The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Our list of airline companies in the world holds companies in 208 of its countries.
List of Airline Companies Worldwide
Airline companies fly passengers and cargo on scheduled, charter and low-cost routes. We list 86,284 airline companies in the world, most of them in the United States (15%) and India (13%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
86,284 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies86,284
Countries208
Largest countryThe United States
Employees5-9
Revenue$500K-$1M
Email9.5%
Phone35%
Website17%
CEO name72%
Live sample of airline companies in the world
Below you see a live sample of the 86,284 airline companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Airlines, INC. | Unitedkingdom | Colham Green | 1 World Business Centre Heathrow | London | TW6 2FA | N/A | 1994 | $59,070,000,000 | 113,200 | Foreign company | 437 | FC012875 |
| 2 | Emirates | Australia | Sydney | U 55 20 Bonner Ave | New South Wales | 2095 | *****.com | 1996 | $32,640,426,368 | 112,406 | Foreign company | N/A | 073569696 |
| 3 | Emirates | Newzealand | Auckland | Level 8, 45 Queen Street | Auckland | N/A | *****.com | 1997 | $322,515,996 | 105,286 | N/A | 876351 | |
| 4 | China Southern Airlines Company LIMITED | Newzealand | Auckland | Ground Fl 9 Nelson St | Auckland | 1010 | *****.com | 2011 | $24,045,873,808 | 102,597 | N/A | 3242487 | |
| 5 | United Airlines, INC. | Australia | Sydney | Se 401 L4 447 Kent St | New South Wales | 2000 | *****.com | 2011 | $4,055,419 | 89,800 | Foreign company | N/A | 148003392 |
| 6 | Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 686/151,dubai International | Dubai | N/A | N/A | 1985 | $35,057,852,500 | 69,465 | Government body | 1034 | 100281902500003 |
| 7 | Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi | Turkey | Kartaltepe | No:3-1 Yesilkoy Mahallesi | İstanbul | 34149 | *****.tr | 1933 | $22,518,564,096 | 66,917 | Corporation | 170 | 75184 |
| 8 | Qatar Airways Group Q.c.s.c. | Qatar | Doha | Next to al Manna Building, Qatar Airways Tower 1 Airport Road | Ad Dawhah (doha) | N/A | N/A | 2018 | $23,528,397,076 | 55,000 | Corporation | 549 | 16070 |
| 9 | Air China LIMITED | Australia | Sydney | L 25 123 Pitt St | New South Wales | 2000 | *****.au | 1991 | $50,400,018 | 52,108 | Foreign company | N/A | 052198384 |
| 10 | China Southern Airlines Company LIMITED | Australia | Sydney | L 3 120 Clarence St | New South Wales | 2000 | *****.com | 1997 | $24,045,873,808 | 102,597 | Foreign company | 2 | 079289124 |
| 11 | British Airways PLC | Australia | Sydney | L 16 201 Elizabeth St | New South Wales | 2000 | N/A | 1984 | $19,554,540 | 43,550 | Foreign company | 218 | 002747597 |
| 12 | Kuwait Airways Company | Unitedkingdom | West Drayton | 1 Heathrow Boulevard | London | UB7 0DQ | *****.com | 1965 | $1,332,922,268 | 41,252 | Foreign company | 2249 | FC005764 |
| 13 | LATAM Airlines Group S.A. | Newzealand | Auckland | Lvl 20, Pwc Tower, 188 Quay Street | Auckland | 1010 | N/A | 2007 | $14,265,056,000 | 39,877 | N/A | 1973359 | |
| 14 | British Airways PLC | Cyprus | Larnaka | West Wing, Office No. 10.033.002, Larnaca International Airport | Larnaka | 6650 | N/A | 1984 | $16,154,348,286 | 39,762 | Foreign company | 218 | AE416 |
| 15 | Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft | Unitedkingdom | Colham Green | World Business Centre | London | TW6 2FA | N/A | 1955 | $16,830,292,266 | 35,517 | Foreign company | 708 | FC004494 |
| 16 | Aeroflot, PAO | Russia | Moskva | 1 Ul. Arbat | Moskva | 119019 | N/A | 1994 | $9,679,146,022 | 33,300 | Corporation | 225 | 29063984 |
| 17 | Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. | Australia | Sydney | L 3 2a Defries Ave | New South Wales | 2017 | *****.au | 1947 | $158,965 | 30,572 | Foreign company | N/A | 000067916 |
| 18 | K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines | Unitedkingdom | Cranford | Plesman House | London | TW14 9RL | *****.com | 1935 | $13,410,258,948 | 30,464 | Foreign company | 385 | FC003283 |
| 19 | Jetstar International Group Australia PTY. LIMITED | Australia | Sydney | 10 Bourke Rd | New South Wales | 2020 | N/A | 2011 | $4,521,589,072 | 28,622 | Corporation | 170 | 152774395 |
| 20 | Air India LIMITED | India | Mumbai | Air Bldg | Maharashtra | 400021 | *****.in | 2012 | 0 | 28,095 | 6701 | N/A | |
| 21 | Air India LIMITED | India | Mumbai | Old Airport, Kalina, Santacruz (e) | Maharashtra | 400029 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 28,000 | 6701 | N/A | |
| 22 | Delta Air Lines, INC. | USA | Atlanta | 1030 Delta Blvd | Fulton | 30354-1989 | *****.com | 1924 | $63,364,000,000 | 103,000 | Corporation | 628 | F0196032 |
| 23 | Ryanair Designated Activity Company | Ireland | Swords | Ryanair Dublin Office | Dublin | K67 NY94 | *****.com | 1984 | $74,248,818 | 27,076 | Corporation | 34 | 104547 |
| 24 | Air Canada | Australia | Sydney | Se 704 L 7 8 25 Bligh St | New South Wales | 2000 | N/A | 2000 | $13,355,693 | 26,100 | Foreign company | N/A | 094769561 |
| 25 | Cathay Pacific Airways LIMITED | Newzealand | Auckland | Fay Richwhite Building 151 Queen Street | Auckland | 1010 | N/A | 1982 | $13,413,865,291 | 22,949 | N/A | 418 |
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Largest airline companies in the world
The biggest airline companies in the world by staff and by revenue, the largest in the United States, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
American Airlines Group INC. is the largest airline company in the world by headcount. 6,810 airline companies employ 50 people or more; 2,887 employ 100 or more.
