Buta Airways was an Azerbaijani low-cost virtual carrier headquartered in Baku, Azerbaijan, with its primary operational base at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

The logo reflects the symbolism of the mythological sacred bird Simurg, represented in the form of the Azerbaijani ornament buta.

Despite being a low-cost airline, Buta Airways offers free sandwiches and water on board for all customers.

[6] In 2019, Buta Airways added Batumi, Ufa and Odesa to make 18 destinations for the airline.

[11] On 28 July 2023, it was announced that Azerbaijan Airlines and Buta Airways would be merging into a single brand called AZAL in October of the same year.