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Largest airlines in the world

The largest airlines in the world can be defined in several ways. As of 2023, Delta Air Lines was the largest by revenue, assets, fleet size, market capitalization and brand value; American Airlines Group by passengers carried and employees; FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers; Southwest Airlines by routes; and Turkish Airlines by countries served.

According to Forbes in 2023, Delta Air Lines had the highest revenue among public airlines, followed by American Airlines Group and United Airlines Holdings. Emirates and Qatar Airways, being state-owned and privately held respectively, are not included in this list. Brand Finance, in 2024, ranks Delta Air Lines as the most valuable airline brand, followed by American Airlines and United Airlines. Emirates and Qatar Airways also feature prominently in terms of brand value.

American Airlines Group carried the most passengers in 2022, followed by Delta Air Lines and Ryanair. United Airlines, Lufthansa, and Southwest Airlines also rank highly in passenger numbers, highlighting the dominance of US and European carriers in flight volume.

By financial performance

Delta Air Lines ranks first by revenue, total assets, market capitalization and brand value.
American Airlines Group ranks first by number of employees and passengers carried.

Revenue

Note that Emirates is a state-owned company, and is thus not included in this list of public companies. Its 2023 revenue was estimated over US$29.2 billion, which would have had placed the company into 6th place. 2021's over US$18 billion and 5th place. 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. Qatar Airways Group is similarly privately held with 2023 revenue of nearly 21 billions USD placing it into the 9th place (with Emirates included) above the Turkish Airlines.

Brand value

By flight volume

Passengers carried

Scheduled passenger-kilometers flown (millions)

American Airlines and United Express aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport

‡ - marks a defunct airline.


Scheduled freight tonne-kilometers (millions)

FedEx Express is the largest by freight tonne-kilometers.

By fleet size

Aircraft operated

Delta Air Lines operates the largest number of aircraft, as of July 2024.
  1. ^ a b c Mainline carrier. Includes mainline (non-regional) fleet only.
  2. ^ Non-mainline (regional) carrier.
  3. ^ Cargo carrier.


Aircraft owned

China National Aviation Holdings Air China Group has the world's most valuable fleet, despite owning fewer aircraft than Delta Air Lines, Inc. or American Airlines Group, which co-lead by numbers.

Aircraft capacity

American Airlines leads by capacity to carry passengers.


By route network

Countries served

Turkish Airlines serves the largest number of countries, as of February 2024.

Destinations served

United Airlines serves the largest number of destinations, as of February 2024.

Routes served

Southwest Airlines serves the largest number of routes, as of February 2024.

See also

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