Avianca S.A.,is the largest airline in Colombia. It has been the flag carrier of Colombia since December 5,1919,when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Colombia,with its registered office in Barranquilla and its global headquarters in Bogotáand main hub at El Dorado International Airport. Avianca is the flagship of a group of airlines of the Americas,which operates as one airline using a codesharing system. Avianca is the largest airline in Colombia and second largest in South America,after LATAM of Chile. Avianca and its subsidiaries have the most extensive network of destinations in the Americas. Before the merger with TACA in 2010,it was wholly owned by Synergy Group,a South American holding company established by Germán Efromovich and specializing in air transport. It is listed on the Colombia Stock Exchange.
An airline alliance is an aviation industry arrangement between two or more airlines agreeing to cooperate on a substantial level. Alliances may provide marketing branding to facilitate travelers making inter-airline codeshare connections within countries. This branding may involve unified aircraft liveries of member aircraft.
Northwest Airlines was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. The merger made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines–US Airways merger in 2013.
Turkish Airlines,or legally Türk Hava YollarıAnonim Ortaklığı,is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024,it operates scheduled services to 349 destinations in Europe,Asia,Oceania,Africa,and the Americas. The airline serves more destinations non-stop from a single airport than any other airline in the world and flies to 130 countries,more than any other airline. With an operational fleet of 24 cargo aircraft,the airline's cargo division Turkish Cargo serves 82 destinations. The airline also owns a low-cost subsidiary,AJet.
Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia,headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf,it is a member of SkyTeam airline alliance and the second-largest airline of Indonesia after Lion Air,operating scheduled flights to a number of destinations across Asia,Europe,and Australia from its hubs,focus cities,as well as other cities for Hajj. It is the only Indonesian airline that flies to European airspace.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is the flag carrier of Japan. JAL is headquartered in Shinagawa,Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita and Haneda airports,as well as Osaka's Kansai and Itami airports. The JAL group,which includes Japan Airlines,also comprises J-Air,Japan Air Commuter,Japan Transocean Air,Hokkaido Air System,and Ryukyu Air Commuter for domestic feeder services,and JAL Cargo for cargo and mail services.
Star Alliance is an airline alliance headquartered in Frankfurt am Main,Germany. Founded on 14 May 1997,it was the world's first global airline alliance. As of April 2024,it is also the world's largest airline alliance by market share,holding 17.4%,compared to 13.7% for SkyTeam and 11.9% for Oneworld.
Air China Limited (中国国际航空公司) is a major Chinese airline and is the flag carrier airline of the People's Republic of China. It is headquartered in Shunyi,Beijing. The airline offers both domestic and international flights to different destinations around China and the world.
Korean Air Lines Co.,Ltd.,operating as Korean Air,is the flag carrier of South Korea and its largest airline based on fleet size,international destinations,and international flights. It is owned by the Hanjin Group.
Asiana Airlines Inc. is a South Korean airline headquartered in Seoul. The airline operates 90 international passenger routes,14 domestic passenger routes and 27 cargo routes throughout Asia,Europe,and North America. In 2019,it accounted for 25% of South Korea's international aviation market and 20% of its domestic market. It maintains its international hub at Incheon International Airport and its domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport,both in Seoul.
SkyTeam is one of the world's three major airline alliances. Founded in June 2000,SkyTeam was the last of the three alliances to be formed,the first two being Star Alliance and Oneworld,respectively. Its annual passenger count is 624 million customers (2024),the second largest of the three major alliances. As of October 2024,SkyTeam consists of 19 active carriers;it also operates a cargo alliance named SkyTeam Cargo,which partners with ten carriers,all SkyTeam members. Its centralised management team,SkyTeam Central,is based in Amstelveen,Netherlands.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the main international airport serving Shanghai,the largest city by population in China,and a major aviation hub of East Asia,and a major world airport.
China Southern Airlines is a major airline in China,headquartered in Guangzhou,Guangdong. It is one of the three major airlines in the country,along with Air China and China Eastern Airlines.
China Eastern Airlines is a major airline in China,headquartered in Changning,Shanghai. It is one of the three major airlines in the country,along with Air China and China Southern Airlines.
Shenzhen Airlines is an airline headquartered in Bao'an,Shenzhen,Guangdong,China. It is based in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.
Xiamen Air,also known as Xiamen Airlines,is an airline based in Xiamen,Fujian,China. Xiamen Air has its northern headquarters in Beijing and eight branches in Fuzhou,Hangzhou,Tianjin,Hunan,Beijing,Quanzhou,Chongqing and Shanghai,and two subsidiaries in Hebei Airlines and Jiangxi Airlines. Founded on July 25,1984,Xiamen Airlines is the first airline in China to operate independently as an enterprise. It was established as a joint venture between the Shanghai Administration of Civil Aviation Administration of China,Xiamen Special Economic Zone Construction Development Company and Fujian Investment Enterprise Company. The shareholders are China Southern Airlines Corporation (55%),Xiamen C&D Group (34%) and Fujian Investment and Development Group (11%). The current chairman of Xiamen Airlines is Zhao Dong and the general manager is Wang Zhixue.
Air Macau is the flag carrier of Macau. It operates services to 24 destinations in Mainland China,Indonesia,Japan,Singapore,South Korea,Taiwan,Thailand and Vietnam,from the airline's home base at Macau International Airport. In 2014,Air Macau carried 2.12 million passengers with an average load factor of 68.20% and carried 15,900 tonnes of cargo and mail.
Sichuan Airlines is the largest airline in Western China,headquartered in Chengdu,Sichuan,China.
Hainan Airlines is an airline headquartered in Haikou,Hainan,China. It is the largest civilian-run and majority state-owned air transport company,making it the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China,and the tenth-largest airline in Asia in terms of passengers carried. It operates scheduled domestic and international services on 500 routes from Hainan and nine locations on the mainland,as well as charter services. Its main base is located at Haikou Meilan International Airport,with hubs at Beijing Capital International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport and several focus cities.
Juneyao Air is an airline headquartered in Changning,Shanghai,China.
