Top 10 Airlines of the world: Review

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA)  is the flag carrier of Singapore, the prime island Country in East Asia. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Change Airport and is the dominant carrier in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and Australia and New Zealand. The company also operates Pacific flights, including the world's two longest non-stop commercial flights from Singapore to Newark and Los Angeles on the Airbus A340-500. The airlines was the first customer of the "super jumbo" Airbus A380.

SIA has diversified portfolio ranging from airline-related businesses, such as aircraft handling and engineering. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, SilkAir, manages regional flights to secondary cities with smaller capacity requirements. Singapore Air is the World's Most Admired Airline and was ranked 27th on Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies rankings in 2010

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport, although the airline's registered office is on the 33rd floor of One Pacific Place.The airline's operations include scheduled passenger  and cargo  services to 114 destinations in overall 36 countries worldwide, including code shares and joint ventures, with a fleet of 126 aircraft, consisting of a mix of Airbus A330s and A340s, Boeing 747s and 777s.

The airline was founded on 24 September 1946 by American Roy C. Farrell and Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow, with each man putting up HK$1 to register the airline. Cathay Pacific is also a founding member of the Oneworld alliance, with its subsidiary, Dragonair, as an affiliate member. The airline was awarded with a Five Star Airline ranking and 2009 Airline of the Year by Skytrax.

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym  for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport. It is Australia's largest airline and the world's oldest continuously operating airline.[4]  Qantas headquarters are located in the Qantas Centre in the Mascot suburb of the City of Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales.Currently the airline is considered a four-star airline by research consultancy firm Skytrax. In 2010, Qantas was voted the seventh best airline in the world by the firm.

Thai Airways

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Thailand. The airlines Formed in 1988, are headquarters at Chanukah District, Bangkok, and operate out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Thai is a major shareholder which hold 39% shares of Nok Air - a low-cost Bangkok based carrier.

From its hub at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thai flies to 71 destinations in 34 countries worldwide, using a fleet of 98 aircraft. The airline operates one of the longest non-stop commercial flights, including the 18 hours non-stop flight from Bangkok to Los Angeles.Thai Airways International is the First Asia/Pacific Airline to serve London's Heathrow Airport. Thai’s first class lounge at Suvarnabhumi Airport was awarded World's Best First Class Lounge by Skytrax in 2009. Thai Airways International has received an award for the excellence of its in-flight hygiene measures by the World Health Organization.

Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines Inc. South Korea's major airlines. Asiana has its headquarters in Asiana Town in Osoe-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Asiana is one of six airlines to receive a five-star rating from Skytrax.[2]  The airline has its domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport and its international hub at Incheon International Airport Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance and offers 516 daily departures throughout the Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, operating 13 domestic and 81 international passenger routes and 20 cargo routes.In 2010, Asiana was named the airline with the best in-flight service in the world by Global Travelers magazine, which was the sixth honor for Asiana in as many years. Asiana is also rated the best airline in Northern Asia of 2010. Its MAGIC shows, food created by chefs and other unique services helped it score well with 31,500 experts, passengers and other voters. Asiana also won the prestigious Airline of the Year Award by Skytrax for 2010.