World's Top Airlines Names & Overview

TOP AIRLINES

• International flag carrier of Canada.

• Founded in 1936.

• World’s 10th largest airline by no. of

destinations.

• Regional service- AC Express.

• Operates long as well as short haul

routes.

• 1370 scheduled flights daily.

CEO - Calin Rovinescu.

IATA - AC

ORIGIN – Canada.

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES:

Boston, Paris, London,

Mexico, San Francisco, Los

Angeles, Miami, Dallas,

Boston

SUBSIDIARIES:

• Air Canada Cargo

• Air Canada Vacations

• Air Canada Express

• Dominant in domestic market (60% market share)

and only 1 competitor westjet.

• Competive workforce.

• Lack of customer support.

• No price cutting.

• “Best Airline in North America” by Global Traveler

• Top Five Airlines for In-flight Entertainment by

IndependentTraveler.com.

• Top Five Most Attractive Companies to work for in

Canada according to a survey by Randstad

Canada and ICMA International.

STRENGTH(S

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WEAKNESS(

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AWARDS

IATA - 9W

OWNER: Naresh Goyal

CEO - Nikos Kardassis,

ORIGIN – India

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES:

Abudhabi, Bangkok, Dubai,

Singapore , new York, delhi,

Mumbai, Bangalore

SUBSIDIARIES:

• JetLite

• Jet Konnect

• Started its operations on May 5, 1993.

• Largest Indian Airline.

• Operates over 400 flights daily to 76

destinations worldwide.

•Company slogan – The joy of flying.

• Jet grasps the nettle.

• restructuring finally paying off.

• Brand confusion.

• Best First-Class Service in the

World award at Business

Traveller’s 20th annual ‘Best in

Business Travel’ awards

• Best Business Class & Best

Economy Class at the Business

Traveller Awards

• Best Technical Despatch Reliability

by Beaver 2002

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARDS

IATA – AE

CHAIRMAN - Wang,Hwa-Yu

ORIGIN- Taiwan

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES:

Xiamen, Hong Kong,

Hangzhou, Macau, Taipei.

PARENT COMPANY – China

Airlines.

• Owned by China Airlines (93.99%).

• Founded in 1991.

• Mainly domestic operations.

• Main base – Taichung Airport.

• Subsidiary of China Airline.

• Parent company largest air carrier in

China in terms of traffic volume and

company assets.

• Owns most updated fleet.

• Has a very good reputation.

• Low profitability and utilization of

capacity.

• No obvious competitive advantage.

• Lack of resources.

• 1995 Outstanding Sales Achievement

Awards.


Awards.


Awards.


Awards.

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

AWARDS

IATA – AF

ORIGIN – France.

CEO - Jean-Cyril Spinetta.

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES - Bangui, Mumbai,

Bordeaux, Cape town,

Paris, Tahiti

PARENT COMPANY - Air

France-KLM

LOGO –

•Founded on 7 October 1933.

•One of the world’s largest airline.

•Serves to 156 destinations in 91

countries.

• Company slogan "Making the sky the

best place on Earth“.

• Large scale operations.

• Strong returns and margins.

• Diversified geographic spread.

• Low load factor in medium haul

flights

• Weak turnover ratios.

• Award for Best Corporate Social

Responsibility Report 2008.

• Most communicative annual

report by the Royal Netherlands

Institute of Chartered

Accountants.

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

AWARDS

IATA – AI

ORIGIN – India

FOUNDER – J. R . D. Tata

CMD – Rohit Nandan.

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES –

Bangalore, Kochin, Hyderabad,

Delhi, Jaipur

PARENT COMPANY – Air India

Limited.

LOGO -

•Founded July 1932 (as Tata Airlines).

•Commenced operations 15 October

1932.

•Part of the government of India owned

Air India Limited (AIL).

•Third largest share in India's domestic

air travel market.

• Largest air carrier in India in terms of

traffic volume and company assets.

• Advance information systems.

• Has financial backing of government.

• Growing competitor base.

• Entry of LCC.

• Preferred International Airline award

for travel and hospitality from Awaz

Consumer Awards 2006.

• Best International West Bound Airline

out of India for three successive years

by Galileo Express TravelWorld Award.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

IATA – BA

ORIGIN – UK

CEO - Keith Williams

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES -

Zurich, Venice, Tokyo, Sofia, Saint

Petersburg, San Francisco,

SUBSIDIARIES –

British Airways World Cargo,

BA CityFlyer,

British Midland International,

OpenSkies.

PARENT COMPANY - International

Airlines Group

•Largest airline in the UK based on fleet

size, international flights and

international destinations and second

largest measured by passengers

carried.

•Company slogan To Fly. To Serve.

•International Airlines Group, IAG,

formed by the merger of BA and Iberia.

•Sponsor of London Olympic Games in

2012.

• Vast international operations and presence.

• Strong operating performance.

• Employee productivity.

• Skilled staff.

• Sluggish revenue growth from key

geographic regions.

• High debt burden.

• Labor strikes.

• World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge.

• Best European Airline to the Middle East'

award

• Award for Worldwide Charity Support.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

IATA – BI

ORIGIN – Brunei

CHAIRMAN - Dato Paduka Awang

Haji Bahrin bin Abdullah

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN - Dermot

Mannion

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES

- Bahrain, Hongkong, Kuwait,

Singapore, London, Dubai,

Sydney.

PARENT COMPANY - Government

of Brunei

• ROYAL AIR BRUNEI.

•Founded November 18, 1974.

•Commenced operations May 14,

1975.

• Fleet size 10 (+6 orders).

• Destinations 14.

•Wholly owned by Government of

Brunei.

