Subway World Airlines

**Subway World Airlines** is the flag carrier of Subway World and one of the two major airlines in the country along with Prismarine Air. It is headquartered in Seifert, Subway World and operates domestic and international flights out of Subway World along with its subsidiary Subway World Express and regional affiliate Hanson Airlines.

The airline was originally founded in 2015 as Metro Airlines, a full-service airline operating out of Atlantic, making it one of the oldest airlines in the country. The airline renamed to Mine Air in March 2016 after being acquired by MineGroup and added hubs in Subway World. On December 20, 2017, Mine Air became Subway World Airlines, the flag carrier of the country after the government acquired partial ownership. The Mine Air brand was fully integrated into Subway World Airlines by the start of 2018.

## History

Subway World Airlines traces back to 2015 when a full-service airline, Metro Airlines, was formed and operated flights out of Atlantic International Airport in Monorail World. Under a year later in March 2016, Metro Airlines was acquired by MineGroup, a large conglomerate corporation also in Monorail World, which resulted in a rebranding to Mine Air.

Mine Air continued to maintain its presence in Monorail World, while adding another hub at the newly built Nelson International Airport in 2017. The company soon managed to expand its range of destinations and fleet internationally.

In late 2017, Mine Air was acquired by the Subway World government and renamed to Subway World Airlines on December 20th. The new airline shifted its focus to its Nelson hub and soon all flights from Atlantic were discontinued. Mine Air’s branding and fleet was fully rebranded by the start of 2018.

On October 29, 2019, Subway World Airlines acquired StampAir, the sole regional airline in Subway World and subsequently rebranded it into Subway World Express, which still exists as a brand for the airline’s regional operations today.

In November 2019, Subway World Airlines introduced a new black and red livery which was rolled out to the entire fleet. The livery remained unchanged until 2023, albeit with a minor tweak by adding a gray stripe in 2022.

Subway World Airlines hastily went into a process of restructuring in the early 2020s in order to establish a more realistic flight network. The airline replaced its existing fleet with IntraJet aircraft for its mainline operations and newly imported SAM and Stratus aircraft for its regional flights. Metro Aviation was formed in March 2022 as a separate entity from Subway World Express in order to lower costs, and was renamed Hanson Airlines as Subway World Airlines lowered its stake.

On November 9, 2022, Subway World Airlines formed its budget subsidiary Air Ruby with approval from the Subway World government. The new airline ordered three SAM X-50-7 aircraft and served as the launch customer for the type.

Subway World Airlines unveiled yet another identity on March 3, 2023, weeks before it was due to move into Seifert’s Terminal 2. The new look reverted the livery to a mostly white fuselage and was also rolled out to its subsidiaries.

## Fleet

### Current fleet

 IntraJet 4G Mini 4.0
 IntraJet 4G Jumbo 4.1
 SAM X-10-700