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Aeroflot Airlines

 
Aeroflot is headquartered in Moscow, the capital city of Russia. Aeroflot is the national airline of Russia. Currently, it is the largest airline of Russia, in terms of the number of passengers carried by it, every year. It holds the distinction of being one of the oldest airlines in the world, with its history dating back to 1923. In the Cold War days, it used to be the national airline of the Soviet Union.   In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, "Aeroflot - Soviet Airlines" was transformed into the open stock company "Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines” i.e. transformed from being a state-run enterprise to a semi-privatized airline. In the present time, the airline is doing profitable business in both Domestic and International levels.   It presently flies to 95 destinations across 46 countries in the world. These include 27 destinations in Russia, 6 in CIS, 2 in Africa, 9 in Asia, 40 in Europe, 5 in Middle East, 3 in North America and 1 in the Caribbean. In India,…
Score: 1.38

South African Airways

 
The origin of South African Airways can be traced back to 1934, when the South African government purchased an airline named 'Union Airways' and renamed it to South African Airways. The airline first flew to Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. In 1935, South African Airways took over South-West African Airways, which since 1932, had been providing a weekly air-mail service between Windhoek and Kimberley. During the same decade, the airline entered international market, by plying flights to Kenya, and Uganda. The airline continued to grow at a slow, yet consistent pace.   In 1945, South African Airways started its European operations, when an Avro York Bomber flew from Palmietfontein to Bournemouth, England. It made history by becoming the first airline outside UK, to operate the world's first pure jetliner - the De Havilland Comet.   At present, South African Airways (SAA) is South Africa’s largest domestic and international airline company. Headquartered near Johannesburg, South Africa,…
Score: 1.38

Gulf Air

 
Gulf Air was initially founded as a private share holding company, named Gulf Aviation, by an English pilot Freddie Bosworth. The airline launched its services in 1950. The following year, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) bought 22% stake in the company, thus becoming a major shareholder. In 1972, BOAC’s shares were bought by the Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Qatar, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Sultanate of Oman. On January 1, 1974, the Foundation Treaty gave each of the governments a 25% share in the airline, which was re-branded as Gulf Air and became the national carrier of the 4 states. Gulf Air joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in 1981 and became the first international airline at Riyadh in the following year.   Gulf Air is the national airline of Bahrain, with its main base at the Bahrain International Airport. One of the oldest air carriers in the Middle East, it is owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.…
Score: 1.0

Air France

 
Air France was formed on 7th October 1933, with the merger of five airlines - Air Orient, Air Union, Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne (CIDNA), and Société Générale de Transport Aérien (SGTA). During World War II, Air France moved its operations to Casablanca, Morocco. After the war was over, the air service company got nationalized and Societe Nationale Air France was set up, on January 1, 1946. The same year, Air France opened its first air terminal at Les Invalides, in central Paris. By 1948, Air France was operating one of the largest fleets in the world, with 130 aircrafts.   Air France is one of the subsidiaries of the Air France KLM Group, the world's leading airline group in terms of its turnover. Air France-KLM is also the largest airline company in the world in terms of operating revenues and the third largest one (being largest in Europe) in terms of passengers-kilometers. The airline is also one of the founding members of the…
Score: 1.38

Korean Air

 
Korean Air is a private airline, based in South Korea. It is the largest airline in Korea and one of the largest in Asia. The Korean Air network is spread over Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. The main hub of Korean Air is at Incheon International Airport and its headquarters is in Seoul, Korea. The international passenger division and cargo subsidiary of the airline together ply flights to as many as 130 cities, spread in 45 countries across the African, Asian, Americas and the European continents. Korean Air is one among the top 20 airlines, in terms of the passengers carried.   The passenger fleet of Korean Air consists of Boeing 787-8, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 747-400M, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A300-600R. The cargo service of Korean Air operates with a modern fleet of aircrafts, which include Boeing 747-400F, Boeing 747-400ERF and…
Score: 1.38