ACHIEVEMENTS• Recently won an award for ‘Best Foreign Airline’ under

the category “Award For Best Airlines” at the Sabah

Tourism Awards 2011.

• The in-flight magazine of Royal Brunei Airlines, titled

Muhibah, is published six times a year.

• Muhibah won two prestigious awards in 2011. The first

for "Publication Excellence" in the APEX Awards 2011,

USA in July. Muhibah also won an award for "Best

Magazine 2011" in the Indian Journalism Awards by the

Mini Box Office, India in August. Muhibah was short-

listed for the "Most Innovative Magazine Award 2011"

by Tourism Malaysia.

• Founded 8 March 1989.

• Second largest Taiwanese airline.

• Fleet size 59+25 orders.

• Destinations 50 (incl. cargo).

• Company slogan - Sharing the World,

Flying Together.

• largely privately owned and flies a

fully international route network.

IATA – BR

ORIGIN – Taiwan

CHAIRMAN - Dato Paduka Awang Haji Bahrin bin

Abdullah

FOUNDER – Dr. Chang Yung-fa

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES - Bangkok, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Paris,

Tokyo, London

SUBSIDIARY – Uniair.

PARENT COMPANY – Evergreen Group.

• Chang Kuo-wei is the president of EVA Air.

• Headquartered in Lujhu, Taoyuan County.

• Its domestic and regional subsidiary, UNI Air, operates a

medium and short-haul network

ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS

• 2008 Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands- platinum award

• Won silver in the major airline category of travel magazine

Wanderlust’s annual travel award.

• Earned sixth place in Air Cargo World magazine’s Air Cargo

Excellence Survey.

• Founded 1988.



• World's 10th largest airline by fleet

size.

• 3rd in terms of total passengers

carried.

IATA – CA

ORIGIN – People's Republic of China

CHAIRMAN – Kong Dong

PRESIDENT - Cai Jianjiang

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES -

New York, San Francisco, Beijing,

Hong Kong, Tokyo, Dubai, Paris

SUBSIDIARIES - Air China Cargo,Air

Macau,Beijing Airlines,Dalian

Airlines,Shandong

Airlines,Shenzhen Airlines.

PARENT COMPANY - China National

Aviation Corporation

• Largest air carrier in China in terms of

company assets.

• Owns competent repairs & maintenances

expertise.

• More number of routes.

• No clear strategy direction.

• Low utilization of capacity.

• Best Airline in China- 2007

• Received "2006 Golden Service Reward"

• "2006 Best Corporate Image Prize“

• "2006 the Most Innovative Enterprise of

China"

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

IATA – CI

ORIGIN – People's Republic of

China

CHAIRMAN – Chang, Chia-Juch

PRESIDENT - Sun, Huang-

Hsiang

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Abu Dhabi, Kuala

Lumpur, Jakarta, Delhi,

Taipei,tokyo, Hong Kong

SUBSIDIARIES - Mandarin

Airlines

PARENT COMPANY- China

Airlines Group

• Founded 16 December 1959

• Fleet size 71 (+19 orders, 6 options)

• Destinations 107(incl. cargo)

• Company slogan Journey with a caring smile.

• strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia,

and Northeast Asia.

• Its wholly owned subsidiary, Mandarin Airlines,

manages regional flights to secondary cities with

smaller capacity requirements.

• High service quality.

• More no. of loyal frequent flyers.

• No clear strategy direction.

• Low utilization of capacity.

• Skytrax World Airlines Awards Economy

Class Service Quality - Consistency of

Ground Staff Check-in Service No.1 – 2011.

• Skytrax World Airlines Awards Airline of

the Year No.8 – 2007.

• Skytrax Official World Airline Star Ranking

5-Star First Class - 2007

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded September 24 , 1946

• Fleet size 138 (+90 orders)

• Destinations 112 incl. cargo

• Company slogan People. They make

an airline.

• Founding member of the One world

alliance.

• Ranked as a 5-star airline by Skytrax.

IATA – CX

ORIGIN – Hong Kong

CEO - John Slosar

CHAIRMAN – Christopher Pratt

COO - Ivan Chu

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES – Bangkok, Taipei, Singapore,

Chicago, Frankfurt, Dubai, Tokyo

SUBSIDIARIES - Air Hong Kong,

Dragonair

PARENT COMPANY - Swire Pacific

• Renowned in providing luxurious journey.

• first one to introduce e-air way bill system.

• Inefficient organizational structure.

• Suffered from financial crisis.

• Skytrax World Airlines Awards Best

Transpacific Airline – 2010.

• Business Traveller China Best Airline – First

Class – 2010.

• Skytrax World Airlines Awards Best Airline

Asia – 2009.

• Skytrax Official World Airline Star Ranking

Five Star Airline – 2009.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1981

• Fleet size 360(+157 orders)

• Destinations 183

• World's sixth-largest airline measured

by passengers carried.

• Asia's largest airline in terms of both

fleet size and passengers carried.

• Headquartered in Guangzhou.

IATA – CZ


China

PRESIDENT - Tan Wangeng

CHAIRMAN – Si Xianmin


Shanghai, Beijing, Astana,

Frankfurt, London, Singapore

SUBSIDIARIES - Air Hong Kong,

Dragonair

PARENT COMPANY - China

Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES.

• Largest air transport network in China.

• Global network through recent alliance with

SkyTeam.

• Culturally, politically, linguistically, and

historically synchronized with the Chinese market.

• High Debt/Equity ratio.

• New and relatively un-integrated member of the

SkyTeam Alliance.

• China Southern Airlines is named the World's

Most Improved Airline at the World Airline

Awards.

• China Southern Airlines Honored as Green 2011

Top 10 Leading Enterprises of China's Economy.

