Baku. 29 June. REPORT.AZ/ Skytrax organization has announced the new international ranking rates of 100 world leading airlines of 2015. Report informs citing World Airline Awards, Qatar Airways are leading in the ranking (was 2nd in 2014).
It is followed by Singapore Airlines (last year - 3), China, Cathay Pacific Airways (last year's leader), Turkish Airlines (5th), the United Arab Emirates.
According to the study, Azerbaijan's AZAL was 66th. Compared to the last year, it went 6 stages up, as it took the 72nd place in 2014.
The last places are shared by NIKI, Kukula and Fiji Airways.
Rating 2015 | Avialines | Rating 2014 |
1 | Qatar Airways | 2 |
2 | Singapore Airlines | 3 |
3 | Cathay Pacific Airways | 1 |
4 | Turkish Airlines | 5 |
5 | Emirates | 4 |
6 | Etihad Airways | 9 |
7 | ANA All Nippon Airways | 6 |
8 | Garuda Indonesia | 7 |
9 | EVA Air | 12 |
10 | Qantas Airways | 11 |
11 | Asiana Airlines | 8 |
12 | Lufthansa | 10 |
13 | Austrian | 21 |
14 | Swiss Int'l Air Lines | 13 |
15 | Air France | 25 |
16 | Virgin Australia | 15 |
17 | Air New Zealand | 16 |
18 | Dragonair | 28 |
19 | Thai Airways | 14 |
20 | British Airways | 17 |
21 | Japan Airlines | 23 |
22 | Hainan Airlines | 19 |
23 | Bangkok Airways | 20 |
24 | Malaysia Airlines | 18 |
25 | AirAsia | 31 |
26 | Virgin America | 46 |
27 | Air Canada | 24 |
28 | KLM | 32 |
29 | Aegean Airlines | 30 |
30 | Hong Kong Airlines | 29 |
31 | Finnair | 37 |
32 | LAN Airlines | 33 |
33 | Norwegian | 38 |
34 | South African Airways | 22 |
35 | Oman Air | 27 |
36 | China Southern | 35 |
37 | Virgin Atlantic | 34 |
38 | Korean Air | 26 |
39 | easyJet | 44 |
40 | Air Astana | 41 |
41 | Jetstar Airways | 39 |
42 | SilkAir | 40 |
43 | AirAsia X | 36 |
44 | Indigo | 43 |
45 | Delta Air Lines | 49 |
46 | Aeroflot | 51 |
47 | WestJet | 45 |
48 | Porter Airlines | 55 |
49 | Avianca | 47 |
50 | jetBlue Airways | 59 |
51 | TAM Airlines | 42 |
52 | China Airlines | 54 |
53 | Jetstar Asia | 50 |
54 | Brussels Airlines | 48 |
55 | Vietnam Airlines | 58 |
56 | Iberia | 67 |
57 | SAS Scandinavian | 52 |
58 | Scoot | 61 |
59 | Thomson Airways | 68 |
60 | United Airlines | 53 |
61 | Aer Lingus | 65 |
62 | Azul Airlines | 63 |
63 | Air Seychelles | 62 |
64 | Copa Airlines | 57 |
65 | Alaska Airlines | 69 |
66 | Azerbaijan Airlines | 72 |
67 | Southwest Airlines | 71 |
68 | Transaero Airlines | 56 |
69 | Air Mauritius | 60 |
70 | TAP Air Portugal | 64 |
71 | Air Berlin | 70 |
72 | Germanwings | 82 |
73 | SriLankan Airlines | 73 |
74 | Alitalia | 76 |
75 | Peach | 80 |
76 | Jet Airways | 75 |
77 | Ethiopian Airlines | 74 |
78 | American Eagle | 79 |
79 | American Airlines | 89 |
80 | Air Transat | 90 |
81 | Icelandair | 81 |
82 | Hawaiian Airlines | 88 |
83 | Air Nostrum | 83 |
84 | Saudi Arabian Airlines | 77 |
85 | China Eastern | 94 |
86 | Kenya Airways | 84 |
87 | Philippine Airlines | 93 |
88 | Gulf Air | 86 |
89 | Juneyao Airlines | 118 |
90 | TAAG Angola Airlines | 92 |
91 | Tianjin Airlines | 66 |
92 | Shenzhen Airlines | 78 |
93 | Air China | 85 |
94 | SpiceJet | 87 |
95 | Tiger Airways SIN | 91 |
96 | Mango | 95 |
97 | Vueling Airlines | 96 |
98 | NIKI | 103 |
99 | Kulula | 100 |
100 | Fiji Airways | 97 |