Credit: Joe Pries Aviation/Aviation Week
The world's top 20 airline groups racked up record-high revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) in 2025 with the annual total 6% higher than the previous year. Additionally, traffic for these airlines surpassed the top 20 of 2019 by a substantial 13%. Sitting at the top of the pile, United Airlines...
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