TOP 20 Airlines Worldwide:

 TOP 20 Airlines Worldwide:

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand Limited is the flag carrier Airline of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the Airline operates scheduled passenger Flights to 20 domestic and 32 international destinations in 18 countries, primarily around and within the Pacific Rim. The Airline has been a member of the Star Alliance since 1999.

Air New Zealand currently operates a fleet of Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo family, Boeing 777, and Boeing 787 jet Aircraft, as well as a regional fleet of ATR 72 and Bombardier Q300 turboprop Aircraft. Air New Zealand was awarded Airline of the Year in 2010 and 2012 by the Air Transport World Global Airline Awards. In 2014, Air New Zealand was ranked the safest Airline in the world by JACDEC.

Singapore Airline

Singapore Airlines (abbreviation: SIA) is the flag carrier Airline of Singapore with its hub located at Singapore Changi Airport. The Airline is notable for highlighting the Singapore Girl as its central figure in corporate branding segment. It has been ranked as the world's best Airline by Skytrax four times and topped Travel & Leisure's best Airline rankings for more than 20 years.

Singapore Airlines was the first launch customer for the Airbus A380 — the world's largest passenger Aircraft — as well as the Boeing 787-10 and the ultra-long-range version of the Airbus A350-900. It ranks amongst the top 15 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue passenger kilometers and is ranked tenth in the world for international passengers carried. Singapore Airlines was voted as the Skytrax World's Best Airline Cabin Crew 2019. The Airline has also won the second and fourth positions as the World's Best Airlines and World's Cleanest airline respectively in 2019.

ALL Nippon Airways

The All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (全日本空輸株式会社, Zen Nippon Kūyu Kabushiki gaisha, TYO: 9202), also

known as ANA (Ē-enu-ē) or Zennikkū (全日空) is an Airline in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area of Minato ward of Tokyo.  It operates services to both domestic and international destinations and had more than 20,000 employees as of March 2016.

In addition to its mainline operations, ANA controls several subsidiary passenger carriers, including its regional Airline, ANA Wings, Air Nippon, Air Do (a low-cost carrier operating scheduled service between Tokyo and cities in Hokkaido), and Allex Cargo (ANA Cargo - the freighter division operated by Air Japan). ANA is also the largest shareholder in Peach, a low-cost carrier joint venture with Hong Kong company First Eastern Investment Group. In October 1999, the Airline became a member of Star Alliance. On 29 March 2013, ANA was named a 5-Star Airline by Skytrax. On 27 April 2018, ANA announced ANA Business Jet Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Sojitz to offer private jet charter Flights.

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways Limited (/ˈkwɒntəs/ KWON-təs) is the flag carrier of Australia and its largest Airline by fleet size, international Flights and international destinations. It is the world's third-oldest Airline still in operation, having been founded in November 1920; it began international passenger Flights in May 1935. Qantas is an acronym of the Airline's original name, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, as it originally served Queensland and the Northern Territory, and is popularly nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo". Qantas is a founding member of the One world Airline alliance.

The Airline is based in the Sydney suburb of Mascot, adjacent to its main hub at Sydney Airport. As of March 2014, Qantas had a 65 per cent share of the Australian domestic market and carried 14.9 per cent of all passengers travelling in and out of Australia. Various subsidiary Airlines operate to regional centres and on some trunk routes within Australia under the QantasLink banner. Qantas also owns Jetstar, a low-cost Airline that operates both international services from Australia and domestic services within Australia and New Zealand; and holds stakes in a number of other Jetstar-branded Airlines.