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WEAKNESS(

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AWARD(S)

• Founded 1924 (1924)

(as Huff Daland Dusters)

• Fleet size 714


• Company slogan Keep Climbing

• Operates over 5,000 flights every day.

• Delta is the sixth-oldest operating airline by foundation

date.

• Founding member of the SkyTeam alliance.

• World's largest airline in terms of fleet size.

• On October 29, 2008, Delta acquired Northwest Airlines.

IATA – DL

ORIGIN – US

PRESIDENT - Edward Bastian

CEO– Richard H. Anderson

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Moscow,

Amsterdam, Barcelona,

Milan, Athens, Bangkok,

Manila

• Market share leadership

• Strong management team

• Strong brand equity.

• Low R&D

• No online presence

• Not innovative

• Not diversified

• "Wendell Brown of Airlines" in 2010 for the

17th consecutive year.

• "Most-Admired" airline of Fortune Magazine. –

2011

• Delta is the winner of the 2009 Gay.com Travel

Awards in the Favorite Airline category.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1985

• Fleet size 177.


• Company slogan "Fly Emirates, Hello Tomorrow“.

• It is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating

over 2,500 flights per week.

• Ranks amongst the top 10 carriers worldwide in terms

of revenue and passenger kilometres

• Strong brand name in terms of service excellence.

IATA – EK

ORIGIN – UAE

CHAIRMAN & CEO – Ahmed bin

Saeed Al Maktoum

PRESIDENT - Tim Clark


– Auckland, Bahrain, Doha ,

Dubai, Paris, Venice

SUBSIDIARIES - Arabian Adventures, Congress Solutions

International, Emirates Holidays.

PARENT COMPANY - The

Emirates Group

• Focus on diversified market.

• Top global brand.

• Strong corporate culture.

• Does not cater a lot of places in US.

• Does not cater to middle class & budget traveler.

• Not all of diversification and approach have been

successful.

• Pax International Magazine Readership

AwardsOutstanding Food Service by a Carrier

Middle East 2009.

• OAG Airline Industry AwardsBest Airline Based in

the Middle East/Indian Sub-Continent.

• Annual Travel Star Awards, MontreuxLonghaul

Airline of the Year - Nonstop .

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 2003.

• Commenced operations in November 2003.

• Fleet size 66.


• Company slogan From Abu Dhabi to the World.

• Also operates Etihad Holidays and Etihad

Crystal Cargo.

• Head office in Abu Dhabi.

IATA – EY

ORIGIN – UAE

CEO - James Hogan

CHAIRMAN – Sheikh Hamed

bin Zayed Al Nahyan

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Ethiopia,

Amsterdam, Cape Town,

Guangzhou, Kolkata,

Shanghai, Paris

• Fast pace growth.

• Lower fares compared to main competitors .

• Highly qualified management team.

• Delayed processing of compensations.

• Weak support by customer service centres.

• Fewer destinations than major competitors.

• 4-star rating by Skytrax.

• "World's Leading Airline" award at the World

Travel Awards in London(2009).

• 'World's Best First Class' award by Skytrax

at Hamburg.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1985.

• Fleet size 66.


• Wholly owned subsidiary of china eastern airlines.

• Operates domestic and international services.

• Highly regarded in china for its premium services.

• Accident-free record since 1985.

• Member of skyteam alliance.

IATA – FM


China

CEO - Fan Hongxi

PRESIDENT - Zhou Chi

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Taipei, Seoul,

Tokyo, Osaka, Melbourne,

Bangkok


Eastern Airlines

• Zero accidents since inception.

• High growth rate.

• Achieved an outstanding safe operation

performance in 2004.

• Won Jinyan Cup, the top prize in China.

• First place in China's Customer

Satisfaction Survey on Airlines Service

for airline safety.

• Ranked first in punctuality in China’s

airline industry

STRENGTH(S)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 26 January 1949.

• Fleet size 87.

• Destinations 52 (34 Domestic,18

International)

• Company slogan Fly Ever Higher.

• Named after the mystical giant bird

Garuda .

• Skytrax's Quality Approved Airlines.

IATA – GA

ORIGIN – Indonesia.

CEO & PRESIDENT- Emirsyah Satar

CHAIRMAN – Hadiyanto SH


Bali, Jakarta, Shanghai, Tokyo,

Seoul, Hong Kong , Dubai

SUBSIDIARIES - PT. Aerowisata,

PT. Abacus DSI, PT. Gapura

Angkasa, PT. Garuda Indonesia

Citilink, PT. Garuda Maintenance

Facility Aero Asia, Cargo Garuda

Indonesia and PT. Aero System

Indonesia.

PARENT COMPANY - Government

of the Republic of Indonesia

• Low cost manufacturing capabilities

• Technological know-how

• Proprietary technology / superior technological skills.

• Superior intellectual capital.

• Better product quality.

• Market share leadership.

• The quality of preflight, in-flight, and post-flight

services which are still low.

• The biggest international market segment is low

yield.

• Spareparts and other aircraft equipment.

• 4-star airline by Skytrax.

• World's Most Improved Airline by Skytrax during 2010

World Airline Awards.

• In 2012, Garuda Indonesia was recognized by

Australian customers as the Best International Airline.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 28 March 2001(as CR Airways).

• Fleet size 26 (+95 orders) incl. cargo

• Destinations 24 excl. cargo and charter.

• Mainland Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines and

Mr Mung Kin Keung took over the airline in

2006 by acquiring a 45 percent and 55

percent holdings in the airline, respectively.

IATA – HX

ORIGIN – Hong Kong.

FOUNDER - Robert Yip

CEO - Kalid Razack

PRESIDENT – Yang Jian Hong

COO - Sun Jian Feng .


London, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei,

Tokyo, Beijing, Hangzhou

PARENT COMPANY - Hainan

Airlines (45%)

• Strong reputation

• Customer oriented

• Strong community involvement

• High technology

• Strong in brand name.

• Relatively high price and high operation cost

• Investment cost high in technology

• Internet fraud complaints .

• "World’s Leading New Airline" at the Annual World

Travel Awards 2007.

• "Asia's Leading Budget/No Frills Airline" at the

Annual World Travel Awards 2007.

• "Best New Service" and "Best Business Class

Carrier" at the 2007 World Low Cost Airline

Congress Awards

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1 august 1951.

• Commenced operations 25 October 1951.

• Became the national airline of Japan in

1953.

• Fleet size 121.

• Destinations 103 .

• Company slogan dream skyward.

• Member of the oneworld airline alliance .

IATA – JL

ORIGIN – Japan.

CEO & CHAIRMAN - Kazuo Inamori

PRESIDENT – Yoshiharu Ueki


Sapporo, Nagoya,beijing, Hong

Kong, Delhi ,Paris,Frankfurt

SUBSIDIARIES - Hokkaido Air

System (HAC),J-Air (JLJ),JAL

Express (JEX),Japan Air Commuter

(JAC),Japan Transocean Air (JTA)

PARENT COMPANY - Enterprise

Turnaround Initiative Corporation

of Japan (100%)

• Global service.

• Broad fleet.

• Improving profitability.

• Weak revenue.

• Low employee productivity.

• Good Design Awards for 2009.

• Japan Airlines' Sky Shell Seat Wins

Good Design Award 2008.

• World Savers Award in airline category

by Condé Nast Traveler magazine.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 24 may 1985.

• Commenced operations July 1985.

• Fleet size 34.


• Member of the Oneworld airline

alliance.

IATA – KA


CEO - Patrick Yeung

CHAIRMAN - John Slosar

PRESIDENT – Yoshiharu Ueki

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Amsterdam, Beijing,

Dhaka, Hong Kong , Shanghai,

Tokyo

PARENT COMPANY - Cathay

Pacific

• High service quality.

• member of the Oneworld airline alliance.

• Heavy investment in loyalty programmes as

part of its customer relationship approach.

• Inefficient organisational structure.

• Low capacity utilization.

• Best Regional Airline - 22nd Annual TTG

Travel Awards 2011.

• 2011 Asia Excellence Brand - Yazhou

Zhoukan 2011 Asian Excellence Brand Award.

• Best Airline Economy Class - 2010 Business

Traveller China Awards.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1962.

• Fleet size 145 incl. cargo.


• Company slogan Excellence in Flight.

• Largest airline of South Korea.

• Among the top 20 airlines in the world in

terms of passengers carried and is also the

top-ranked international cargo airline.

• Skytrax rates Korean Air as a four-star .

IATA – KE

ORIGIN – South Korea

CHAIRMAN & CEO- Cho

Yangho

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Cairo, Toronto,

New York, Beijing, Shanghai,

Osaka, Taipei, Prague,

Phuket

SUBSIDIARY - Jin Air

PARENT COMPANY - Hanjin

Group

• Strong business operations.

• Strong operating.

• Performance.

• Wide market reach.

• Limited financial leverage.

• Limited liquidity position.

• Loss of market share to low cost airlines.

• ‘Best Brand of Airlines’ - Travel & Leisure.

• Award for Excellence for In-Flight Duty-free

Goods Service in 2010

-“2010 DFNI Global Awards”.

• ‘Brand Star in Korea for 2010’ (Airlines )- Brand

Stock.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Funded 7 October 1919 .

• Commenced operations 17 May 1920.


• Destinations 136 (+2 future)

• Company slogan "Journeys of inspiration"

• oldest airline in the world still operating under its

original name.

• The merger of KLM with Air France in May 2004 created

Air France-KLM.

IATA – KL

ORIGIN – Netherlands.

FOUNDER - Albert Plesman

CEO – P. F. Hartman

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Abu Dhabi,

Amsterdam, Cape town, Dubai,

Zurich, San Francisco.

SUBSIDIARIES - KLM Cityhopper, Martinair,

Transavia.com

PARENT COMPANY - Air France-

KLM

• Focused, aggressive, and innovative

management.

• Effective business model.

• High seat occupancy rate.

• High rate of aircraft utilization.

• Lack of appropriate frequency in some of the

routes.

• Brand is strictly linked to low cost model.

• Too exposed to outsourcing.

• Poor customer service.

• Award for Outstanding Sales from KLM 2008.

• Award for Outstanding Sales from KLM 2007.

• Silver Elite Award for Valuable Sales Support &

Outstanding Sales Performance.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 22 January 1977 (1977-01-22).

• Commenced operations 4 February 1977.

• Fleet size 34 .


• Company slogan The Pride of Africa.

• Largest airline of Kenya.

• Currently a public-private partnership.

• The shareholder - KLM (26%), Government

of Kenya (23%), rest – Private owners.

IATA – KQ

ORIGIN – Kenya

CHAIRMAN - Evanson Mwaniki

CEO – Titus Tukero Naikuni

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Bangkok, Dubai,

Nairobi, Harare, Paris,

Muscat, London, Luanda

SUBSIDIARIES - African Cargo Handling Limited (100%), Kenya Airfreight Handling

Limited (51%), Precision Air (49%)

• Expanded information network.

• Major airline of Africa.

• Partnerships and alliances.

• Decline in profitability.

• Poor capitalization of assets.

• Poor performance of cargo division.

• Business Airline of the Year – 2010.

• 2011- Africa's leading economy airline.

• 2010 – best financial disclosure in

Africa.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1953.

• Commenced operations 1954.

• Fleet size 710.


