American Airlines

American Airlines, Inc. (AA) is a major airline of the United States.[4] It is the world's largest airline in passenger miles transported[5] and passenger fleet size; second largest, behind FedEx Express, in aircraft operated; and second behind Air France-KLM in operating revenues.[6] A subsidiary of the AMR Corporation, the airline is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, adjacent to the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. American operates scheduled flights throughout the United States, and flights to Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Japan, China, and India. The Chairman, President, and CEO of AA is Gerard Arpey. In 2005, the airline flew more than 138 billion revenue passenger miles (RPM).

British Airways

British Airways plc (LSE: BAY) is the national flag carrier of the United Kingdom. The airline is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. Its main hubs are London Heathrow and London Gatwick.
The British Airways Group was formed on 1 September 1974 through nationalisation by the (then) Labour Government. BA was formed from two large London-based airlines BOAC and BEA and two much smaller regional airlines Cambrian Airways Cardiff and Northeast Airlines Newcastle. All four companies were dissolved on 31 March 1974 to form British Airways (BA). The company was privatised in February 1987. It expanded with the acquisition of British Caledonian in 1988 and some of the routes of Gatwick-based carrier Dan-Air in 1992. The formation of Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic in 1984 began a tense relationship with BA which ended in "one of the most bitter and protracted libel actions in aviation history" in 1993 in which BA apologised "unreservedly" for a "dirty tricks" campaign against Virgin and paid damages and legal costs.[1]

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline (shortened form: Emirates) (Arabic: طيران الإمارات Ṭayarān al-Imārāt) is a major airline in the Middle East, and a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. It is the national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emirates operates an international network from its hub at Dubai International Airport, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. The airline operates over 1,990 passenger flights per week[2], to 101 destinations in 61 countries across 6 continents.[1] The company also operates four of the world's longest non-stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, São Paulo, Houston, and San Francisco, all on the Boeing 777-200LR.

In 2008 the airline was the eighth-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried,[3] and fifth-largest[4] in the world in terms of scheduled international passenger-kilometres flown. It is also the ninth-largest in terms of scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown (eighth in scheduled international freight tonne-kilometres flown).[5]. The airline ranks amongst the top 10 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue, passenger kilometres, and has become the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size, and passengers carried. It is the eighth largest airline in Asia, in terms of passengers carried. Cargo activities are undertaken by the Emirates Group's Emirates SkyCargo division. Its main base is Dubai International Airport.[6] On 16 October 2008, Emirates moved all operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3, a new terminal exclusively for Emirates. Terminal 3 is over 1,500,000 m2 (370 acres), the largest building in the world by floor space. Emirates currently handles 60% of all passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport, and 38% of all aircraft movements at the airport.

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the largest airline in the Middle East. It flies 12 billion passengers per year. The airline carries many observers as they make an annual pilgrimage, the hajj, to the holiest of destinations in the Muslim world. Saudia Arabian religious practice prevents the carrier from serving alcoholic beverages to passengers and also informs certain personnel policies

The origin of Saudi Arabian Airlines goes back to April 1945, when U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented a single Douglas DC-3 to King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud. This aircraft was quickly put into service to transport passengers and mail between the country's three main cities: Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dhahran. By the end of 1945 an additional four DC-3 aircraft had been purchased by the Saudi Arabian government. Under the aegis of the Saudi Ministry of Defense and utilizing the existing government equipment and personnel, Saudi Arabian Airlines was formed in September 1946. In October of the same year the first international flight took off for Jerusalem, returning via Beirut carrying pilgrims bound for Mecca. By the end of the year the first overseas office was taking bookings in Cairo.

Air India

Air India Limited[2] (Hindi: एअर इंडिया) is the national flag carrier airline of India, flying a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. Air India is state-owned, and administered as part of the National Aviation Company of India Limited - which was created in 2007 to facilitate Air India's merger with Indian Airlines.[3] The main bases of operation of the airline are Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Air India is the 16th largest airline in Asia,[4] serving 28 destinations worldwide, and, with its affiliated carriers, serves over 100 cities. Air India has codeshare agreements with twelve other international airlines.[5] In 2010, Air India is expected to join Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance.[6].