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (CPA), more widely known as Cathay Pacific (Chinese: 國泰航空; Jyutping: gwok3 taai3 hong4 hung1), is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The Airline's operations and subsidiaries have scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 190[4][5] destinations and present in more than 60 countries worldwide including codeshares and joint ventures. Cathay Pacific operates a fleet consisting of Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 777 Aircraft. Cathay Pacific Cargo operates two models of the Boeing 747. Defunct wholly owned subsidiary Airline Cathay Dragon, which ceased operations in 2020, previously flew to 44 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region from its Hong Kong base. In 2010, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Pacific Cargo, together with DragonAir (then Cathay Dragon), carried nearly 27 million passengers and over 1.8 million tons of cargo and mail.

The Airline was founded on 24 September 1946 by Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow and American Roy C. Farrell. The Airline celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2016; and as of March 2021, its major shareholders are Swire Pacific, with a 42.3% stake and Air China, with a 28.2% stake.

Cathay Pacific is the world's fifth largest Airline measured by sales, and fourteenth largest measured by market capitalisation. In 2010, Cathay Pacific became the world's largest international cargo Airline, along with main hub Hong Kong International Airport as the world's busiest Airport measured by cargo traffic. The company slogan is Move beyond.

It is one of the founding members of the One world alliance.

Emirates

Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British Airline with its head office in Crawley, England. The Airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between London and the Falkland Islands. Soon after changing the name to Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company after disagreements with Richard Branson over the management of the company. The maiden Flight from Gatwick Airport to Newark International Airport took place on 22 June 1984.

In July 2017, Virgin Atlantic announced its intention to form a joint venture with Air France–KLM, but in December 2019, it was announced that the joint venture would not include a stake in the company.

On 5 May 2020, it was announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Airline would lay off 3,000 staff, reduce the fleet size to 35 by the summer of 2022, retire the Boeing 747-400s and would not resume operations from Gatwick following the pandemic.

Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Protection in New York on 4 August 2020 as part of a £1.2 billion private refinancing package.

Eva Air

EVA Airways Corporation (pronounced as three letters: /ˌiːviːˈeɪ ˈɛər, ˈiːvə -/; Chinese: 長榮航空) (TWSE: 2618), of which "EVA" stands for Evergreen Airways, is a Taiwanese international Airline based at Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully international route network. It is a 5-star Airline, rated by Skytrax. It is the second largest Taiwanese Airline (after China Airlines). EVA Air is headquartered in Luzhu, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The company slogan is "Sharing the World, Flying Together"

EVA Air operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing Aircraft, with Airbus A330, Airbus A321, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, and ATR 72 (operated by UNI Air) Airliners primarily used on passenger routes, along with Boeing 777 freighter Aircraft used on cargo routes.[5] The Airline was one of the first carriers to introduce the Premium Economy class (previously called Elite Class by EVA Air), which it debuted in 1991.

Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (Arabic: القطرية, al-Qaṭariya),[4] operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier Airline of Qatar.[5] Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha,[6] the Airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, flying to over 150[7] international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania from its base at Hamad International Airport, using a fleet of more than 200 Aircraft. Qatar Airways Group employs more than 43,000 people. The carrier has been a member of the One world alliance since October 2013, the first Persian Gulf carrier to sign with one of the three major Airline alliances.

Virgin AUSTRALIA

Virgin Australia, the trading name of Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, is an Australian-based Airline. It is the largest Airline by fleet size to use the Virgin brand. It commenced services on 31 August 2000 as Virgin Blue, with two Aircraft on a single route.[3] It suddenly found itself as a major Airline in Australia's domestic market after the collapse of Ansett Australia in September 2001. The Airline has since grown to directly serve 32 cities in Australia, from hubs in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

The Airline's headquarters is based in South Bank, Queensland. It was co-founded by British businessman Richard Branson (the founder of Virgin Group), who resides in the British Virgin Islands on his own Necker Island, and former CEO Brett Godfrey.

On 21 April 2020, Virgin Australia Holdings went into voluntary administration, due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial troubles in the years leading up to the pandemic.[7] On 26 June 2020, it was announced that Bain Capital had entered into a sale and implementation deed with administrator Deloitte to acquire Virgin Australia.[8] Creditors agreed to this proposal on 4 September 2020, with the reorganisation and change of ownership completed on 17 November 2020.