• Company slogan Nonstop you. Lufthansa.

• Largest airline in Europe in terms of overall

passengers carried and fleet size.

• World's fourth-largest airline in terms of overall

passengers carried.

• Founding member of Star Alliance.

IATA – LH

ORIGIN – Germany

CEO – Christoph Franz

CFO- Stephan Gemkow

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Abu Dhabi, Bastia,

Berlin, Chicago, Dubai,

Doha, Istanbul ,Milan, Miami

PARENT COMPANY -

Lufthansa Group

• Sound Liquidity Position for Growth.

• Fleet and Operational Efficiency.

• Diversification across the Value Chain.

• Poor Operating Margin.

• Significant Exposure to Higher Competitive

Market.

• “Best Airline Worldwide” at the Business Travel

Awards 2010.

• “Best European Airline” at the World Airline

Awards.

• “Most Innovative European Airline 2010” award

from airlinetrends.com.

• “Hungary’s Best Airline 2010” by travel

magazine Az Utazó.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1984

• Fleet size 77

• Destinations 54

• Operates a fleet solely of Boeing aircraft.

• With an average airplane service age of 4.58

years, the fleet ranks as one of the youngest in

the airline industry of the world.

• Only airline in Chinese civil aviation industry

that has maintained an outstanding

performance of profit for 25 consecutive years.

IATA – MF


China

CHAIRMAN - Hong Disheng

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Beijing, Jinan, Kuala

Lumpur, Tianjin, Taipei, Seoul,

Dalian


Southern Airlines(60%) and

Xiamen Construction and

Development Group (40%).

• Founded 1947 (as Malayan Airways), 1

October 1972 (as Malaysian Airline System).

• Fleet size 115.


• Company slogan "MH" is Malaysian

Hospitality.

• Ranked second with score 88 in Aviation

Week's Top Performing Companies.

IATA – MH

ORIGIN – Malaysia

CHAIRMAN – Tan Sri Md Nor

Yusof

MD - Ahmad Jauhari Yahya


– Los Angeles, Seoul, Tokyo,

Osaka, Bali, Paris , Amsterdam,

Cairo ,Mexico city, Madrid.

SUBSIDIARIES – Firefly, MASwings, MASkargo

PARENT COMPANY -

Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad

(Government Holding Company)

• Popular among investors.

• Strong brand building.

• Revenue increased by 15%.

• Efficient quality distribution system.

• Poor results of financial restructure.

• Sensitive to equity markets.

• Decline in profit margins.

• Best Airline Economy Class 2010

• Staff Service Excellence Asia Award 2010

• Gold Award for Transportation, Travel &

Tourism Category--Putra Brand Awards 2012.

• World's Leading Airline to Asia--World Travel

Awards (WTA) 2011

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1976 (as Tradewinds Charters).



• Company slogan More journeys to

treasure.

• Serves the short-haul destinations in

the Singapore Airlines Group network.

IATA – MI

ORIGIN – Singapore

CEO – Marvin Tan

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Singapore,

Cebu, Chennai, Darwin,

Xiamen, Solo.

PARENT COMPANY -

Singapore Airlines Limited

• Good manpower strength.

• Leading innovator of in-flight services.

• Maintains effective communication across all

levels.

• Concentrated network in middle east.

• Ageing fleet .

• Best Regional Airline: Southeast Asia in 2009.

• Regional Airline of the Year by the Centre for

Aviation (CAPA).

• Best Regional Airline: Southeast Asia in 2010.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1988


• Destinations 110

• Company slogan Traveling the globe, making

dreams come true.

• China's second-largest carrier by passenger

numbers and the world’s third-biggest carriers

by market value.

• On 21 June 2011, joined the SkyTeam airline

alliance

IATA – MU

ORIGIN – China

CHAIRMAN – Liu Shaoyong

COO - Dong Haoqiang

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Zurich, Munich,

Honolulu, Frankfurt, Paris,

Bangkok, Kuala lumpur, Taipei

SUBSIDIARIES - China Cargo

Airlines, China United

Airlines, Jetstar Hong Kong,

Joy Air, Shanghai Airlines

• Strong operating performance.

• Wide service offerings.

• Limited liquidity position.

• Lawsuits.

• Limited financial leverage.

• Won Super Green Judges' Award and

First Prize for 2012 Green Brand .

• Reader's Digest "Asia Trusted Brands

Survey Gold Award".(2011).

• "CG6005 Certificate of Corporate

Governance" from the Taiwan Corporate

Governance Association (2010).

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 27 December 1952.

• Fleet size 177 passenger 9 cargo .


• Largest shareholder in Peach, a low-

cost carrier which plans to begin

operations in 2012.

• Currently an official sponsor of Japan

Football Association.

IATA – NH

ORIGIN – Japan.

CEO - Shinichiro Ito

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Beijing, Seoul,

Taipei, Osaka, Akita,

Bangkok, Jakarta

SUBSIDIARIES - ANA Wings, ANA & JP Express

• Brand name.

• Investors prefer ANA.

• Too much capacity.

• Revenue shortfall.

• Best Airport Services title at the 2011

World Airline Awards.

• Voted Airline of the Year for 2007 by Air

Transport World magazine.

• Staff Service Excellence Award for Asia.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1939/40 (as Tasman Empire

Airways Limited)1965 (as Air New Zealand)

• Fleet size 52

• Destinations 53

• Company slogan Amazing journeys. Every

day.

• Member of the Star Alliance.

• Eighth best airline in the world –Skytrax-

2009.

