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Scandinavian Airlines System, SAS, was founded in August 1946 as a consortium of the national airlines of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In the 1960s it became the first airline in the world to fly over the North Pole and in 1962 was awarded the Christopher Columbus Prize - often called the Nobel Prize of communication - in recognition of its pioneering transpolar flights. In 1952 SAS was the first airline in the world to introduce Tourist Class, a discounted ticket with certain conditions. The entire airline industry later followed suit. At the beginning of the 1980s it launched a new service concept for business travel, SAS EuroClass, and received the coveted Airline of the Year Award in 1984 Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 191 Aircraft types: B767-300ER, B737-600/700/800, A340-400, A321-300, MD81/82/83/87/90, SAAB 2000, Q400, Fokker 50 Hubs: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm Number of employees: 8,242 Passengers per year: 23.8 million Sales revenue: US$ 4.86 million Frequent flyer programme: SAS EuroBonus (Gold, Silver, Blue) Number of destinations: 109
The Lufthansa Aviation Group is one of the world's leading air transport corporations. It comprises more than 400 subsidiaries and affiliates, active in business segments including passenger business, logistics, repair and overhaul, catering, leisure travel and IT services. Lufthansa's headquarters is in Cologne. Its operational centre for passenger and cargo services is located in Frankfurt. The other key locations in Germany are Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 375 Aircraft types: Boeing 747-400, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A340-200, Airbus A300-600, Airbus A310, Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-500, Avro RJ85, Canadair CRJ700, Canadair CRJ100/200 Hubs: Frankfurt, Munich Number of employees: 91,433 Passengers per year: 50.9 million Sales revenue: US $20.05 billion Frequent flyer programme: Miles & More (Senator, Frequent Traveller) Number of destinations: 181
LOT Polish Airlines was established over 77 years ago - on January 1st, 1929. As one of the oldest airlines LOT has come a long way since its first aircraft, Junkers, designed with limited seating and a yearly carriage of several hundred passengers. In 1989 LOT was the first carrier in Eastern Europe to fly Western-made state-of-the-art Boeing 767 aicraft. In 2005 LOT carried over 3,5 million passengers, successfully competing with other airlines in respect of modern equipment, convenience of connections and the quality of service. Its emblem, a stylized crane, is recognized almost everywhere as the symbol of the Polish flag carrier. Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 50 Aircraft types: 767-300, 767-200, 737-500, 737-400, 737-300, Embraer ERJ-145, ATR-72, ATR-42 Hubs: Warsaw Number of employees: 3,250 Passengers per year: 4 million Sales revenue: US$910 million Frequent flyer programme: Miles & More Number of destinations: 58 destinations
bmi was formed in 1930 as Air Schools Limited, a flight training school for RAF pilots. In the years since, the airline has gained unparalleled experience and expertise in a wide range of operating environments and markets throughout the world. In more recent times, the airline has been best recognised for its unique contribution to shaping and taking advantage of open skies within the United Kingdom and Europe. Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 42 Aircraft types: Airbus A330-200; A321-200; A320-200; Embraer 145 and 135 Hubs: London Heathrow, Manchester Number of employees: 4,300 Passengers per year: 10.5 million Sales revenue: US$1.7 billion Frequent flyer programme: diamond club Number of destinations: 32
Austrian Airlines is justly famous for its route network extending into Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Since the company first launched flight operations on 31 March 1958, indeed, it has succeeded in recreating the role of a specialist carrier to outlying regions in its own image. As it has done so, the Austrian carrier has often showed a pioneering spirit over the years in incorporating previously unknown cities throughout Eastern Europe into its route network. And this policy has paid off: with a total of 45 locations, Austrian Airlines now provides more destinations in Central and Eastern Europe than any other airline in the European Union. Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 106 Aircraft types: A340-300, A340-200, A330-200, A321, A320, Fokker 70, MD-82, MD83, MD-87 Hubs: Vienna Number of employees: 8.468 Passengers per year: 10.1 million Sales revenue: US$2.9 billion Frequent flyer programme: Miles and More Number of destinations: 130
Every journey begins with the first step. Asiana, took that first step in 1988 when it was introduced as the second flag carrier in Korea. On the occasion of its 15th Anniversary in 2003, Asiana took its next major step in joining the Star Alliance network. Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 59 Aircraft types: A320-200, A321-100, A321-200, A330-300, B767-300, B737, B777-200, B747-400 Hubs: Seoul Incheon Number of employees: 7,147 Passengers per year: 11.83 million Sales revenue: US$ 2.08 billion Frequent flyer programme: Asiana Club Number of destinations: 62
Now one of Asia's largest airlines, ANA's history began in 1952, when Nippon Helicopter ("NH") and another regional airline were established in the Japanese private sector. They operated separately but with close ties until 1957, when All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. was born through a merging of the two. ANA grew rapidly, developing a comprehensive route network between Japan's major cities. In 1986, ANA entered a new era with its first scheduled flight from Narita (Tokyo) to Guam after the Japanese government decided to allow increased competition in the expanding Japanese market for overseas travel. Now ranked the eighth largest IATA airline in terms of passengers carried. Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 190 Aircraft types: A321, A320, B747-400, B747, B777-300, B777-200, B767-300, B767-200 Hubs: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya Number of employees: 20,797 Passengers per year: 48.6 million Sales revenue: US$ 11.75 billion Frequent flyer programme: ANA Mileage Club (SuperFlyers, Platinum, Bronze) Number of destinations: 72
Since the earliest days, the people of the South Pacific have been great travellers. Air New Zealand has continued that tradition, pioneering routes that link its Pacific region to the rest of the world. Founded in 1940 as Tasman Empire Airways Limited, Air New Zealand is New Zealand's national airline. Air New Zealand directly serves 47 cities in 15 countries, including over 470 flights per day to 26 destinations within New Zealand. Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 94 (extra 14 currently on order) Aircraft types: B777-200ER, B747-400 (refitted), B787, B767-300ER, Airbus A320, B737-300, Q300, SAAB 340A, ATR 72-500, Beech 1900D Hubs: Auckland, Los Angeles Number of employees: 10,425 Passengers per year: 11.9 million Sales revenue: US$ 2.3 billion Frequent flyer programme: Air Points (Gold Elite, Gold, Silver & Jade) Number of destinations: 47
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the domestic market, the transborder market and each of the Canada-Europe, Canada-Pacific, Canada-Caribbean/Central America and Canada-South America markets. Passenger transportation is the principle business. Headquartered in Montreal, Air Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACE).
Together, Air Canada and Jazz (Canada's largest regional carrier, another subsidiary unit of ACE; operate an extensive domestic, transborder and international network. Facts & Figures: Number of aircraft: 335 Aircraft types: A340-500, A340-300, A330-300, B767-300, B767-200, A321, A320, A319, 190, 175, CRJ 705, CRJ 100/200, Dash-8 (including Jazz) Hubs: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver Number of employees: 34,000 Passengers per year: 31 million (2005) Sales revenue: US$ 7.394 billion Frequent flyer programme: Aeroplan (Super Elite, Elite, Prestige) Number of destinations: 170
