QUIZ OF AIRLINES

1
Emirates airline

(Dubai, United Arab Emirates )

2
Singapore airline

(Singapore )
In 2010, Singapore Airlines was the second largest airline in the world by market capitalization with a worth of 14 billion US dollars.

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INDIAN AIRLINE

4
AIR INDIA

5
MALAYSIA AIRLINE

6
SRILANKAN AIRLINES

7
JET AIRWAYS

8
Qatar airlines

9
Continental airlines

10
Caribbean airlines

Top 10 Airlines in the World in 2011

Asiana airline

Singapore airlines

Qatar airways

Cathay pacific airlines

Air new Zealand

Etihad airlines

Qantas airline

Emirates airline

Thai airline

Malaysia airline

TOP TEN AIRLINE IN INDIA

JET AIRWAYS

KINGFISHER AIRLINES

Indian airline

Air India

Lufthansa India Airlines

Air India express

Indigo airline

Spice jet airlines

Go air airline

Jetlite airlines

Key concept
Kingfisher Airlines Limited is an airline group based in

India. Its head office is in Adhere (East), Mumbai and Registered Office in UB City, Bangalore. Kingfisher Airlines, through its parent company United Breweries Group, has a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red. The airline has been facing financial issues for many years. Until December 2011, Kingfisher Airlines had the second largest share in India's domestic air travel market. However due to the severe financial crisis faced by the airline, it has the fifth largest market share currently, only above Go Air.

 Kingfisher Airlines was established in 2003. It is owned

by the Bengaluru based United Breweries Group. The airline started commercial operations in 9 May 2005 with a fleet of four new Airbus A320-200s operating a flight from Mumbai to Delhi. It started its international operations on 3 September 2008 by connecting Bengaluru with London. The airline is currently going through some bankruptcy problems, forcing the airline to ground many destinations and aircraft

 Kingfisher Airlines was the holder (along with only seven other

airlines) of the 5-star rating by Skytrax along with Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Asiana Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and Hainan Airlines
However, in light of the current turmoil of the airlines, Skytrax

ranking for Kingfisher Airlines has now been suspended . Kingfisher operates 120 daily flights with regional and long-haul international services. In May 2009, Kingfisher Airlines carried more than 1 million passengers, giving it the highest market share among airlines in India. Kingfisher also won the Skytrax award for India's best airline of the year 2011.
Kingfisher Airlines is also the sponsor of F1 racing outfit, Force

India, which Vijay Mallya also owns.

Financial difficulties
Ever since the airline commenced operations in 2005, it

has been reporting losses. After acquiring Air Deccan, Kingfisher suffered a loss of over 1,000 crore (US$199.5 million) for three consecutive years. By early 2012, the airline accumulated losses of over 7,000 crore (US$1.4 billion) with half of its fleet grounded and several members of its staff going on strike. Kingfisher's position in top Indian airlines on the basis of market share had slipped to 5 from 2 because of the crisis. As response, Dr. Vijay Mallya called on the Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs and offered to pay up the dues by 13 December 2011.

 During late February 2012, Kingfisher Airlines started to sink into a

fresh crisis. Several flights were cancelled and aircraft were grounded. The cash-strapped airline claimed that the disruptions will continue for four days due to unexpected events including bird strikes which rendered aircraft out of service. The airline shut down most international short-haul operations and also temporarily closed bookings. Out of the 64 aircraft, only 22 were known to be operational by 20 February. With this, Kingfisher's market share clearly dropped to 11.3%. The cancellation of the flights was accompanied by a 13.5% drop in the stocks of the company on 20 February 2012. The CEO of the airlines, Sanjay Agarwal was summoned by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to explain the disruptions of the operations.

 In March 2012, the airline was suspended by

the International Air Transport Association from using its inter-airline fund clearing system, the suspension means the airline will have to deal directly with other airlines when sharing revenue on services. The tax authorities in India have frozen accounts due to Income Tax deducted from Employees Salaries and not deposited with the Government since March 2009, apart from non payment of Service Tax. Due to the ongoing financial crisis, an Airbus A330200 aircraft was impounded at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom under Court Orders due to unpaid fees to aircraft leasing companies and RBS.