World's largest airlines
The world's largest airlines can be defined in several ways. American Airlines Group is the largest by its fleet size, revenue, profit, passengers carried and revenue passenger mile. Delta Air Lines is the largest by assets value and market capitalization. Lufthansa Group is the largest by number of employees, FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers, Turkish Airlines by number of countries served and UPS Airlines by number of destinations served.
By airline companies revenue
American Airlines is the largest by fleet size, revenue, profit, passengers carried and RPK
Lufthansa is the largest by number of employees
| Rank | Airline | Country | Revenue (US$B) | Profit (US$B) | Assets (US$B) | Market cap. (US$B) | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines Group[2] |  |
41.0 | 7.6 | 48.4 | 22.1 | 118,500 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | |
40.5 | 4.7 | 53.3 | 34.4 | 80,000 |
| 3 | United Continental Holdings | |
37.5 | 7.1 | 40.9 | 17.1 | 83,000 |
| 4 | Lufthansa |  |
35.5 | 1.9 | 36.3 | 7.3 | 120,652 |
| 5 | Air France-KLM |   |
28.9 | 0.131 | 25.3 | 2.7 | 96,417 |
| 6 | International Airlines Group |   |
25.3 | 1.7 | 30.7 | 15.4 | 60,862 |
| 7 | Southwest Airlines | |
20.2 | 2.2 | 22.2 | 30.2 | 49,600 |
| 8 | China Southern Airlines |  |
17.7 | 0.620 | 28.7 | 8.4 | 87,202 |
| 9 | China Eastern Airlines | |
14.9 | 0.730 | 30.1 | 10.9 | 71,033 |
| 10 | All Nippon Airways |  |
14.7 | 0.497 | 19.1 | 9.9 | 33,719 |
Note that Emirates is a government-owned company and is thus not included in this list of public companies. Its 2014-2015 revenue was DH 88.819 billion (US$24.2 billion), profit DH 4.555 billion (US$1.24 billion), and assets DH 111.362 billion (US$30.34 billion) with 56,725 employees.
By passengers carried
| Rank | Airline | Country | 2016[3] | 2015[4] | 2014[5] | 2013[6] | 2012[7] | 2011[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines | |
198,700,000 | 146,530,000 | 87,830,000 | 86,823,000 | 86,335,000 | 86,042,000 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | |
183,700,000 | 138,842,000 | 129,433,000 | 120,636,000 | 116,726,000 | 113,731,000 |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | |
151,800,000 | 144,575,000 | 129,087,000 | 115,323,000 | 112,234,000 | 110,587,000 |
| 4 | United Airlines | |
143,200,000 | 95,384,000 | 90,439,000 | 90,161,000 | 92,619,000 | 50,473,000 |
| 5 | Ryanair |  |
119,800,000 | 101,401,000 | 86,370,000 | 81,395,000 | 79,649,000 | 76,422,000 |
| 6 | China Southern Airlines | |
84,900,000 | 109,301,000 | 100,683,000 | 91,504,000 | 86,277,000 | 80,545,000 |
| 7 | China Eastern Airlines | |
80,900,000 | 75,139,000 | 66,174,000 | 62,653,000 | 79,611,000 | |
| 8 | easyJet | |
73,100,000 | 70,232,000 | 62,309,000 | 58,410,000 | ||
| 9 | Turkish Airlines |  |
62,800,000 | 60,198,000 | ||||
| 10 | Lufthansa | |
62,400,000 | 59,850,000 | 63,273,000 | 64,393,000 | 63,012,000 |
The IATA reports numbers for individual air operator's certificates and groups of multiple airlines can report larger numbers.
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By scheduled passenger-kilometres flown (millions)
Airline holding groups
| Rank | Group | Country | 2016[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines Group | | 359,574 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | | 342,860 |
| 3 | United Continental Holdings | | 338,388 |
| 4 | The Emirates Group |  | 276,608 |
| 5 | International Airlines Group | | 243,474 |
| 6 | Air France-KLM | | 238,183 |
| 7 | Lufthansa Group | | 226,633 |
| 8 | China Southern Airlines | | 206,092 |
| 9 | Southwest Airlines | | 200,964 |
| 10 | Air China | | 188,137 |
Individual airlines
| Rank | Airline | Country | 2016[9] | 2015[10] | 2014[11] | 2013[12] | 2012[13] | 2011[14] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines | |
320,044 | 320,813 | 208,046 | 206,551 | 203,336 | 203,485 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | |
308,088 | 302,512 | 290,862 | 277,560 | 271,567 | 269,724 |
| 3 | United Airlines | |
299,080 | 294,970 | 287,547 | 286,802 | 288,282 | 160,270 |
| 4 | Emirates | |
270,797 | 251,190 | 230,855 | 209,377 | 180,880 | 153,264 |
| 5 | Southwest Airlines | |
200,848 | 189,097 | 162,445 | 145,124 | 137,708 | 134,918 |
| 6 | China Southern Airlines | |
205,720 | 189,186 | 166,074 | 147,841 | 135,021 | 121,944 |
| 7 | Lufthansa | |
149,702 | 145,904 | 143,403 | 144,236 | 142,512 | 140,972 |
| 8 | British Airways | |
144,028 | 140,780 | 137,204 | 130,129 | 124,318 | 116,864 |
| 9 | Ryanair | |
142,740 | 125,194 | ||||
| 10 | China Eastern | |
138,042 |
By scheduled freight tonne-kilometres (millions)
FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers
| Rank | Airline | Country | 2016[9] | 2015[10] | 2014[15] | 2013[16] | 2012[17] | 2011[18] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Express | |
15,712 | 15,799 | 16,020 | 16,127 | 16,108 | 15,939 |
| 2 | Emirates SkyCargo | |
12,270 | 12,157 | 11,240 | 10,459 | 9,319 | 8,132 |