Lufthansa Airline

 

The Lufthansa Group is an aviation company with operations worldwide. It plays a leading role in its European home market. With 105,290 employees, the Lufthansa Group generated revenue of EUR 16,811m in the financial year 2021.

The Lufthansa Group is composed of the segments Network Airlines, Euro wings and the Aviation Services. The Network Airlines segment comprises Lufthansa German Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines.

​Lufthansa has been voted the “Best Airline in Europe”. The award was given at the Paris Air Show on 20 June 2017 in Le Bourget. The market research institute Skytrax, which specializes in aviation, surveyed around 18 million passengers from over 160 countries worldwide.

FinnAir

Founded: 1923

Headquarters: Helsinki Airport, Vantaa, Finland

Hub: Helsinki (HEL)

Established in 1923, FinnAir is Finland’s flagship carrier. It joined the one world Alliance in 1999. The Airline flies to more than 65 destinations in 30 countries, including an increasing number of long-haul international Flights to and from Asia, with its Helsinki hub ideally placed as a gateway between the Far East and Europe

Japan Airlines

Founded: 1951

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Hubs: Tokyo Narita (NRT), Tokyo International (HND), Osaka Kansai International (KIX), Nagoya (NGO)

Established in 1951, Japan Airlines is one of the world’s premier carriers. It joined the one world Alliance in 2007. The Airline has major hubs in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Okinawa, and operates almost 900 daily Flights to more than 75 destinations across 20 countries

Korean Air

On March 1, 1969, Korean Air started off as a small Airline in Asia, with only eight planes. Since then, we have striven to develop new markets and improve customer service through continuous changes and investments.

Korean Air is taking the next step and flying towards another 100 years. We will be reborn as the “Wings of the World” and contribute to creating a better society for all.

KLM Airline

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, legally Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (literal translation: Royal Aviation Company Plc.),[6] is the flag carrier Airline of the Netherlands.[7] KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is part of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam Airline alliance.  Founded in 1919, KLM is the oldest operating Airline in the world, and has 35,488 employees with a fleet of 110 (excluding subsidiaries) as of 2021.[8] KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 145 destinations.

Hawaiian Airline

Hawaiian Airlines was incorporated on January 30, 1929 under the name Inter-Island Airways Ltd. That year, thousands gathered in Honolulu to witness the departure of Hawaii's first scheduled inter-island Flights to Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii. The fleet was comprised of two eight-passenger Sikorsky S-38 amphibian planes; six years later, larger 16-passenger Sikorsky S-43s were added to accommodate increased traffic and newly authorized inter-island Airmail service

British Airways

Founded: 1974

Headquarters: Harmondsworth, London, England

Hubs: London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW)

British Airways is one of the world’s most recognised Airlines and a founding member of the one world Alliance. The Airline reaches some 200 destinations in nearly 90 countries throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia, with its main hub London Heathrow

Alaska Airlines

Founded: 1932

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA

Hubs: Anchorage (ANC), Seattle (SEA), Portland (PDX), San Francisco (FCO), Los Angeles (LAX)

Alaska Airlines is the newest member of one world, joining it in March 2021. Alaska Air Group serves more than 115 destinations with nearly 1,200 daily Flights in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. With five West Coast hubs, Alaska Air Group offers more Flights to more destinations from the West Coast than any other Airline.

Delta AirLINE

Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major Airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the world's oldest Airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The Airline, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, including Delta Connection, operates over 5,400 Flights daily and serves 325 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam Airline alliance.

Delta has nine hubs, with Atlanta being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures.[6] It is ranked second among the world's largest Airlines by number of scheduled passengers carried, revenue passenger-kilometers flown, and fleet size. It is ranked 69th on the Fortune 500.[7] The company slogan is "Keep Climbing."

