul expansion. A further 2 Boeing 747s were introduced into the fleet in 1999, further enhancing the carrier's capacity to operate long-haul routes. Service to Barcelona was started as well that same year.

At the turn of the century, the airline had a fleet of 20 aircraft, and was the first year in which the long-haul routes turned a profit.