Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd., also known simply as Ariana, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Afghanistan. Founded in 1955, Ariana is state owned and the oldest airline in the country. The
Postage stamp of Afghanistan from 1965 commemorating the 10th anniversary of Ariana. The logo features an Afghan swallow bird and a blue field representing precious lapis lazuli stones; it was personally designed by the then King of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah.
An Ariana Afghan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154M in 1992.
Former Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 737-800
Bakhtar Afghan Airlines was an airline from Afghanistan, which offers domestic flights. The company was founded in 1967 as Bakhtar Airlines, a name it kept until 1985, when it was renamed Bakhtar Afgh
A Boeing 727 of Bakhtar Afghan Airlines at Frankfurt Airport in the late 1980s.