Flight Friday: What Next For The Big Three U.S. Legacy Carriers?

Daniel Williams April 04, 2025

Delta Airlines, American Airlines and United Airlines — Credit: Stephen Barnes/Alamy Stock Photo

With MRO Americas in Atlanta imminent, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the big three U.S. legacy carriers American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. The combined utilization (cycles) for the big three U.S. operators at the start of 2025 is around 10% greater than equivalent months...

Daniel Williams

Based in the UK, Daniel is Director of Fleet Data Services for Aviation Week Network. Prior to joining Aviation Week in 2017, Daniel held a number of industry positions analyzing fleet data.

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