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AirlineRatings.com has announced along with its Airline Excellence Awards its Top Ten airlines for 2015. Here are the winners:

Air New Zealand
Etihad Airways
Cathay Pacific Airways
QANTAS
Emirates
Singapore Airlines
EVA Air
Lufthansa
All Nippon Airways
British Airways.

This year British Airways made the top ten for the first time as did Lufthansa and EVA Air. In late 2013, Emirates, Etihad, Lufthansa and Cathay Pacific showed market leadership launching and ordering the new Boeing 777X.

The editors of AirlineRatings.com, some of the most experienced and awarded, over a period of four months look for a consistent level of service, innovation and staff engagement from each major contender. “We are looking for leaders in the industry, airlines that go the extra distance to make a real difference to the passenger experience,” said Geoffrey Thomas AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief. “While we do not have a public vote we do consider website feedback from passengers when making our final decisions.” –

See more at: http://www.airlineratings.com/news/402/worlds-top-ten-airlines

For all you travel buffs out there, of course you want to travel on the best possible airline, don’t you? Well now you can. The results for 2013 are in, and here they are:

1. Emirates

2. Qatar Airways

3. Singapore Airlines

4. ANA All Nippon Airways

5. Asiana Airlines

6. Cathay Pacific

7. Etihad Airways

8. Garuda Indonesia

9. Turkish Airlines

10. QANTAS

Compare this with results for 2012 here.

The World Airline Awards are determined by passenger surveys conducted by research firm Skytrax, who surveyed more than 18 million passengers.

As always, it was Middle-Eastern and Asian carriers that dominated the top spots, with no airlines from the US or Europe cracking the top 10.

Last year’s No.1 airline, Qatar Airways, dropped one place to number two, while Singapore Airlines remained in third place for the second year in a row.

Emirates president Tim Clark said the awards were regarded as the industry’s benchmark for excellence.

Emirates recently began an alliance with QANTAS which saw Australia’s national carrier make Dubai its new hub for flights into Europe.

QANTAS was also awarded Best Airline Australia-Pacific and budget offshoot Jetstar Airways won Best Low Cost Airline for our region.

A surprise result was also the continued rise of Garuda Airlines, which moved from number 11 to number 8. The airline, which was banned by the European Union from flying to Europe due to safety concerns until mid-2009, has made great efforts to improve its safety and service levels in recent years.

Turkish Airlines, which recently signalled its intention to become the world’s first airline to fly non-stop between Australia and Europe, also made the top 10. Turkish Airlines is currently the fastest growing carrier in the world.