Compare airlines brands

Explore their origins, identifying marks and logo archives side by side.

Origins and Logo Archive

What we compareTAP Air PortugalTAP Express
Country in archivePortugalPortugal
FoundedMarch 14, 19451988
FounderHumberto Delgado—
HeadquartersLisbon, Lisbon, PTLisbon, Portugal, PT
Name originTAP stands for Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, meaning Portuguese Air Transportation. The airline was founded under that name in 1945, and in 1979 it added Air Portugal to make the brand easier for international customers to recognize.TAP stands for Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, or Portuguese Air Transport. The sources consulted do not explain the word Express.
HighlightsHumberto Delgado Airport hub, Airbus A330neo launch customer, Star Alliance membershipHumberto Delgado Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19452016
Latest archived logo20172016
Archived logo assets61

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

Sources & editorial review

More Brand Comparisons

Explore brand and vehicle rankings →