The trio had over 14,000 daily roundtrip flights this year.
American, Delta, and United accounted for more than one in seven of the world's flights in the full year 2023, based on examining OAG data. The trio had about 5.2 million movements (take-offs and landings) this year, equivalent to over 14,000 daily. No wonder they are, as you might expect, the globe's top three carriers by this measure. But what of equipment?