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
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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.