 

Etihad Airways

 

Etihad Airways (Arabic: شَرِكَة ٱلْاِتِّحَاد لِلطَّيْرَان, romanized: sharikat al-ittiḥād li-ṭ-ṭayarān) is the second flag carrier Airline of the United Arab Emirates. Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Abu Dhabi International Airport. Etihad commenced operations in November 2003.[3] It is the second-largest Airline in the UAE after Emirates. The name Etihad is Arabic for 'Union'.

The Airline operates more than 1,000 Flights per week to over 120 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, with a fleet of 102[4] Airbus and Boeing Aircraft as of February 2020. In 2015, Etihad carried 14.8 million passengers, a 22.3% increase from the previous year,[5] delivering revenues of US$9.02 billion and net profits of US$103 million. Its main base is Abu Dhabi International Airport.

In addition to its core activity of passenger transportation, Etihad also operates Etihad Holidays and Etihad Cargo.[3] Etihad established its Airline alliance, Etihad Airways Partners, in October 2015[8] which was disbanded in 2018 after several of its members fell into financial difficulties.[9] Etihad Airways holds minority equity investments in the participating Airlines, as well as having had a stake in Virgin Australia, until its insolvency in April 2020 with no return on investment.[10] Booking for these Airlines was consolidated under one network.

 

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TOP 20 AIRLINES:

@Air New Zealand

@Singapore Airline

@ALL Nippon Airways

@Qantas Airways

@Cathay Pacific

@Emirates

@Virgin Atlantic

@Eva Air

@Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (Arabic: القطرية, al-Qaṭariya),[4] operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Qatar.[5] Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha,[6] the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, flying to over 150[7] international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania from its base at Hamad International Airport, using a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. Qatar Airways Group employs more than 43,000 people. The carrier has been a member of the One world alliance since October 2013, the first Persian Gulf carrier to sign with one of the three major airline alliances.

Virgin AUSTRALIA

Virgin Australia, the trading name of Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, is an Australian-based airline. It is the largest airline by fleet size to use the Virgin brand. It commenced services on 31 August 2000 as Virgin Blue, with two aircraft on a single route.[3] It suddenly found itself as a major airline in Australia's domestic market after the collapse of Ansett Australia in September 2001. The airline has since grown to directly serve 32 cities in Australia, from hubs in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

The airline's headquarters is based in South Bank, Queensland. It was co-founded by British businessman Richard Branson (the founder of Virgin Group), who resides in the British Virgin Islands on his own Necker Island, and former CEO Brett Godfrey.

On 21 April 2020, Virgin Australia Holdings went into voluntary administration, due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial troubles in the years leading up to the pandemic.[7] On 26 June 2020, it was announced that Bain Capital had entered into a sale and implementation deed with administrator Deloitte to acquire Virgin Australia.[8] Creditors agreed to this proposal on 4 September 2020, with the reorganisation and change of ownership completed on 17 November 2020.

Lufthansa Airline

 

The Lufthansa Group is an aviation company with operations worldwide. It plays a leading role in its European home market. With 105,290 employees, the Lufthansa Group generated revenue of EUR 16,811m in the financial year 2021.

The Lufthansa Group is composed of the segments Network Airlines, Euro wings and the Aviation Services. The Network Airlines segment comprises Lufthansa German Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines.

​Lufthansa has been voted the “Best Airline in Europe”. The award was given at the Paris Air Show on 20 June 2017 in Le Bourget. The market research institute Skytrax, which specializes in aviation, surveyed around 18 million passengers from over 160 countries worldwide.