Jet Airways

Jet Airways is an airline based in Mumbai, India. It is India's second largest international airline after Air India and along with its subsidiary, Jetlite, the second largest domestic airline in India. It operates over 400 daily flights to 63 destinations. Its primary base is Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport with secondary hubs at Bangalore, Brussels, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune as focus cities.[1]
In July 2008, Which? magazine ranked Jet Airways as the world's best long-haul airline after Singapore Airlines.[2] In a poll conducted by SmartTravelAsia.com in September 2008, it was voted as the world's seventh best airline overall.[3] Jet Airways has also won an award for the quality of its catering.[4][5] In February 2009, Jet Airways had 846,000 passengers, making it the second largest airline in India behind Kingfisher Airlines.[6]

GoAir Airlines

GoAir was established in the year 2005 with the aim of capturing the low cost airline market of India . Go air was created by Jeh Wadia of the Wadia Group of India and stated its main purpose as "making domestic travel in India an affordable commodity". The flights of GoAir airlines started with 20 Airbus A320 leased by it which operated in South and western Aviation sectors of India . GoAir Airways soon made it clear that it intended to be a very aggressive participant in the airline sector, this intention became clear as Go Air airlines entered into negotiation for many aircrafts with both Boeing and Airbus in the year 2005.
GoAir's majority stake holder the Wadia group which owns many large firms in other sectors like Britannia soon started showing the effect of their experience in competitive market with rapid capture of market share in its segment by GoAir airways . Recently GoAir has tied up with Radixx International of Orlando, Florida to manage its reservation and passenger management systems and GoAir Flight management system. GoAir flights currently cater to many important destinations across India operating around 385 flights every week. GoAir airline's in-flight service is in line with the current trends of the low cost carriers in India, offering seat allotment during check-in by the passenger and offers snacks and beverages on sale on by its crew onboard the flight. GoAir had also started many subsidiary services like Cyber Cafes and travel agencies to promote and expand itself. Overall GoAir airline has scripted a satisfactory growth in very few years and has a fighting chance of become a leader in the aviation industry in India .

Blue Dart Aviation Air Line

Blue Dart Aviation Ltd. is a cargo airline based in Chennai, India. It operates scheduled night express cargo flights including domestic and regional charters. It has an in-house maintenance capability and provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support to other airlines. Its main bases are Chennai International Airport, Bengaluru International Airport, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport, with hubs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.[citation needed

History

The airline was established on 31 May 1994 and started operations on 17 June 1996. It is wholly owned by Blue Dart Express (Tushar Jani, Khushroo Dubash and Clyde Cooper)[1] and is now part of DHL.

Kingfisher Airlines

Kingfisher Airlines is an airline based in Bangalore, India. It operates more than 400 flights a day and has a network of 77 destinations, with regional and long-haul international services.[1] Its main bases are Bangalore's Bengaluru International Airport, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.[2] Kingfisher Airlines, through one of its holding companies United Breweries Group, has 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red, formerly known as Air Deccan.[3]
Kingfisher is one of six airlines in the world to have a five-star rating from Skytrax, along with Asiana Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways.[4] According to a survey held in September 2008, Kingfisher was the most admired airline brand in the Asia-Pacific region.[5]. In February 2009, Kingfisher Airlines had 904,000 passengers, giving it the highest market share in India.[6]

Shaheen Air International

Shaheen Air International is a Pakistani private airline based in Karachi. It operates scheduled services in the main cities of Pakistan and to the Persian Gulf countries. Its main base is Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, with a hub at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB), Islamabad.

The airline was established and started operations in December 1993. It was formed as a project of the Shaheen Foundation, Pakistan Air Force. In October 1994 it was designated as the second national carrier of Pakistan and in February 1995 began international operations, with a scheduled service between Peshawar and Dubai. When the airline started it operated a fleet of leased Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft on most of its domestic flights. Shaheen Air International (SAI) was given the status of being the "second national airline of Pakistan" during the first couple of years of operation, however this status is no longer recognised.

Airblue

Airblue is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second largest airline with over 30% share of the domestic market.[2]. Airblue operates scheduled flights operating 30 daily services linking seven domestic destinations and international services to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat and Manchester. It carried 1.4 million passengers on domestic flights in the 2006-07 fiscal year.[3] Its main base is Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. Airblue makes a fuel stop at Trabzon in Turkey when flying to and from Manchester. This route is the longest route operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft in the world, and the longest scheduled route operated by an Airbus narrowbody aircraft (excluding

Pakistan International Air Line

This livery was unveiled with the induction of 747-300s in 1999. In this livery all-white fuselage was combined with enlarged green Pakistan titles and light green PIA initials in stylized Urdu script on forward fuselage. White PIA initials highlighted an all green tailfin which had a white leading edge. This livery design was applied on a very limited number of PIA aircraft. Only few months later this livery design was dis-continued and most of the aircraft painted in this livery were re-painted in 1990s livery. Boeing 747-300s continued sporting this livery design.
This livery was introduced on some of the aircraft with traditional Pakistani floral patterns, known as 'Pashmina' and 'Kashikari', painted in light green color over a dark green background of tail fin with white PIA initials, however, this floral patterns fin livery was replaced by the standard PIA fin livery a few months later. Some 747-300s were also seen with small Pakistan titles when this livery was first introduced in 1999.