IATA – NZ

ORIGIN – New Zealand

CEO - Rob Fyfe

DEPUTY CEO - Norm Thompson

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Brisbane, Los

Angeles, Nadi, Hong Kong,

Tokyo, Sydney, Osaka

SUBSIDIARIES - Air Nelson, Eagle Airways, Mount Cook

Airline

PARENT COMPANY - New Zealand Government (73.72%

owner)

• Environment friendly fuel usage and policies.

• Special routes have been designed to p romote

trade and marketing.

• Has an edge of manufacturing air crafts.

• Accepts credit card payment but not cash.

• Economy and premium economy cabins are not

comfortable especially in long flights.

• Services are often delayed and crew is often not

organized.

• Air Transport World - 2012 Airline of the Year –

WINNER.

• Wanderlust Readers' Travel Awards 2012

Bronze - Top Airline

• Winner - Best Airline Australia / Pacific - 2011

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1988.


• Destinations 100 incl. Cargo.

• Formerly seoul airlines.

• Member of the star alliance.

• Ranked as a 5-star airline by skytrax.

IATA – OZ

ORIGIN – South Korea

CEO - Park Chan-Bup

PRESIDENT - Yoon Young-Doo

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES – Beijing, Tokyo, Jeju, Cebu, Bangkok, Paris, London

SUBSIDIARIES - Air Busan, Asiana IDT

PARENT COMPANY - Kumho Asiana Group

• Low cost operation.

• Excellent management team.

• Highly comfortable seats plus cabins.

• 95% on time performance.

• Limited service resource.

• Government often interferes.

• Highly depends on outsourcing.

• The airline with the best in-flight service in the

world by Global Travelers magazine – 2010.

• Best airline in Northern Asia of 2010.

• Airline of the Year by Air Transport World -

2009.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1968 (As Sahakol Air).

• Fleet size 18.


• Its main base is Suvarnabhumi

Airport, Bangkok.

• Currently an official sponsor of

Lampang.

IATA – PG

ORIGIN – Thailand.

PRESIDENT - Dr.Prasert

Prasatthong-osoth

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Beijing, Tokyo, Jeju,

Cebu, Bangkok, Paris, London

• Strong revenue growth.

• Strong marketing programs.

• Strong fleet operations.

• Lack of customer support.

• Weak performance of mail and freight

divisions.

• “Travel Agents Choice Awards”.

• Asia’s Best Regional Airline 2008.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded November 14, 1935 (1935-11-14)

(as Philippine Aerial Taxi Company).

• February 26, 1941 (1941-02-26) (as

Philippine Air Lines).

• Commenced operations March 15, 1941.

• Fleet size 56 inc. subsidiaries


• Company slogan Love, Your PAL, 70 Asia's

First, Shining Through.

IATA – PR

ORIGIN – Philippines.

CEO - Lucio C. Tan

PRESIDENT - Ramon Ang


Beijing, Butuan, Cebu, Delhi,

Melbourne, los angels, Xiamen

DEPUTY CEO - Henry So Uy

SUBSIDIARIES - Airphil Express

PARENT COMPANY - PAL Holdings, Inc.

(Owned by San Miguel Equity

Investments Inc., starting April 4,

2012)

• Employee morale is excellent.

• Image is highly recognized.

• Excellent Customer service.

• User-friendly information system.

• Expensive fare.

• Space and transportation for cargoes.

• Limited advertising.

• Delayed flights.

• DigitalFilipino Web Awards – best website.

• Rakso travel – 2010 silver award.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Fleet size 149.

• Destinations 41 (20 domestic, 21 international).

• Company slogan The Spirit of Australia.

• "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern

Territory Aerial Services".

• Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo“.

• Australia's largest airline.

• Oldest continuously operated airline in the world and the

second oldest in the world overall.

• 65 percent share of the Australian domestic market and

carries 18.7% of all passengers travelling in and out of

Australia.

IATA – QF

ORIGIN – Australia

CEO - Alan Joyce

CHAIRMAN - Leigh Clifford, AO

FREQUENTLY OPERATED ROUTES – Adelaide, Bangkok, Dubbo, Jakarta,

Roma, Tokyo

SUBSIDIARIES - QantasLink, Jetstar Airways, Jetconnect, Network

Aviation, Qantas Freight, Qantas Defence Services, Qantas Holidays, Express Ground Handling, Qantas

Ground Services, Q Catering

PARENT COMPANY - PAL Holdings, Inc. (Owned by San Miguel Equity Investments Inc., starting April 4,

2012)

• Strong Backing of Australian government.

• Monopoly in Australian Market.

• Too Much Concentration around Australasia and SE.

• Issues between the various stakeholders.

• 2009 Australian International Design Award of the

Year – A380 Economy Seat.

• 2010 – The Chicago Anthenaeum’s Annual Good

Design Awards — A380 First Class Suite.

• WAEA Avion awards Best Overall Inflight

Entertainment – 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006.

• Inflight entertainment guide – 2005, 2006.

• WAEA Avion awards Best Entertainment for Inseat

Systems – 2006.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded November 22, 1993 Commenced

operations January 20, 1994.

• Fleet size 108 incl. cargo.

• Destinations 116 incl. cargo.

• Company slogan Taking you more personally

(old slogan).

• World's 5-star airline(new slogan).

• Operates a hub-and-spoke network.

IATA – QR

ORIGIN – Qatar

CEO - Akbar Al Baker


Abu Dhabi, Bengaluru, Cairo,

Chicago, London, New York , Paris

SUBSIDIARIES - The Qatar Aircraft

Catering Company, Qatar Airways

Holidays, United Media Int, Qatar

Duty Free, Qatar Aviation Services,

Qatar Distribution Company, Qatar

Executive

PARENT COMPANY - Government of

Qatar

• Strong Backing of Qatar Government.

• Advantage of Being Present in Oil Rich state.

• Relying Heavily on International Onward Moving

Traffic.

