Top 20 East Asia Operators By Fleet Size 2017

#20: Jetstar Pacific Airlines, Air Busan, Japan Air Commuter and Orient Thai Airlines

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Jetstar Pacific Airlines, Air Busan, Japan Air Commuter and Orient Thai Airlines all currently fly.

#19: Jin Air

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Jin Air ties with Thai Smile Airways and Jetstar Japan with 20 total aircraft in its fleet. The airline, founded in 2008 and headquarted in South Korea, leases 16 Boeing 737-800s and four 777-200ERs.

#18: Thai Smile Airways

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Thai Smile Airways, a subsidiary of Thai Airways, is based at the Suvarnabhumi Airport. The airline leases 20 Airbus A320-200s.

#16: Myanmar National Airlines

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Myanmar National Airlines is the flag carrier of Myanmar and has its main hub at the Yangon International Airport. The airline leases eight and owns 13 aircraft for a total of 21.

#15: Thai Lion Air

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Thai Lion Air, with its hub at the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, is made up of 24 leased aircraft including eight Boeing 737-800s and 15 737-900ERs.

#14: Skymark Airlines

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Skymark Airlines, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan at the Haneda Airport, leases a total of 25 Boeing 737-800s.

#13: Jeju Air

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Jeju Air, a low-cost carrier based in Jeju-do, South Korea, has  27 aircraft in its fleet., all leased Boeing 737-800s.

#12: J-Air (JAPAN)

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J-Air, with 28 aircraft, is East Asia’s twelfth largest operator by fleet size. The  airline leases five Embraer 190s, 17 Embraer 170s and six Bombardier CRJ CL-600-2B19s.

#11: Nok Airlines

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Nok Airlines operates out of Don Mueang International Airport in Thailand, and operates an all-leased fleet of 29 aircraft.

#10: Bangkok Airways

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Bangkok Airways’ fleet, a regional operator based in Thailand, is comprised of 36 aircraft.  The operator leases seven and owns two Airbus A320-200s.

#9: ANA Wings

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ANA Wings, a subsidiary of  All Nippon Airways, is headquartered in Tokyo International Airport. The operator leases 17 Boeing 737-500s, one 737-700 and 21 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-400s for a total of 39 aircraft.

#8: VietJet Air

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VietJet Air, a low-cost carrier in Vietnam, flies a fleet size of 41 aircraft. The all-Airbus fleet includes 30 Airbus A320-200s.

#7: Thai AirAsia

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The fleet of Thai AirAsia, a joint venture of AirAsia and Thailand’s Asia Aviation, is made up of 51 aircraft.  The operator leases 49 Airbus A320-200s and two A320NEOs.

#6: Asiana Airlines

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Asia Airlines has hubs at the Incheon International Airport and Gimpo International Airport in South Korea. The fleet is made up of 82 aircraft including 20 Airbus A321-200s and 11 Boeing 777-200ERs.

#5: Thai Airways International

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Thai Airways International just misses the number four spot by one aircraft, with 95 total in its fleet. The flag carrier of Thailand operates from  and its main hub at the Suvarnabhumi Airport, has and flies nine Airbus A330-300s and six A340-600s.

#4: Vietnam Airlines

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Vietnam Airlines, the flag carrier of Vietnam and headquartered in Hanoi, has 96 aircraft in its fleet. This includes 39 owned and 17 leased Airbus A321-200s.

#3: Japan Airlines

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Japan Airlines is the country's flag carrier and operates 160 aircraft. The airline owns 29 and leases three Boeing 767-300ERs and 50 737-800s.

#2: Korean Air Lines

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Korean Airlines, the flag carrier of South Korea, is the second largest East Asian commercial airline with 171 aircraft. The fleet includes 20 Boeing 787-8s and seven Boeing 747-8s.

#1: All Nippon Airways

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All Nippon Airways, based in Tokyo, Japan, is the largest commercial airline in East Asia with 218 total aircraft, including 12 Boeing 767-300s and 36 787-8s.

#17: Jetstar Japan

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Jetsar Japan, a low-cost carrier in Tokyo, Japan, leases 20 total Airbus A320-200s.

The East Asian Airlines top 20 commercial airlines include 1,222 aircraft. East Asian countries considered for this gallery include Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Mongolia and Myanmar. Source: Aviation Week's Fleet Discovery.

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