Finnair

Founded: 1923

Headquarters: Helsinki Airport, Vantaa, Finland

Hub: Helsinki (HEL)

Established in 1923, Finnair is Finland’s flagship carrier. It joined the one world Alliance in 1999. The airline flies to more than 65 destinations in 30 countries, including an increasing number of long-haul international flights to and from Asia, with its Helsinki hub ideally placed as a gateway between the Far East and Europe

Japan Airlines

Founded: 1951

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Hubs: Tokyo Narita (NRT), Tokyo International (HND), Osaka Kansai International (KIX), Nagoya (NGO)

Established in 1951, Japan Airlines is one of the world’s premier carriers. It joined the one world Alliance in 2007. The airline has major hubs in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Okinawa, and operates almost 900 daily flights to more than 75 destinations across 20 countries

Korean Air

On March 1, 1969, Korean Air started off as a small airline in Asia, with only eight planes. Since then, we have striven to develop new markets and improve customer service through continuous changes and investments.

Korean Air is taking the next step and flying towards another 100 years. We will be reborn as the “Wings of the World” and contribute to creating a better society for all.

KLM Airline

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, legally Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (literal translation: Royal Aviation Company Plc.),[6] is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands.[7] KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is part of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.  Founded in 1919, KLM is the oldest operating airline in the world, and has 35,488 employees with a fleet of 110 (excluding subsidiaries) as of 2021.[8] KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 145 destinations.

Hawaiian Airline

Hawaiian Airlines was incorporated on January 30, 1929 under the name Inter-Island Airways Ltd. That year, thousands gathered in Honolulu to witness the departure of Hawaii's first scheduled inter-island flights to Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii. The fleet was comprised of two eight-passenger Sikorsky S-38 amphibian planes; six years later, larger 16-passenger Sikorsky S-43s were added to accommodate increased traffic and newly authorized inter-island airmail service

British Airways

Founded: 1974

Headquarters: Harmondsworth, London, England

Hubs: London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW)

British Airways is one of the world’s most recognised airlines and a founding member of the one world Alliance. The airline reaches some 200 destinations in nearly 90 countries throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia, with its main hub London Heathrow

Alaska Airlines

Founded: 1932

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA

Hubs: Anchorage (ANC), Seattle (SEA), Portland (PDX), San Francisco (FCO), Los Angeles (LAX)

Alaska Airlines is the newest member of one world, joining it in March 2021. Alaska Air Group serves more than 115 destinations with nearly 1,200 daily flights in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. With five West Coast hubs, Alaska Air Group offers more flights to more destinations from the West Coast than any other airline.

Delta AIRLINE

Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The airline, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, including Delta Connection, operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves 325 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.

Delta has nine hubs, with Atlanta being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures.[6] It is ranked second among the world's largest airlines by number of scheduled passengers carried, revenue passenger-kilometers flown, and fleet size. It is ranked 69th on the Fortune 500.[7] The company slogan is "Keep Climbing."

 

Etihad Airways

 

Etihad Airways (Arabic: شَرِكَة ٱلْاِتِّحَاد لِلطَّيْرَان, romanized: sharikat al-ittiḥād li-ṭ-ṭayarān) is the second flag carrier airline of the United Arab Emirates. Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Abu Dhabi International Airport. Etihad commenced operations in November 2003.[3] It is the second-largest airline in the UAE after Emirates. The name Etihad is Arabic for 'Union'.

The airline operates more than 1,000 flights per week to over 120 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, with a fleet of 102[4] Airbus and Boeing aircraft as of February 2020. In 2015, Etihad carried 14.8 million passengers, a 22.3% increase from the previous year,[5] delivering revenues of US$9.02 billion and net profits of US$103 million. Its main base is Abu Dhabi International Airport.

In addition to its core activity of passenger transportation, Etihad also operates Etihad Holidays and Etihad Cargo.[3] Etihad established its airline alliance, Etihad Airways Partners, in October 2015[8] which was disbanded in 2018 after several of its members fell into financial difficulties.[9] Etihad Airways holds minority equity investments in the participating airlines, as well as having had a stake in Virgin Australia, until its insolvency in April 2020 with no return on investment.[10] Booking for these airlines was consolidated under one network.

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