Largest airlines in the world. Aircraft operated. Delta Air Lines operates the largest number of aircraft, as of January 2024. Aircraft owned. Aircraft capacity. Currently, the low-cost carrier operates the Airbus A320 CEO & NEO, the A321 NEO, and the ATR 72-600 aircraft. The seating capacity on the A320 CEO fleet is 180, A-320 NEO fleet is 180 /186 the A321 fleet is 222/232 and ATR Fleet is 78. IndiGo started commercial flights in 2006 and over the last 16 years, the carrier has significantly expanded its network and base. Demand was also up 6.9 per cent on the pre-Covid year of 2019. Federal Express (FedEx) retained its position as the top cargo airline in 2021, albeit with a lower growth level than many of the other top-performing airlines. The US express giant saw its volumes increase 5.1 per cent year on year to 20.7 billion CTK. Volume growth however 2. South African Airways. South African Airways is the country’s largest airline and flag carrier. The airline has its headquarter at the Airways Park at the OR Tambo International Airport. SAA flies to about 58 destinations around the world in partnership with other carriers including SA Express, SA Airlink, and Mango. American Airlines is well-known for being the world’s largest airline when it comes to fleet size too. The airline boasts a staggering 920 aircraft in its fleet, including 303 Boeing 737-800s and 218 Airbus A321s. Its long-haul flights are operated by the Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-8, and Boeing 787-9. Leading regional airlines with the highest number of commercial aircraft added to their fleet in 2020 (in units)* Basic Statistic Regional carrier aircraft - U.S. commercial aircraft fleet 2006-2022 Air France was established in 1933 by the merger of several airlines and was one of the three scheduled airlines that operated in Germany during the Cold War. It operates Airbus and Boeing aircraft on long-haul routes . British Airways . British Airways is the largest airline in the UK by fleet size and the second largest by passenger count. This statistic illustrates the airlines with the biggest fleets in the world in 2021. In that year, American Airlines was the airline with the biggest fleet size, with 881 Mahan Air has increased its fleet size to 56 aircraft; it had 52 aircraft in early 2015. The private airline based in Iran has 10 Airbus A300B4-600s, two Boeing 747-300/SCDs and two Boeing 747 Hbh8tIJ.

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