Major airlines of the United States
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 FY2020 revenues, there were 18 major carriers who 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
- United Airlines*
(*) - considered as one of the "Big 4" major U.S. national airlines[3][4]
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
See also
References
- "14 CFR 241.04 - Air Carrier Groupings". Code of Federal Regulations (PDF). US Government Publishing Office. p. 113.
- Chadwick, Jr., William; Gorham, Jeff (February 12, 2021) [effective January 1, 2021]. Air Carrier Groupings 2021 (PDF). Accounting and Reporting Directive of the Office of Airline Information (Report). Vol. 334A. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- Big 4 U.S. Airlines may go down to 3 - Reuters.com
- New American Airlines means "Big 4" control U.S. skies - CNBC.com
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