FlyUS (stylised as flyUS and sometimes misspelled as FlyU6) is a commercial airliner appearing in the HD Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series.
Description[]
FlyUS was founded in 1983, with the same era planes still in service. The flight attendants are described as old, cranky and miserable, and the air service is implied to be poor and uncomfortable, as a radio commercial describes "Sit back, relax and shut up". This could possibly be a stereotype of the behavior and attitude of American flight companies and its staff.
It is known to offer domestic, international and business flights.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
FlyUS planes at Francis International Airport.
In Grand Theft Auto IV, FlyUS appears to be the only airline flying in Francis International Airport. While there are advertisements for other airlines such as Air Sol and Adios Airlines (plus a dedicated terminal), FlyUS is the only whose airplanes can be found. The airline fleet includes a large amount of planes based on the Boeing 747-300 and also some Shamal-like planes, seen parked around the airport with the FlyUS logo - although only the Jumbo jets are seen flying, and also taxiing onto the airport tarmac.
Its large presence is furthermore showed with the number of flight-dedicated terminals the company operates, one for Domestic (south of the Adios Airlines one), one for International and another one for Business flights.
Additionally, multiple ULDs (aircraft containers) and cars in the airport bearing the FlyUS logo can be found, such as the Feroci and the Perennial, as well as the Ripley and the Airtug. Some taxis and buses also bear FlyUS advertisements.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
While no FlyUS planes are seen in the Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars rendition of Francis International, FlyBoy, who supposedly is an employee of FlyUS, sends Huang Lee a spam mail claiming that the company has teamed up with the NOOSE, in order to give away free tickets to "rogue states" such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and nearby countries with all expenses paid. Oddly, the company is misspelled as "FlyU6" in the e-mail.
In the last lines, he writes "When booking, please note that FlyU6 will not sell-on your private details to criminals, hackers, or terrorists (outside of the US)."
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
FlyUS Jets at Los Santos International Airport.
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, FlyUS is one of the four international airlines serving Los Santos International Airport.
Despite, unlike Francis, not being the only airline predominant in Los Santos International, it still has a relevant presence: once again, the Airtug and the Ripley bear FlyUS logos, and there is also a hangar in the west vicinity of the airport bearing the logo of the airline. Advertisements for the company can be heard on the radio.
Unlike in GTA IV, the fleet includes controllable Shamals and Jets. FlyUS also owns some uncontrollable twinjets, which are seen transporting Michael De Santa to North Yankton in the mission Bury the Hatchet in Grand Theft Auto V, and the GTA Online Protagonist to Los Santos in the introduction of Grand Theft Auto Online. After the events of Bury the Hatchet, a FlyUS ticket can be found on the desk in the hallway of the De Santa Residence, possibly being a backup or spare copy of the ticket Michael purchased to fly to Ludendorff.
FlyUS has purchasable stock actions on the Lcn-exchange.com website. Following the Legal Trouble mission, where Molly Schultz' panicked rampage across Los Santos International Airport causes extensive damage, FlyUS stock will decrease by approximately 50.2%. However, it will more than rebound upon completion of Meltdown, whereby players can net an approximate 100.69% return on investment by loading up on stock beforehand.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition[]
FlyUS makes a brief appearance in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition on the signage for the businesses Banamericana and Uni-Tel, replacing the 3D Universe airline Taylair on the latter. On these signs, the FlyUS logo has been updated, a collection of lines from the star in the US part.
Grand Theft Auto VI[]
FlyUS returns in Grand Theft Auto VI, featuring the new updated logo previously seen in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition. A FlyUS Jet can be seen in the second trailer for GTA VI, with a new updated livery.
Influence[]
FlyUS appears to be a parody of American Airlines and the former US Airways, which have since merged. The design of the logos also bear resemblances to that of FedEx and the British regional airline Flybe.
A company named FlyUs does exist; however, it is a cargo airline. Curiously, its logo bears a striking resemblance to the GTA FlyUS logo.
Liveries[]
FlyUS livery in 2008, as seen in Grand Theft Auto IV.
FlyUS livery in 2013, as seen in Grand Theft Auto V.
Rear of a FlyUS livery in 2025, as seen in the Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2.
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the FlyUS livery is mostly light grey with a blue bottom, tailfin and engines, resembling the United Airlines 1993-2004 "Battleship Grey" livery.
The livery has been updated in Grand Theft Auto V. It is now a Eurowhite livery, with the bottom of the fuselage and the engines painted red - this is slightly similar to Scandinavian Airlines (SAS); however, SAS doesn't have red-painted fuselage and blue winglets. It has "FlyUS" written on the sides like its GTA IV counterpart and the "US" on the aircraft fin. This appears to resemble a modern United Airlines livery. Curiously, the Jet illustrations depicted on the FlyUS Feroci and Perennial in Grand Theft Auto IV have a livery that bears a close resemblance to the livery introduced in Grand Theft Auto V.
The Shamal has almost the same livery; however, it has blue painted engines and a red stripe over the body of the aircraft.
The wreck of a FlyUS plane can be found on an airplane graveyard in the Grand Senora Desert, bearing a similar livery to the one in GTA IV, with blue fuselage bottom, tailfin, and engines.
Known Destinations[]
- Liberty City - Major presence in Francis International Airport.
- Los Santos - Major presence in Los Santos International Airport, seen in billboards.
- Vice City - Seen in billboards.
- Las Venturas - Seen advertised in billboards.
- North Yankton - Michael De Santa travels to Ludendorff on a FlyUS plane.
Incidents and Accidents[]
While no FlyUS crashes are mentioned in Grand Theft Auto V, a sunken Jet can be found in the ocean, a few meters from the Paleto Bay shore, bearing a livery similar to the old grey and blue (the same version as found in the aircraft graveyard). The FlyUS logo is barely visible on the front piece of the aircraft. The lack of acumlated corals around the fuselage suggest it might have crashed in the sea not much before the events of the game. This incident may be a reference to Alaska Airlines Flight 261, in which an Alaska Airlines flight from Puerto Vallarta to Seattle with a layover in San Francisco crashed off the coast of Los Angeles with no survivors.
Three submarine parts for the Death at Sea side mission can be found at the crash site.
Radio Advertisement[]
The radio ad features a man introducing their service, with joyful music and the sound effect of a plane taking off.
Gallery[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
Trivia[]
The keychain viewfinders with the FlyUS logo.
- There were five keychain viewfinders with pictures of Los Santos acquirable by pre-ordering Grand Theft Auto V from the American store Target, shaped similarly to jet engines, which feature a FlyUS logo on the side. They are now considerably rare and can only be found occasionally in eBay auctions.