Major airlines of the United States
Airlines with more than $1 billion in yearly revenue
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The United States Department of Transportation defines a major carrier or major airline carrier as a U.S.-based airline that posts more than $1 billion in revenue during a fiscal year, grouped accordingly as "Group III".[1]
Airlines
According to FY2023 revenues, 20 major carriers meet the requirement for Group III status.[2]
Mainline passenger
- Alaska Airlines
- Allegiant Air
- American Airlines*
- Delta Air Lines*
- Frontier Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- JetBlue
- Southwest Airlines*
- Spirit Airlines
- Sun Country Airlines
- United Airlines*
(*) - considered one of the "Big 4" major U.S. national airlines[3]
Regional passenger
- Envoy Air (subsidiary of American Airlines Group)
- Republic Airways
- SkyWest Airlines
Freight
- Atlas Air
- FedEx Express
- Kalitta Air
- Polar Air Cargo (subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings)
- UPS Airlines
- USA Jet Airlines
See also
- Largest airlines in the world
- List of largest airlines in North America
- List of airlines of the United States
- Legacy carrier
References
- ^ "14 CFR 241.04 - Air Carrier Groupings". Code of Federal Regulations (PDF). US Government Publishing Office. p. 113.
- ^ Chadwick, Jr., William (December 15, 2023) [effective January 1, 2024]. Air Carrier Groupings 2024 (PDF). Accounting and Reporting Directive of the Office of Airline Information (Report). Vol. 338. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Mazareanu, Elena (3 February 2023). "Domestic Market Share of Leading U.S. Airlines from January to December 2021". Statista. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023.
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- ABX Air
- Air Cargo Carriers
- Air Transport International
- AirNet Express
- Alaska Central Express
- Aloha Air Cargo
- Alpine Air Express
- Amazon Air
- Ameriflight
- Amerijet International
- Ameristar Jet Charter
- Asia Pacific Airlines
- Atlas Air
- Baron Aviation Services
- Bemidji Airlines
- Castle Aviation
- Corporate Air
- CSA Air
- Empire Airlines
- Everts Air Cargo
- FedEx Express
- Freight Runners Express
- Kalitta Air
- Kalitta Charters II
- Lynden Air Cargo
- Martinaire
- Merlin Airways
- Mountain Air Cargo
- National Airlines
- Northern Air Cargo
- Polar Air Cargo
- Royal Air Freight
- Ryan Air Services
- Sky Lease Cargo
- Transair
- UPS Airlines
- USA Jet Airlines
- West Air
- Western Global Airlines
- Wiggins Airways
- Air Charter Bahamas
- Airstream Jets
- Alerion Aviation
- Berry Aviation
- Bighorn Airways
- Choice Airways
- Contour Aviation
- Eastern Airlines
- ExcelAire
- Gryphon Airlines
- Hillwood Airways
- IBC Airways
- KaiserAir
- L-3 Flight International Aviation
- NetJets
- New Pacific Airlines
- Omni Air International
- Pacific Coast Jet
- Pentastar Aviation
- Phoenix Air
- PlaneSense
- Presidential Airways
- Regional Sky
- Sierra Pacific Airlines
- Skymax
- Superior Air Charter
- Superior Aviation
- Talkeetna Air Taxi
- Wheels Up
- World Atlantic Airlines
- XOJET
- Comco
- Janet
- JPATS
- Patriot Express
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