Polish LOT Airlines ( Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT (PLL LOT) is the national airline of Poland, headquartered in Warsaw; LOT Polish Airlines' business includes passenger and cargo transportation: domestic routes to Warsaw and 10 cities, more than 50 routes to and from Poland and Europe, the Middle East and North America.

In Polish, Polskie Linie Lotnicze means "Polish Airlines" and LOT means "flight" LOT Polish Airlines' business includes passenger and cargo transportation: domestic routes to Warsaw and 10 cities, more than 50 routes to and from Poland and Europe, the Middle East and North America. LOT Polish Airlines has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2003, and is one of the oldest airlines in the world, having been founded in 1929.

LOT Polish Airlines History:

LOT Polish Airlines LOT Polish Airlines was founded on January 1, 1929, and began operations on January 2. Polish Airlines, a government-funded, independent airline, took over the domestic routes of the old Polish Airlines. In 1930, the airline joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and in the same year it opened routes to Bucharest, Berlin, Athens, Beirut, Rome, Helsinki, etc. In 1935, the Douglas DC-2 joined Polish Airlines, while the Lockheed Model 10A Electra and Lockheed Model 14H Super Electra also joined the company's fleet in 1936 and 1938 respectively. By 1939, Portland had carried more than 218,000 passengers. The Polish Air Force provided the basic air traffic service in Poland from August 1944 to September 1945. Domestic and international flights also resumed in 1946, first to Berlin, then to Stockholm and Prague [2]. Five Ilyushin-12Bs joined Polish Airlines in September 1947, five Ilyushin-14s joined Polish Airlines in September 1949, and Ilyushin-14s joined Polish Airlines in 1955-57. During the Soviet rule, a few Western aircraft joined Polish Airlines, such as five Convair 240s between 1957 and 1959 and three Vickers Viscount aircraft in November 1962. Soon the LOT Polish air fleet changed to consist of Soviet aircraft.

In May 1961, Ilyushin-18s (9 aircraft) joined Polish Airlines, leading to the opening of routes to Africa and the Middle East. In 1981, some Western countries discontinued flights to Warsaw, and only in 1984 did LOT Polish Airlines resume non-scheduled flights to New York and Chicago. On March 30, 1987, LOT Polish Airlines began flying to Beijing, then stopped twice and resumed flights for the second time in 2012.

The LOT Polish Airlines fuselage LOT and vertical tail logo were designed in 1977, but the Air Poland Crane logo has never been changed since its inception. The logo was designed by Tadeusz Gronowski, who won the Polish Airline logo design competition in 1929 and officially adopted it in 1931 [8].

After the fall of the communist regime in Poland in 1989, Polish Airlines changed its fleet to advanced Western aircraft. In April 1989, Boeing 767-200 was added, in March 1990, 767-300 was added, in August 1991, ATR 72 was ordered, in 1992 and 1993, Boeing 737-500 and -400 were purchased, and more western routes were opened. 1992, Polish Airlines became a joint stock company, as the first step of privatization. 1999, Polish Airlines On October 3, 2003 LOT Polish Airlines joined Star Alliance. In 2004 LOT Polish Airlines established a low-cost airline, Midwing Airlines.