Middle East Airlines Air Liban (Arabic: ), operating as Middle East Airlines (MEA) (Arabic: ), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut. It operates scheduled international services in the Middle East, Europe and Africa with its base at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport. Middle East Airlines (MEA) is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The airline expressed its interest in becoming a SkyTeam associate member in early 2006 at a press conference in New York.