| 3 | UPS Airlines | |
11,264 | 10,807 | 10,936 | 10,584 | 10,416 | 10,566 |
| 4 | Cathay Pacific Cargo |  |
9,947 | 9,935 | 9,464 | 8,241 | 8,433 | 9,109 |
| 5 | Qatar Airways Cargo |  |
9,221 | 7,660 | 5,997 | 4,972 | ||
| 6 | Korean Air Cargo |  |
7,666 | 7,761 | 8,079 | 7,666 | 8,144 | 8,974 |
| 7 | Lufthansa Cargo | |
7,384 | 6,888 | 7,054 | 7,218 | 7,175 | 7,674 |
| 8 | Cargolux |  |
6,878 | 6,309 | 5,753 | 5,225 | ||
| 9 | Singapore Airlines Cargo |  |
6,345 | 6,083 | 6,019 | 6,240 | 6,694 | 7,118 |
| 10 | Air China Cargo | |
6,089 | 5,718 | ||||
By fleet size
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| Rank | Airline | Country | Fleet (Dec. 2017)[19] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines | |
950 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | |
850 |
| 3 | United Airlines | |
745 |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | |
697 |
| 5 | China Southern Airlines | |
545 |
| 6 | China Eastern Airlines | |
486 |
| 7 | Air Canada |  |
430 |
| 8 | Ryanair | |
403 |
| 9 | FedEx Express | |
371 |
| 10 | Turkish Airlines | |
329 |
By number of countries served
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Turkish Airlines is the largest airline by number of countries served.
| Rank | Airline | Country | Countries served (March 2013)[20] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish Airlines | |
106 |
| 2 | Lufthansa | |
83 |
| 3 | Air France | |
78 |
| 3 | British Airways | |
78 |
| 5 | Qatar Airways | |
73 |
| 6 | Delta Air Lines | |
71 |
| 7 | Emirates | |
70 |
| 8 | KLM | |
66 |
| 8 | Egyptair |  |
66 |
| 10 | United Airlines | |
60 |
By number of destinations
UPS Airlines serve the most destinations
| Rank | Airline | Country | Destinations (Dec. 2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPS Airlines | |
720 |
| 2 | FedEx Express | |
375 |
| 3 | United Airlines | |
373 |
| 4 | American Airlines | |
350 |
| 5 | Delta Air Lines | |
320 |
| 6 | Turkish Airlines | |
302 |
| 7 | Lufthansa | |
274 |
| 8 | China Eastern Airlines | |
217 |
| 9 | Air France | |
204 |
| 10 | Air China | |
201 |
By brand value
| Rank | Airline | Country | $Bn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines | |
9.094 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | |
8.712 |
| 3 | United Airlines | |
7.027 |
| 4 | Emirates Airlines | |
5.336 |
| 5 | Southwest Airlines | |
5.298 |
| 6 | China Southern Airlines | |
4.063 |
| 7 | China Eastern Airlines | |
3.81 |
| 8 | British Airways | |
3.484 |
| 9 | Air China | |
3.433 |
| 10 | Lufthansa | |
2.914 |
See also
- List of largest airlines in North America
- List of largest airlines in Europe
- List of largest airlines in Central America & the Caribbean
- List of largest airlines in Africa
- List of largest airlines in Asia
- List of largest airlines in South America
- List of largest airlines in Oceania
- Flag carrier
- List of the busiest airports in Africa
- List of the busiest airports in Asia
- List of the busiest airports in Europe
- List of the busiest airports in Latin America
- List of airline holding companies
- List of the busiest airports
- List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
- List of busiest airports by aircraft movements
- List of busiest passenger air routes
References
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- ↑ "American Airlines group". World’s Biggest Public Companies. Forbes.
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- 1 2 "Summary of passenger and freight traffic" (PDF). World Air Transport Statistics. IATA. 2016.
- ↑ "Scheduled Passenger - Kilometres Flown". World Air Transport Statistics 59th Edition. IATA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Scheduled Passenger - Kilometres Flown". World Air Transport Statistics 58th Edition. IATA. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Scheduled Passenger - Kilometres Flown". World Air Transport Statistics 57th Edition. IATA. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Scheduled Passenger - Kilometres Flown". World Air Transport Statistics 56th Edition. IATA. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Scheduled Freight Tonne - Kilometres". World Air Transport Statistics 59th Edition. IATA. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Scheduled Freight Tonne - Kilometres". World Air Transport Statistics 58th Edition. IATA. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Scheduled Freight Tonne - Kilometres". World Air Transport Statistics 57th Edition. IATA. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Scheduled Freight Tonne - Kilometres". World Air Transport Statistics 56th Edition. IATA. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012.
- 1 2 "Top 10 World's Largest Airlines". AirportSpotting. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ Gunnar Garfors (5 March 2013). "These Airlines Fly to Most Countries".
- ↑ "American Airlines Tops The World's Most Valuable Airlines List in 2018". Airways International. April 26, 2018.
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