This document provides information on the top 20 airlines in the world in 2013 according to the World Airline Awards. It lists each airline, their rank, year founded, hubs, fleet size, destinations served, website, Wikipedia page, and any subsidiaries. The top airline is Emirates, founded in 1985 based in Dubai, with a fleet of 191 planes serving 133 destinations.

1. The World's Best Airlines
2013
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2013/Airline2013_top20.htm
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2. Air Canada
20
Founded : 11 April 1936 (as Trans-Canada Air Lines)
1965 (as Air Canada)
Hubs
Calgary International Airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Vancouver International Airport
Focus cities
Edmonton International Airport
Halifax Stanfield International Airport
London Heathrow Airport
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International
Airport
Fleet size 198
Destinations 178 (excl. subsidiaries)
www.aircanada.com/en/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada
Subsidiaries
Air Canada Cargo (operating division)
Air Canada Express (operating division)
Air Canada Jetz (operating division)
Air Canada Rouge (operating division, starting on 1 July 2013)
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3. Hainan Airlines
19
Founded : 1989
Hubs
Haikou Meilan International Airport
Beijing Capital International Airport
Focus cities
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport
Urumqi Diwopu International Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport
Fleet size 113
Destinations 90
www.global.hnair.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Airlines
Subsidiaries
Africa World Airlines
Aigle Azur
Beijing Capital Airlines
Chang'an Airlines
China West Air
China Xinhua Airlines
Fuzhou Airlines
Grand China Air
Heilongjiang Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong Jet
Lucky Air
myCargo Airlines
Shan Xi Airlines
Tianjin Airlines
Urumqi Airlines
Yangtze River Express