• Very Little Domestic Traffic.

• World's Best Airline at the 2011 World Airline

Awards.

• 2012 Middle East's Leading Airline Business Class.

• 2012 Middle East's Leading Airline Lounge.

• 2011 World's Leading Airline Business Class.

• 2011 World's Leading Airline Lounge: Business

Class.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES

)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1963 as Alia Airlines - Royal

Jordanian Airlines.

• Fleet size 33+6.


• Company slogan "The Art of Flying“.

• Member of the Arab Air Carriers

Organization and Oneworld.

• Operates over 500 flights per week.

IATA – RJ

ORIGIN – Jordan

CHAIRMAN - Nasser Lozi

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Delhi, Hongkong,

Doha, Paris, London, Berlin

SUBSIDIARIES - Royal Wings,

Royal Jordanian Cargo, Royal

Jordanian Ground Handling

• Enhanced financial leverage

• Strong business partnership.

• Declining operational performance

• Limited liquidity position

• Best Airline Livery Award 2007

• "Airline of the Year 2007" by Air Finance

Journal

• Punctuality Award 2009, Intercontinental

category, by Schiphol Aviation Awards

• 2010 Airline Of The Year at "Arabian

Business Achievement Awards 2010"

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1 May 1947 (1947-05-01) (as Malayan Airways).

• 1 October 1972 (as Singapore Airlines).

• Fleet size 100 excl.subsidiaries.


• Company slogan A Great Way To Fly.

• strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South

Asia.

• Second largest airline in the world by market

capitalisation with a worth of 14 billion US dollars.

IATA – SQ

ORIGIN – Singapore

CEO - Goh Choon Phong

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Beijing, Bangkok,

Paris, Melbourne, Moscow,

Jakarta

SUBSIDIARIES - Scoot,

SilkAir, Singapore Airlines

Cargo

PARENT COMPANY -

Temasek Holdings (54.78%)

• Diversified geographical spread mitigates business

risks.

• Youngest fleet of aircraft.

• Strong financial performance.

• Diversification in related industry .

• Employee productivity.

• Unbalanced business portfolio.

• Lack of proper relation b/w labor union and

management.

• Lack of scale.

• 2nd position in 2010 airline of the year.

• Favourite airline among business and leisure

travellers 2011.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES

)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) .

• Commenced operations 15 July 1923.

• Fleet size 121.


• Company slogan Sincerely Yours.

• largest airline of the Russian Federation, based on passengers

carried per year.

• Member of Skyteam.

IATA – SU

ORIGIN – Russia

CHAIRMAN - Viktor Petrovich Ivanov

GENERAL DIRECTOR - Vitaly

Gennadyevich Savelyev


Amsterdam, Cairo, Damascus, Istanbul,

London, Milan

SUBSIDIARIES - Aeroflot-Cargo,

Aeroflot-Finance, Donavia(100%),

Jetallians Vostok

PARENT COMPANY - Government of

Russia (51%)

• Strategic alliances. • Strong market position.• Strong operating performance.• Young aircraft fleet.

• Legal proceedings.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

• Founded 1 May 1960 (merged with Thai Airways Company on 1 April

1988).


• Destinations 71 (60 international + 11 domestic.).

• Company slogan Smooth as Silk/ I Fly THAI.

• One of the founding member of the Star Alliance.

• Largest shareholder of the low-cost carrier Nok Air with a 49% stake.

• Plans to launch a regional carrier under the name Thai Smile in the

middle of 2012.

• Currently an official sponsor of Football Association of Thailand.

IATA – TG

ORIGIN – Thailand

CHAIRMAN - Ampon

Kittiampon

PRESIDENT - Piyasvasti

Amranand

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Beijing, Seoul,

Tokyo, Hongkong, London,

Sydney, Auckland

PARENT COMPANY - Thai

Ministry of Finance, Thai

Ministry of Transport

• Strong revenue growth.

• Strong operational network.

• Marketing programs.

• Strong fleet operations.

• Weak performance of mail and freight divisions.

• Heavy dependence on passenger revenues.

• Weak performance in Regional Asia.

• Not enough routes.

• "Best Intercontinental Airline" in the Norwegian Grand

Travel Award 2012.

• Outstanding state enterprise award 2011 for Excellent

Organization Development 2011.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(E

S)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1933.



• Company slogan Globally Yours.

• Member of the Star Alliance.

• Currently an official sponsor of FC Barcelona, Manchester

United F.C.,Maroussi Basketball Club, Valencia Basket

Club and the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball.

• Kobe Bryant - brand promotion ambassador .

IATA – TK

ORIGIN – Turkey

CHAIRMAN - Hamdi Topçu

CEO - Temel Kotil

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Almaty, Berlin,

Dhaka, Istanbul, Geneva,

Munich, Singapore

SUBSIDIARIES - Anadolujet,

B&H Airlines, North Cyprus

Airlines, Sunexpress

• Expanding home market economy and

favorable demographics.

• Strategic geographic position.

• Revenues and profits on the rise.

• Cost advantage over rivals.

• Higher risk organic growth strategy.

• Massive fleet growth to fund.

• Fleet flexibility premium.

• Decreasing fleet utilization.

• Best Airline in Europe award for 2011.

• Best Economy Class Onboard Catering 2010.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded April 6, 1926(as Varney Air

Lines).

• Fleet size 703.


• Company slogan Let's Fly Together

Fly the Friendly Skies (until 2011)

It's Time to Fly (Alternate)

IATA – UA

ORIGIN – USA

CHAIRMAN - Glenn F. Tilton

CEO - Jeffrey A. Smisek


Antigua, Hamilton, Punta Cana,

Toronto, Portlabd, Chicago

SUBSIDIARIES - Chelsea Food Services,

Covia LLC, Kion de Mexico, S.A. de

C.V., MileagePlus, Inc., MileagePlus

Holdings, LLC, United Aviation Fuels

Corporation, United Cogen, Inc.,

United Vacations, Inc.

