Airlines With the Biggest Fleets (2026)

The ten passenger airlines operating the most aircraft, mainline fleets only. Source: airline annual reports and fleet data compiled on Wikipedia, as of February 2026. Counts change as aircraft are delivered and retired.

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Updated: 11/10/2026

#	airline	country	fleet size
1	United Airlines	United States	1,137
2	American Airlines	United States	1,013
3	Delta Air Lines	United States	1,004
4	China Southern Airlines	China	850
5	Southwest Airlines	United States	810
6	China Eastern Airlines	China	664
7	Ryanair	Ireland	643
8	SkyWest	United States	579
9	Turkish Airlines	Turkey	545
10	Air China	China	510

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