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]
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Airlines[edit]
According to FY2017 revenues,[1] there were 18 major carriers who meet the requirement for Group III status, although Virgin America has now been merged with Alaska Airlines.
Mainline passenger[edit]
- Alaska Airlines
- Allegiant Air
- American Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Frontier Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- JetBlue
- Southwest Airlines
- Spirit Airlines
- United Airlines
Regional passenger[edit]
- Envoy Air (subsidiary of American Airlines Group)
- ExpressJet (subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc.)
- SkyWest Airlines (subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc.)
Freight[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Chadwick, Jr., William; Gorham, Jeff (October 31, 2017). "Air Carrier Groupings 2018 (No.325)" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Accounting and Reporting Directive of the Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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