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Top 10 North American Scheduled Airlines by Fleet Size

February 18, 2015

#10: JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways is a low-cost airline with its main base in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The airline has a fleet of 204 including Airbus 320, Embraer 190—and its newest member, the Airbus A321. (Photo Source: JetBlue Airways)

#9: Endeavor Air

Endeavor Air is a regional airline that operates as Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. With a 211 fleet consisting of Bombardier aircraft, Endeavor Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta, is headquartered at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with hubs at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, New York’s LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Photo Source: Endeavor Air)

#8: Envoy Air

Envoy Air is an air carrier based in Irving, Texas and is wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group. The Envoy Air fleet is a total of 265 aircraft consisting of Bombardier and Embraer aircraft. (Photo Source: Envoy Air)

#7: US Airways

US Airways is owned by American Airlines Group and operates internationally and domestically. With a fleet of 340 aircraft, US Airways has a predominantly Airbus fleet with some Boeing and Embraer jets. (Photo Source: US Airways)

#6: SkyWest Airlines

SkyWest airlines is headquartered in St. George, Utah. Its 369 aircraft fleet includes Embraer, Bombardier and Mitsubishi aircraft. (Photo Source: SkyWest)

#5: ExpressJet Airlines

Based in College Park, Georgia, ExpressJet Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest. The fleet of 440 aircraft consists of Bombardier and Embraer aircraft and operates for United Express, American Eagle and Delta Connection. (Photo Source: ExpressJet Airlines)

#4: American Airlines

Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, American Airlines operates extensive international and US domestic flights. American Airlines had operated an all-Boeing fleet (after retiring its last Airbus A300 in 2009), but in 2011 the airline took options for both Airbus and Boeing aircraft and now has a fleet of 669 aircraft. (Photo Source: American Airlines)

#3: United Airlines

Headquartered in Chicago, United Airlines operates out of nine hubs in the continental U.S., Guam and Japan. The current fleet of 694 aircraft includes both Airbus and Boeing aircraft. (Photo Source: United Airlines)

#2: Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is a low-cost carrier and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Southwest Airlines has used only Boeing 737s (except a few years in 1970s and 1980s when the airline leased a few Boeing 727s). The current all-Boeing fleet consists of 700 Boeing 737 aircraft. (Photo Source: Southwest Airlines)

#1: Delta Air Lines

With headquarters and largest hub at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Delta Air Lines’ fleet consists of Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft. Delta operates as the #1 North American airline by fleet size with a current fleet of 793 aircraft. (Photo Source: Delta Air Lines)
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Top 10 North American scheduled airlines by fleet size. Source: Aviation Week Commercial Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast 

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