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1. • • flag carrier noun : an air or sea transport line flying the flag of the country to which it belongs
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   What is a flag carrier?

   • The carrier therefore became the flag carrier of the country. The second and more broadly used definition of flag carrier is a legacy of the time when countries established state-owned airline companies. One player grabs the flag and runs through checkpoints, while other players try to grab the flag away by running into the flag carrier.

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   What is a country's flag carrier?

   • During this time, the airline was designated as the countrys flag carrier. The carrier therefore became the flag carrier of the country. The second and more broadly used definition of flag carrier is a legacy of the time when countries established state-owned airline companies.

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   Is a public sector airline a national flag carrier?

   • That is not a commercial way of doing business, but when an airline is a national flag carrier it is forced to do these things. Yet in neither case is there evidence of damage to the flag carrier. We still stand by having a strong public sector airline as the national flag carrier. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What is an example of a flag airline?

   • For example, under the law of the United States, a U.S. flag air carrier is any airline that holds a certificate under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (i.e., any U.S.-based airline operating internationally), and any ship registered in the United States is known as a U.S. flag vessel.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flag carrierFlag carrier Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FLAG CARRIER is an air or sea transport line flying the flag of the country to which it belongs.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › flag-carrierFLAG CARRIER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   an airline that is or was owned by a government, often with the name of the country in its name: Air India, the country's flag carrier. The Australian government raised A$1.45 billion from the sale of its 75% stake in the national flag carrier. (Definition of flag carrier from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   2 days ago · noun. an airline that is locally registered in a particular country. the head of German flag carrier Lufthansa. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'flag carrier' in a sentence. flag carrier.

6. www.yourdictionary.com › flag-carrierFlag Carrier Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Flag Carrier Definition. An airline owned by or strongly identified with a nation. An airline or merchant vessel registered in a given country. A person carrying a standard or flag, usually at sporting events and parades, previously on the battlefield.

7. www.definitions.net › definition › flag+carrierWhat does flag carrier mean? - Definitions.net

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   A flag carrier is a transportation company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given state, enjoys preferential rights or privileges, accorded by the government, for international operations. It may be a state-run, state-owned or private but state-designated company or organization.

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   A flag carrier is a transport company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given sovereign state, enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by the government for international operations.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › flag+carrierFlag carrier - definition of flag carrier by The Free Dictionary

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   Define flag carrier. flag carrier synonyms, flag carrier pronunciation, flag carrier translation, English dictionary definition of flag carrier. n. 1. An airline owned by or strongly identified with a nation. 2. An airline or merchant vessel registered in a given country. American Heritage®...