Top 40 Best Int'l Commercial Airlines In The World

An AIRLINE is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit. Generally, airline companies are recognized with an air operating certificate or license issued by a governmental aviation body.

Airlines vary from those with a single aircraft carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating hundreds of aircraft. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental, intra-continental, domestic, regional, or international, and may be operated as scheduled services or charters.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION is the part of civil aviation (both general aviation and scheduled airline service) that involves operating aircraft for hire to transport passengers or cargo.

Top 40 High-End International Commercial Airlines

• 10 oldest airlines in the world still in operation - "The aviation industry might be known for its volatility and financial instability, particularly in recent years, but a surprising number of airlines from the pioneering early days of commercial flight are still surviving in their original form. Finnish flag carrier Finnair celebrates its 100th anniversary on November 1, having been founded in 1923 as a seaplane service, while the Czech Republic’s flag carrier Czech Airlines made its first flight just a few days earlier in October 2023. Here are 10 of the oldest airlines in the world still in operation."
• 25 safest airlines for 2024 - full list - "1. Air New Zealand. 2. Qantas. 3. Virgin Australia. 4. Etihad Airways. 5. Qatar Airways. 6. Emirates. 7. All Nippon Airways. 8. Finnair. 9. Cathay Pacific Airways. 10. Alaska Airlines. 11. SAS."
• world's smallest flag carrier airlines - "What is a flag carrier? Although there's no official definition for the term, in aviation a flag carrier is usually a country's most representative airline, flying the largest number of international routes."



• AIR ASIA - world's best low-cost airline.
• AIR BERLIN - low-cost airline.
• Air France - USA Official site. International flights.
• AIR JAMAICA - discounted flights to Jamaica, Caribbean, USA, Canada and London.
• AIR MAURITIUS - leisure airline.
• AIR NEW ZEALAND - offers world's first economy class bed-seat: "Skycouch".
• AIR SUNSHINE - the only direct connection to Guantánimo.
• AMERICAN AIRLINES - world's largest airline in passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size.
• ASIANA AIRLINES - voted 2010 Airline of the Year by Skytrax.
• BRITISH AIRWAYS - the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations.
• CATHAY PACIFIC
• CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
• DELTA AIR LINES - the world's largest commercial carrier.
• EASYJET - low-cost airline.
• EMIRATES - "Hello Tomorrow." The national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Super First Class cabins available.
• Emirates & Etihad are partnering. Will it mean a Mideast super airline? - "One country, two major airlines operating world-class long-haul fleets out of different major aviation hubs located close to one another. On paper, the United Arab Emirates’ ownership of two powerhouse global longhaul carriers with largely overlapping international air networks that converge so closely might seem an extravagance too far. Isn’t one enough?"
• ETIHAD AIRWAYS - the flag carrier airline of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Super First Class cabins available.
• ICELANDAIR
• JAL | JAPAN AIRLINES - the flag carrier of Japan.
• JET AIRWAYS - "India's finest international airline."
• JETSTAR AIRWAYS - low-cost airline.
• KINGFISHER AIRLINES
• L'AVION
• LAN AIRLINES
• LUFTHANSA
• MALAYSIA AIRLINES
• MEXICANA AIRLINES
• PAN AM - (1927-1991).
• PET AIRWAYS - a pet-only airline dedicated to pet-friendly travel.
• QANTAS AIRWAYS
• QATAR AIRWAYS - named the World's Best Airline in 2012 at the World Airline Awards held at Farnborough Air Show.
• RYANAIR - low-cost airline.
• Scandinavian Airlines | SAS - since 1946. The flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and the largest airline in Scandinavia.
• SINGAPORE AIRLINES - Super First Class cabins available.
• SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS
• SWISS - flying to 90 destinations around the world.
• Swissair - since 1931. Switzerland's former national airline ceased operations in 2002. SWISS from 2002 onwards.
• THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL
• TAM - Brazil's flag carrier. The Southern Hemisphere's busiest airline (in terms of passengers enplaned and flights operated).
• TUI Airways Ireland - "Operating out of three airports in Ireland - Dublin, Cork and Shannon - we fly to 30 different locations around the world."
• TUI UK - "Discover our top flight routes."
• TWA - (1925-2001).
• UNITED AIRLINES
• United Airlines aims to revive Concorde spirit with supersonic planes - "Company places order for 15 Boom Overture jets capable of travelling twice as fast as modern airliners."
• VIRGIN ATLANTIC - since 1984.
• VIRGIN BLUE - low-cost airline.