TOP 5 AIRLINES

Emirates is an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The airline is wholly owned by the government of Dubai's Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating nearly 3,400 flights per week from its hub at Dubai International Airport, to more than 133 cities in 74 countries across six continents. In 2012 the airline was the fourth-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried.

Qatar Airways is the national airline of the State of Qatar, with its headquarters and hub in Doha, Qatar. Since its foundation in 1993 the company has grown, serving numerous destinations aside from the Middle East, including Africa, Europe, North America, and South Asia.

Singapore is the flag carrier of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets. The company also operates trans-Pacific flights, including the world's two longest non-stop commercial flights from Singapore to Newark and Los Angeles on the Airbus A340-500.

All Nippon Airways, also known as ANA is a Japanese airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 32 international routes. The company has about 33,000 employees as of August 2013. ANA's main international hubs are at Narita International Airport outside Tokyo and Kansai International Airport outside Osaka. Its main domestic hubs are at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda), Osaka International Airport Itami, Chūbu Centrair International Airport (near Nagoya), and New Chitose Airport (near Sapporo).

Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 113 destinations in 35 countries worldwide. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dragonair, operates to 29 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region from its Hong Kong base. In 2009, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair operated 56,000 flights, carrying nearly 25 million passengers and over 1.52 billion kg of cargo and mail.

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. The airline made the world's first non-stop transpolar flight flying over the North Pole in July 1998.