Gallery: Top 10 Fleets Of Europe

The Irish low-cost carrier has the largest fleet in Europe. It operates more than 400 Boeing 737-800 aircraft along with its subsidiary airlines Ryanair UK, Buzz Airline and Malta Air. The Dublin-headquartered airline currently operates across 40 countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. 

Headquartered at London Luton Airport, British low-cost carrier easyJet currently operates 332 aircraft in more than 34 countries through its subsidiary airlines easyJet UK, easyJet Switzerland and easyJet Europe. EasyJet's total fleet is comprised of all-Airbus aircraft. 

Lufthansa, with its main hub at Frankfurt Airport, has the third largest fleet in Europe. This fleet consists of Airbus narrowbodies and widebodies, and Boeing widebodies. It currently operates 253 aircraft.

British Airways, headquartered at London Heathrow Airport, currently operates a fleet of 252 aircraft. The fleet is a mix of Airbus narrowbodies and widebodies, and Boeing widebodies—specifically the 777 and 787.

French flag carrier and Air France-KLM Group subsidiary Air France is headquartered in Paris. It currently operates a fleet of 210 aircraft, consisting of Airbus narrowbodies and widebodies, and Boeing widebody aircraft.

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air, which is headquartered in Budapest, currently serves 44 countries in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. It currently operates an entirely Airbus fleet of 164 aircraft.  

German low-cost carrier and Lufthansa Group subsidiary Eurowings is headquartered in Düsseldorf. In 2021, the carrier suspended flights to all of its long-haul destinations. It currently operates a fleet of 133 aircraft, including its subsidiary airlines Eurowings Europe and Eurowings Discover.

Spanish low-cost airline Vueling, with a main base at Barcelona El Part Airport in Spain, currently serves 122 destinations within Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The carrier has a fleet of around 125 Airbus aircraft. 

Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Amstelveen, KLM Royal Dutch Airline is the flag carrier of the Netherlands.  It currently operates a fleet of 109 aircraft, consisting of Boeing 737NGs, 777s, 787s and Airbus A330s. Its narrowbody fleet, consisting of Boeing 737NG aircraft, will be replaced by Airbus A320neo aircraft in mid-2024. 

British low-cost carrier Jet2 has its headquarters at Leeds Bradford Airport. It also has bases within the UK, including Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and London Stansted Airport. It currently operates a fleet of 102 aircraft. Its narrowbody fleet consists of eight Boeing 757-200 and seven Boeing 737-300 aircraft, which will be retired in a few years' time and replaced with Airbus A321neo aircraft.