Kuwait Airways

 
Kuwait Airways is the national airline of Kuwait. It is fully owned by the Government of Kuwait. A member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization, the airline operates its scheduled international flights throughout the Middle East, to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe, via its main hub - Kuwait International Airport, which is located in Kuwait City. Currently, the airline operates a modern fleet.   Kuwait Airways operates a fleet of several aircrafts including, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 747-400M, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A310-300 and Airbus A300-600R and some new ‘Dreamliners’. Kuwait Airways operates its scheduled flights to over 60 international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. The destinations covered by the airline in Africa include Egypt and Morocco. It flies to Bangladesh, India (to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram), Pakistan and Sri Lanka in South Asia. The…
Score: 1.38

Lufthansa Airlines

 
Deutsche Aero Lloyd (DAL) and Junkers Luftverkehr merged on January 6, 1926, to form Lufthansa Airlines, in Berlin. The airline was originally named as 'Deutsche Luft Hansa Aktiengesellschaft'. The name Lufthansa was first used in 1933 and since then, the airline is known by the name. Prior to the Second World War, Lufthansa excelled in its business, operated services on the routes to the Far East and covered a number of destinations in North Atlantic and South Atlantic parts, with a fleet of German designed aircrafts including Dornier, Junkers, Heinkel and Focke-Wulf.   Lufthansa is one of the premier airlines of the world and one of the largest in Europe, in terms of the number of passengers carried by it. The flag carrier of Germany derives its name from Luft (the German word for 'air') and Hansa (the Hanseatic Trade Organization that was active in Northern Europe, during the medieval period). Headquartered in Cologne, the major hub of the airline is located at Frankfurt Airport, in…
Score: 1.38

Malaysia Airlines

 
The origin of Malaysia Airlines can be traced back to 1937, when Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) was incorporated on October 12. MAL was a joint initiative of the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool, the Straits Steamship Company of Singapore and Imperial Airways. It was formed to run an air service between Penang and Singapore. On April 2, 1947, the airline conducted its first commercial flight, from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.   Malaysia Airlines is the national airline of Malaysia, offering air travel in the country. It is based at KL International Airport, while its secondary hub is located at Kota Kinabalu. In 1997, the air service operated the longest non-commercial, non-stop flight in the world, from Boeing Field in Seattle to Kuala Lumpur, passing Europe and Africa, breaking the Great Circle Distance without landing anywhere in the middle. It has the largest fleet size in South East Asia and is one of the four airlines in the world to have been awarded a 5-star rating by Skytrax.  …
Score: 1.0

Swiss International Airlines

 
Swiss International Airlines was formed in 2001, when Swissair, former flag carrier of Switzerland, went bankrupt. Swissair’s biggest creditors, Credit Suisse and UBS, sold a part of Swissair's assets to Crossair, the regional counterpart to the transatlantic Swissair. Crossair later changed its name to Swiss, and the new national airline started its operations officially on March 31, 2002.   Swiss International Airlines is the premier airline of Switzerland, with its main hub at Zurich Kloten Airport. The airline has a regional airline subsidiary as well, called Swiss European Air Lines. This carrier has its own air operator certificate and operates the non-Airbus fleet. Headquartered in Basel, it is a subsidiary of the German airline “Lufthansa”. However, Lufthansa continues to maintain Swiss as a separate brand.   The fleet consists of Airbus A319-112, Airbus A320-214, Airbus A321-111, Airbus A330-223, Airbus A330-343X, Airbus A340-313X, and Avro RJ100 "Jumbolino". It flies to Canada,…
Score: 1.19

Turkish Airlines

 
Turkish Airlines is the national airline of Turkey. The airline’s prime hub is Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, while the secondary hubs are located at International Airport, Ankara and Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), Istanbul. Turkish Airlines was founded on May 20, 1933 under the name “State Airlines Administration” as a department of Ministry of Defense. Since its inception, the airline has grown at a consistent pace, by adding aircraft to its fleet and increasing its destinations.   Turkish Airlines operates a modern fleet of aircrafts; Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A319-100.      Turkish Airlines covers a number of destinations in and out of its home country - Turkey. In Africa, the airline flies to Algeria, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Sudan. The North American countries covered by the airline are…
Score: 2.04