Major airlines of the United States
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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
[edit]According to FY2023 revenues, 20 major carriers meet the requirement for Group III status.[2]
Mainline passenger
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Envoy Air (subsidiary of American Airlines Group)
- Republic Airways
- SkyWest Airlines
Freight
[edit]- Atlas Air
- FedEx Express
- Kalitta Air
- Polar Air Cargo (subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings)
- UPS Airlines
- USA Jet Airlines
See also
[edit]- Largest airlines in the world
- List of largest airlines in North America
- List of airlines of the United States
- Legacy carrier
References
[edit]- ^ "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.