Major carrier
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Major carrier or Major Airline is a designation given by the United States Department of Transportation to U.S.-based airlines that post more than $1 billion in revenue during a fiscal year.
Current major carriers include:
- American Airlines
- AirTran Airways
- Alaska Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- DHL
- FedEx
- Frontier Airlines
- JetBlue Airways
- Northwest Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- United Airlines
- United Parcel Service
- US Airways
The term "Major Carrier" is often misused for operators that have $1 Billion annual revenue and fly aircraft greater than 100 seats. This often excludes "Express" carriers that meet the $1 Billion annual revenue requirement but do not fly larger aircraft. These airlines include:
- American Eagle
- Expressjet
- Republic Airways Holdings
- Mesa Air Group
- Skywest/ASA
- Comair
- Pinnacle Airlines
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