11,255 airline companies in the world turn over more than $5 million a year; 3,253 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
The United States has the most airline companies in the world: 13,290, or 15% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
2,437 airline companies were entered in a register in the world so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
42 airline companies in the world in our data were founded before 1900.
Most airline companies in the world are very small: 62% have 1 to 9 employees, and 44% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue.
Which countries have the most airline companies?
The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Airline companies per country, 208 countries
- 1The United States13,290 (15%)
- 2India11,497 (13%)
- 3China9,711 (11%)
- 4Ukraine4,611 (5%)
- 5The United Kingdom3,384 (4%)
- 6Poland2,930 (3%)
- 7Australia2,421 (3%)
- 8Brazil2,268 (3%)
- 9Russia2,140 (2%)
- 10Japan2,088 (2%)
- 11Canada2,040 (2%)
- 12France1,773 (2%)
- 13Pakistan1,601 (2%)
- 14South Africa1,192 (1%)
- 15Vietnam1,164 (1%)
The United States and India together hold 29% of the airline companies in the world. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 193 countries hold 24,174 more.
Which continents have the most airline companies?
Asia holds 35% of the airline companies in our data, Europe 29% and North America 20%.
Airline companies per continent
- 1Asia29,827 (35%)
- 2Europe24,980 (29%)
- 3North America17,252 (20%)
- 4South America5,198 (6%)
- 5Africa3,700 (4%)
- 6Oceania3,341 (4%)
- 7Middle East1,986 (2%)
How many airline companies started this year?
This year 2,437 new airline companies registered in the world, after 5,197 last year.
Founded per year
- 3,6932022
- 4,1912023
- 3,5842024
- 5,1972025
- 2,4372026 so far
Legal forms of airline companies in the world
55% of the airline companies in the world are corporations.
- Corporations47,878
- Sole traders12,943
- Partnerships4,402
- Foreign companies2,302
- Cooperatives657
- Non-profit175
- Other or unknown17,927
Which airline companies are part of a group?
18,426 of the 86,284 airline companies in the world (21%) are part of a chain or group: 5,079 head offices or parent companies and 13,347 branches. The other 67,858 (79%) trade from a single location. 39 of the 42 largest airline companies in the world by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 67,858 | 79% | |
| Head office | 5,079 | 6% | |
| Branch | 13,347 | 15% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Air India Limited6,701 in group
- 2Iberia Lineas Aereas De España Sociedad Anonima Operadora1,863 in group
- 3Emirates1,034 in group
The groups are counted from the 42 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 86,284; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do airline companies do?
Airline companies operate passenger and cargo aircraft, from network carriers with long-haul fleets to low-cost, regional and charter airlines, along with the ground handlers that service them at airports. Their customers are leisure and business travellers, tour operators and shippers of air freight, and the right to fly between countries is set in agreements between governments.
Our data comes from the business registers of 208 countries, where airline companies are classified under SIC codes 4512 (air transportation, scheduled) and 4522 (air transportation, nonscheduled). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 86,284 of them (100%) sit in classes 51.10 (passenger air transport) and 51.21 (freight air transport), part of division 51 (air transport).
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Our data holds 86,284 airline companies in the world, counted on 2 November 2026.
The United States, with 13,290 airline companies or 15% of the total, followed by India (11,497) and China (9,711).
Most airline companies in the world are very small: 62% have 1 to 9 employees, and 44% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is American Airlines Group INC. in Fort Worth with 139,100 employees.
This year 2,437 new airline companies registered in the world, after 5,197 last year.
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