4. Air New Zealand
18
Founded : 1939/40 (as TEAL)
Hubs
Auckland Airport
Focus cities
Los Angeles International Airport
Sydney Airport
Fleet size 48 excl. subsidiaries
Destinations 56 incl. subsidiaries
www.airnewzealand.com/gateway
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_New_Zealand
Subsidiaries
Air New Zealand Link (100%)
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5. Korean Air
17
Founded : 1946 (as Korean National Airlines)
Hubs
Seoul Gimpo International Airport
Seoul Incheon International Airport
Focus cities
Gimhae International Airport
Jeju International Airport
Kansai International Airport (Osaka)
Fleet size 148
Destinations 116
www.koreanair.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air
Subsidiaries
Jin Air
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6. Swiss Int’l Air Lines
16
Founded : 2002
Hubs
Zurich Airport
Focus cities
Geneva International Airport
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Fleet size 69
Destinations 69
www.swiss.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_International_Air_Lines
Subsidiaries
Edelweiss Air
Swiss European Air Lines
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7. Thai Airways
15
Founded : 1 May 1960 (merged with Thai Airways Company on 1 April 1988)
Hubs
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Focus cities
Chiang Mai International Airport
Phuket International Airport
Fleet size 95 excl. cargo
Destinations 75
www.thaiairways.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Airways_International
Subsidiaries
THAI Smile
Nok Air
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8. Malaysia Air
14
Founded : 1 May 1947
Hubs
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Secondary Hubs
Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Kuching International Airport
Fleet size 91
Destinations 61 exl. code-share and subsidiaries
www.malaysiaairlines.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines
Subsidiaries
Firefly
MASwings
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9. Virgin Australia
13
Founded : 2000 (as Virgin Blue)
Hubs
Brisbane Airport
Melbourne Airport
Sydney Airport
Auckland Airport
Focus cities
Adelaide Airport
Gold Coast Airport
Perth Airport
Townsville Airport
Fleet size 96
Destinations 50
www.virginaustralia.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Australia
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10. EVA Air
12
Founded : March 8, 1989 (24 years ago)
Hubs
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei) Fleet size 59
Destinations 50 (incl. cargo)
www.evaair.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EVA_Air
Focus cities
Kaohsiung International Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok)
Subsidiaries
Uni Air
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11. Lufthansa
11
Founded : 1953
Hubs
Düsseldorf International Airport
Frankfurt Airport
Munich Airport
Fleet size 284
Destinations 215
www.lufthansa.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa
Focus cities
Berlin Tegel Airport
Stuttgart Airport
Hamburg Airport
Subsidiaries
AeroLogic (50%)
Air Dolomiti
Austrian Airlines
Eurowings
Germanwings
Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa CityLine
Lufthansa Private Jet
Lufthansa Technik
LSG Sky Chefs
Swiss International Air Lines
Swiss European Air Lines
SunExpress (50%)
Tyrolean Airways
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12. Qantas Airways
10
Founded : 16 November 1920
Hubs
Sydney Airport
Melbourne Airport
Fleet size 147
Destinations 41 (20 domestic, 21 international)
Focus cities
Cairns International Airport
Darwin International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Secondary Hubs
Brisbane Airport
Adelaide Airport
Dubai International Airport
Perth Airport
www.qantas.com.au
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas
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13. Turkish Airlines
09
Founded : 20 May 1933 (80 years ago)
Hubs
Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Fleet size 219
Destinations 232
www.turkishairlines.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines
Focus cities
Adnan Menderes International Airport (Izmir)
Antalya International Airport (Antalya)
Esenboğa International Airport (Ankara)
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (Istanbul)
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14. Garuda Indonesia
08
Founded : 28 January 1949
Hubs
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Ngurah Rai International Airport
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
Polonia International Airport
Fleet size 93
Destinations 53
www.garuda-indonesia.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia
Secondary Hubs
Juanda International Airport
Sepinggan International Airport
Subsidiaries
Citilink
GMF AeroAsia
Aerowisata
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15. Etihad Airways
07
Founded : 2003
Hubs
Abu Dhabi International Airport Fleet size 72
Destinations 86 excl. subsidiaries
349 inc. codeshares
www.etihad.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etihad_Airways
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16. Cathay Pacific Airways
06
Founded : 24 September 1946
Hubs
Hong Kong International Airport
Fleet size 134 incl. cargo
Destinations 112 incl. cargo
www.cathaypacific.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific
Focus cities
Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok)
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei)
Subsidiaries
Air Hong Kong
Dragonair
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17. Asiana Airlines
05
Founded : February 17, 1988 (25 years ago)
Hubs
Incheon International Airport
Gimpo International Airport
Fleet size 80
Destinations 106 incl. cargo
www.flyasiana.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines
Focus cities
Gimhae International Airport
Jeju International Airport
Subsidiaries
Air Busan
Asiana IDT
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18. ANA All Nippon Airways
04
Founded : 27 December 1952
Hubs
Narita International Airport (Tokyo)
Haneda International Airport (Tokyo)
Osaka International Airport
Kansai International Airport (Osaka)
Fleet size 181
Destinations 81
www.ana.co.jp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Nippon_Airways
Focus cities
Chūbu Centrair International Airport (Nagoya)
New Chitose Airport (Sapporo)
Subsidiaries
ANA Wings
ANA & JP Express
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19. Singapore Airlines
03
Founded : 1 May 1947 (66 years ago) (as Malayan Airways)
Hubs
Singapore Changi Airport Fleet size 102
Destinations 62
www.singaporeair.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Airlines
Subsidiaries
Scoot
SilkAir
Singapore Airlines Cargo

20. Qatar Airways
02
Founded : November 22, 1993
Hubs
Doha International Airport
Hamad International Airport (future)
Fleet size 122
Destinations 124 incl. cargo
www.qatarairways.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Airways
Subsidiaries
The Qatar Aircraft Catering Company
Qatar Airways Holidays
United Media Int
Qatar Duty Free
Qatar Aviation Services
Qatar Distribution Company
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21. Emirates
01
Founded : 1985
Hubs
Dubai International Airport Fleet size 191
Destinations 133 (as of May 2013)
www.emirates.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_(airline)
Subsidiaries
Arabian Adventures
Congress Solutions International
Emirates Holidays
Emirates Tours
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