PARENT COMPANY - United Continental

Holdings, Inc.

• Diseconomies to scale.

• Over leveraged financial position.

• R&D.

• Market share.

• No online presence.

• Not innovative.

• Not diversified.

• Poor supply chain.

• Weak management team.

• Weak real estate.

• Weak, damaged brand.

• Ubiquitioueory, products, services.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

• Founded July 1979 (1947 as Air Ceylon).

• Fleet size 23.


• Company slogan You're Our World.

• Not a part of any airline alliance.

• Hub at Bandaranaike International Airport

in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.

IATA – UL

ORIGIN – Sri Lanka

CHAIRMAN - Nishantha

Wickramasinghe

CEO - Kapila Chandrasena

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Paris, Moscow,

Zurich, Kuwait, Ampara, Hong

Kong, Tokyo

SUBSIDIARIES - Mihin Lanka

• Airline of the Year 2008 and 2009 – Sri Lanka Presidential

Travel & Tourism Awards.

• Airline of the Year 2010 (third year).

• Best Airline in South Asia (three consecutive times) from

Travel Trade Gazette.

• Best Airline in Central Asia (four consecutive times) –

Skytrax .

• Best Overall In-flight Entertainment (small fleet), twice –

World Airline Entertainment Association .

• Best Airline Turnaround of the Year 2004 – Centre for Asia

Pacific Aviation.

• Best Print Media Presentation in Travel & Tourism.

• Destination Loyal Partner / Tour Operator Award for

SriLankan Holidays .

• First Runner-up for World’s Best Cabin Staff – Skytrax.

• Foreign Carrier of the Year (South Asia sector) – Kuala

Lumpur International Airport Awards.

AWARD(S)

• Founded 10 March 2004.

• Fleet size 5.


• Company slogan Fly. To discover.

• Domestic Airline.

• Main hub at Hong Kong International

Airport.

IATA – UO


PRESIDENT - Yang Jian Hong

CEO - Kalid Razack

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Beijing, Haikou,

Harbin, Hailar, Sanya, Naha,

Osaka.

PARENT COMPANY - Hainan

Airlines

• The Best Airline from Mainland China

• ‘Best Airline China’

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1956 (as Vietnam Civil Aviation).

• Fleet size 71.

• Destinations 48 (20 domestic; 26 international;

2 seasonal).

• Company slogan Bringing Vietnamese Culture to

the World

• Also earns revenue from catering and the

maintenance and overhauling of aircraft.

• Member of SkyTeam .

IATA – VN

ORIGIN – Vietnam

CHAIRMAN - Pham Viet Thanh

CEO - Pham Ngoc Minh


Beijing, Macau, Tokyo, Seoul,

Bangkok, Singapore, Sydney

SUBSIDIARIES - Vietnam Air Service

Company (VASCO) (100%), Vietnam

Airlines Engineering Company

(VAECO) (100%), Jetstar Pacific

Airlines (70%), Cambodia Angkor Air

(49%), Noibai Catering Services Join-

Stock Company

PARENT COMPANY - Vietnam Airlines

Corporation

• Strong growth rate.

• Suitable geographic location.

• Access to main inter-asian

shipping routes.

• Brand value.

• Low investment.

• Poor infrastructure.

• Poor management.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

• Founded 1984 Commenced operations 22 June

1984.

• Fleet size 39.


• Owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group

(51%) and Singapore Airlines (49%).

• Eighth largest UK airline based on passenger

numbers.

IATA – VS

ORIGIN – England

CHAIRMAN - Stephen Murphy

CEO - Steve Ridgway

PRESIDENT - Sir Richard

Branson

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Antigua, Cancun,

London, Tokyo, Sydney, New

york, Miami.

PARENT COMPANY - Virgin

Group

• Market share leadership.

• Strong management team.

• Strong brand equity.

• Strong financial position.

• Supply chain.

• Pricing.

• Real estate.

• Reputation management.

• Unique products.

• Small player in airline.

• Only few planes.

• No clear customer target.

• Small network.

• Lack of scope of economies.

• Best Scheduled Airline to US/Canada.

• Favourite Airline as voted for by the readers of the The Mail

.

STRENGTH(S)

WEAKNESS(ES)

AWARD(S)

• Founded 1981.

• Fleet size 26 .


• Company slogan Modern Vision. Timeless

Traditions...

• main base is Muscat International Airport.

• member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

• As of 1 March 2010, Oman Air has become the

first airline in the world to offer both mobile

phone and Wi-Fi Internet services on selected

routes..

IATA – WY

ORIGIN – Oman

CEO - Wayne Pearce

FREQUENTLY OPERATED

ROUTES – Bangalore, Delhi,

Mumbai, Lahore, Bahrain,

Kuwait

PARENT COMPANY -

Government of Oman

• Gold award for the "Airline of the Year" at

France’s Laurier d’Or du Voyage d’Affaires – 2011.

• "Best Use Of Display For Direct Response“ Award

for Oman Air’s Google Campaign.

• ‘Technology Implementation of the Year’ – 2010.

• Gold Award for Best In-flight Amenity.

• Silver Award for Best First Class Male Amenity

Bag at the TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Awards

2010.

• SKYTRAX names Oman Air as an offical 4-Star

airline.

• SKYTRAX names Oman Air as an offical 4-Star

airline - Reise und Preise readers.

• “Promising New Foreign Airline of the Year” in

Kuala Lumpur by Malaysia Airports Berhad.

AWARD(S)

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