As of 2013, which airline was the world's largest by its fleet size?
American Airlines
The world's largest airlines can be defined in several ways. American Airlines Group is the largest by its fleet size, revenue, profit, passengers carried and revenue passenger mile. Delta Air Lines is the largest by assets value and market capitalization. Lufthansa Group is the largest by the number of employees, FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers, Ryanair by the number of international passengers carried and Turkish Airlines by the number of countries served.
By fleet size
Rank Airline Fleet (December 2013)
1 American Airlines 1,494
2 Delta Air Lines 1,280
3 United Airlines 1,264
4 Southwest Airlines 683
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6 Comments
Albeck1994
lhanes, because as we all know if certain questions are not dated, things can change creating an incorrect answer, this question coukd change eg in 2020 it could be another airline. The date is there for that purpose, we know it's American Airline in 2013 and 2013 only
Player Dennis
This question should be updated or eliminated.
Fred Keogh
Alister Taylor, It's now 8 years ago, doesn't time fly?
George Oliver Prince
never liked flying on that line when I was in the military
Alister Taylor
should ensure that questions are up to date 6 years ago is not really relevant.
scottlarock
time to update some questions...2013?...I was still young...