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".

Airlines

According to FY2023 revenues, 20 major carriers meet the requirement for Group III status.

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

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

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