Major airlines of the United States explained

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

Notes and References

1. Book: 14 CFR 241.04 - Air Carrier Groupings . https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2018-title14-vol4/xml/CFR-2018-title14-vol4-secSection04.xml. Code of Federal Regulations . US Government Publishing Office. 113.
2. Chadwick, Jr.. William. Air Carrier Groupings 2024. 338. Accounting and Reporting Directive of the Office of Airline Information. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, United States Department of Transportation. Washington, D.C.. December 15, 2023. effective January 1, 2024. January 25, 2024.
3. Web site: Mazareanu. Elena. Domestic Market Share of Leading U.S. Airlines from January to December 2021. Statista. 3 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314063948/https://www.statista.com/statistics/250577/domestic-market-share-of-leading-us-airlines/. 14 March 2023.