World's largest airlines
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There are several methods to measure the size of an airline, so several different lists of the world's largest airlines are available.
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[edit] By scheduled passengers
[edit] Scheduled passengers carried
Rank | Airline | 2007 (thousands) |
2006 (thousands)[1] |
2005 (thousands) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southwest Airlines | 101,911 | 96,277 | 88,380 | [1] |
2 | American Airlines | 98,162 | 99,835 | 98,038 | [2] |
3 | Delta Air Lines | 72,900 | 73,584 | 86,007 | |
4 | United Airlines | 68,400 | 69,265 | 66,717 | |
5 | Lufthansa1 | 62,900 | 53,400 | 51,300 | [3] |
6 | Air France-KLM2 | 57,600 | 56,500 | 53,800 | [4] |
7 | China Southern Airlines | 56,900 | 48,512 | 43,228 | |
8 | Northwest Airlines | 53,700 | 55,925 | 57,547 | |
8 | All Nippon Airways | 49,226 | 48,315 | ||
9 | Japan Airlines | 48,911 | 50,884 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Excludes figures for Germanwings and includes Swiss International Air Lines from 7/2007
- Note 2: Includes figures for Air France and KLM
[edit] Scheduled international passengers carried
Rank | Airline | 2006 (thousands)[1] |
2005 (thousands) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryanair | 40,532 | - |
2 | Lufthansa1 | 38,236 | 35,740 |
3 | Air France | 30,417 | 28,898 |
4 | British Airways | 29,498 | 28,922 |
5 | KLM | 22,322 | 21,435 |
6 | EasyJet | 21,917 | - |
7 | American Airlines | 21,228 | 20,659 |
8 | Singapore Airlines2 | 18,022 | 16,618 |
9 | Emirates Airline | 16,748 | 14,976 |
10 | Cathay Pacific3 | 16,667 | 15,369 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Excludes figures for Swiss International Air Lines and Germanwings
- Note 2: Excludes figures for SilkAir
- Note 3: Includes figures for flights between Hong Kong and the rest of the People's Republic of China
[edit] Scheduled domestic passengers carried
Rank | Airline | 2006 (thousands)[1] |
---|---|---|
1 | Southwest Airlines | 96,277 |
2 | American Airlines | 78,607 |
3 | Delta Air Lines | 63,446 |
4 | United Airlines | 58,801 |
5 | Northwest Airlines | 45,743 |
6 | All Nippon Airways | 45,328 |
7 | China Southern Airlines1 | 45,249 |
8 | Japan Airlines | 37,154 |
9 | Continental Airlines | 35,852 |
10 | US Airways | 32,094 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Excludes figures for flights to Hong Kong from the rest of the People's Republic of China.
[edit] By scheduled passenger-kilometres
[edit] Scheduled passenger-kilometres flown
Rank | Airline | 2006 (millions)[2] |
2005 (millions) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | American Airlines | 224,330 | 222,449 |
2 | United Airlines | 188,684 | 183,296 |
3 | Delta Air Lines | 158,952 | 166,664 |
4 | Air France1 | 123,458 | 116,241 |
5 | Continental Airlines | 122,712 | 109,320 |
6 | Northwest Airlines | 116,845 | 122,017 |
7 | British Airways | 114,896 | 110,960 |
8 | Lufthansa2 | 114,672 | 122,222 |
9 | Southwest Airlines | 108,935 | |
10 | Japan Airlines | 89,314 | 94,397 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Excludes figures for KLM
- Note 2: Excludes figures for Swiss International Air Lines and Germanwings
[edit] Scheduled international passenger-kilometres flown
Rank | Airline | 2006 (millions)[2] |
---|---|---|
1 | Air France1 | 112,689 |
2 | British Airways | 111,336 |
3 | Lufthansa2 | 109,384 |
4 | Singapore Airlines3 | 87,646 |
5 | American Airlines | 81,129 |
6 | United Airlines | 74,578 |
7 | Emirates Airline | 74,578 |
5 | KLM | 71,761 |
6 | Cathay Pacific4 | 71,124 |
10 | Japan Airlines | 59,913 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Excludes figures for KLM
- Note 2: Excludes figures for Swiss International Air Lines and Germanwings
- Note 3: Excludes figures for SilkAir
- Note 4: Includes figures for flights between Hong Kong and the rest of the People's Republic of China
[edit] Scheduled domestic passenger-kilometres flown
Rank | Airline | 2006 (millions)[2] |
---|---|---|
1 | American Airlines | 143,201 |
2 | United Airlines | 114,106 |
3 | Southwest Airlines | 108,935 |
4 | Delta Air Lines | 104,626 |
5 | Continental Airlines | 70,810 |
6 | Northwest Airlines | 64,979 |
7 | China Southern Airlines1 | 59,006 |
8 | US Airways | 43,606 |
9 | All Nippon Airways | 39,586 |
10 | JetBlue Airways | 37,513 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Excludes figures for flights to Hong Kong from the rest of the People's Republic of China.
[edit] By scheduled freight
[edit] Scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown
Rank | Airline | 2006 (millions)[3] |
2005 (millions) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | FedEx Express | 15,145 | 14,408 |
2 | UPS Airlines | 9,341 | 9,075 |
3 | Korean Air Cargo | 8,764 | 8,072 |
4 | Lufthansa Cargo1 | 8,091 | 7,680 |
5 | Singapore Airlines Cargo2 | 7,991 | 7,603 |
6 | Cathay Pacific | 6,914 | 6,458 |
7 | China Airlines | 6,099 | 6,037 |
8 | Air France3 | 5,868 | 5,532 |
9 | Cargolux | 5,237 | 5,149 |
10 | EVA Air | 5,160 | 5,285 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Includes figures for Lufthansa
- Note 2: Includes figures for Singapore Airlines
- Note 3: Excludes figures for KLM
[edit] Scheduled international freight tonne-kilometres flown
Rank | Airline | 2006 (millions)[3] |
---|---|---|
1 | Korean Air Cargo | 8,680 |
2 | Lufthansa Cargo1 | 8,077 |
3 | Singapore Airlines Cargo2 | 7,991 |
4 | Cathay Pacific3 | 6,914 |
5 | FedEx Express | 6,136 |
6 | China Airlines | 6,099 |
7 | Air France4 | 5,864 |
8 | Cargolux | 5,237 |
9 | EVA Air | 5,160 |
10 | Emirates Airline | 5,027 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Includes figures for Lufthansa
- Note 2: Includes figures for Singapore Airlines
- Note 3: Includes figures for flights between Hong Kong and the rest of the People's Republic of China
- Note 4: Excludes figures for KLM
[edit] Scheduled domestic freight tonne-kilometres flown
Rank | Airline | 2006 (millions)[3] |
---|---|---|
1 | FedEx Express | 9,009 |
2 | UPS Airlines | 5,315 |
3 | China Southern Airlines1 | 1,027 |
4 | Northwest Airlines | 890 |
5 | Air China1 | 706 |
6 | China Eastern Airlines1 | 560 |
7 | American Airlines | 493 |
8 | Delta Air Lines | 452 |
9 | United Airlines | 417 |
10 | All Nippon Airways | 404 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- Note 1: Excludes figures for flights to Hong Kong and/or Macau from the rest of the People's Republic of China.
[edit] By fleet size
It has been suggested that List of world's largest airlines by fleet be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) |
[edit] Passenger airlines
Rank | Airline | Fleet size | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | American Airlines | 655 [4] | |
2 | Air France-KLM | 589 [5][6] | Includes Air France, KLM and Transavia |
3 | Delta Air Lines | 578 [7] | |
4 | Northwest Airlines | 524 [8] | Includes Northwest Airlink |
5 | Southwest Airlines | 515 [9] | |
6 | Lufthansa | 513 [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] | Includes Lufthansa(264), Lufthansa CityLine (74), Lufthansa Cargo (19), Air Dolomiti (14), Eurowings (36), Germanwings (27), and Swiss International Air Lines (79) |
7 | United Airlines | 460 [18] | |
8 | SkyWest Inc. | 422 [19][20] | Includes SkyWest (281) and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (141) |
9 | Continental Airlines | 372 [21] | Includes Continental Micronesia |
10 | US Airways | 359 [22] |
[edit] Cargo airlines
Rank | Airline | Fleet size | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | FedEx Express | 671[23] | |
2 | DHL | 350[24] | Including own and foreign airlines |
3 | UPS Airlines | 264[25] |
[edit] By region
[edit] Scheduled passengers carried
Continent/ region |
Airline | Passengers carried | Full list |
---|---|---|---|
Africa | Egyptair | 6,500,000 (January 2007)[5] | List of largest airlines in Africa |
Asia | China Southern Airlines | 56,903,000 (2007) | List of largest airlines in Asia |
Europe | Lufthansa 2 | 62,900,000 (2007) | List of largest airlines in Europe |
North America | Southwest Airlines | 101,911,000 (2007) | List of largest airlines in North America |
Oceania | Qantas | 24,212,000 (June 2006)[6] | List of largest airlines in Oceania |
South America | TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aéreas) | 25,022,000 (2006)[7] | List of largest airlines in South America |
- Notes
- Note 2: Includes Swiss International Air Lines.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c WATS Scheduled Passengers Carried. International Air Transport Association (2006).
- ^ a b c WATS Scheduled Passenger - Kilometres Flown. International Air Transport Association (2006).
- ^ a b c WATS Scheduled Freight Tonne - Kilometres. International Air Transport Association (2006).
- ^ Fleet Profile. American Airlines. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ AirFrance-KLM Fleet.
- ^ Transavia Fleet Age.
- ^ Delta Aircraft Fleet.
- ^ Northwest Airlines nwa.com - About Northwest - Investor Relations - Fleet
- ^ Southwest Airlines - Fact Sheet.
- ^ Lufthansa Fleet.
- ^ Lufthansa Fleet.
- ^ FLEET - Air Dolomiti.
- ^ Eurowings Fleet.
- ^ Germanwings Airfleets - Fleet Age.
- ^ Augsburg-Airways.
- ^ CH-Aviation - Airline News, Fleet Lists & More.
- ^ Fleet.
- ^ United Airlines Fleet details.
- ^ Skywest Airlines.
- ^ Atlantic Southeast Airlines.
- ^ Continental Airlines Airfleets - Fleet age.
- ^ US Airways Airfleets - Fleet age.
- ^ FedEx Corporation Facts.
- ^ DHL Network.
- ^ UPS:Worldwide.