Rank

Airline

Revenue

US$M

OpResult

US$M

NetResult

US$M

net

margin %

fleet

Total

emps

Revenue Tonne kilometres (mil)

Revenue

Pax km

Pax

millions

Load

Factor %

Year

End

94

93

Pax

Freight

Total

1

1

AMR Corp (American)

16,137.0

1,006.0

228.0

1.4

647

109,800

14,475.1

2,543.0

17,018.1

152,546.2

81.10

64.8

Dec-94

2

2

UAL Corp (United)

13,950.0

521.0

51.0

0.4

543

78,000

15,811.8

3,031.0

18,842.8

174,285.6

74.00

71.2

Dec-94

3

3

Delta Air Lines

12,062.0

(217.0)

(159.0)

-1.3

544

63,304

16,279.7

2,383.4

18,663.1

138,876.2

89.05

66.3

Dec-94

4

4

Lufthansa Group

11,622.0

212.1

186.3

1.6

308

58,044

7,202.4

5,687.6

12,890.0

72,750.9

37.70

70.0

Dec-94

5

6

British Airways

11,161.7

961.1

388.8

3.5

283

53,060

9,026.0

3,354.0

12,380.0

95,763.0

35.64

71.8

Mar-95

6

7

Japan Airlines

10,436.1

(99.4)

(12.1)

-0.1

129

20,679

5,713.0

3,884.0

9,597.0

64,167.9

26.51

68.0

Mar-95

7

5

Air France Group

10,137.7

(77.9)

(425.0)

-4.2

203

47,349

5,625.6

4,400.0

10,025.6

62,500.0

34.00

73.1

Dec-94

8

8

Federal Express

9,392.1

591.1

297.6

3.2

496

109,000

-

6,994.9

6,994.9

-

-

-

May-95

9

10

All Nippon Airways

9,215.2

149.0

(75.3)

-0.8

120

14,416

3,588.1

814.1

4,402.3

39,868.2

35.80

63.6

Mar-95

10

9

Northwest Airlines Corp

9,142.9

830.4

295.5

3.2

361

44,079

8,541.5

3,401.0

11,942.5

94,149.9

45.63

68.1

Dec-94

11

11

USAir Group

6,997.0

(491.0)

(685.0)

-9.8

424

42,400

6,146.4

453.8

6,600.2

61,464.0

59.50

62.2

Dec-94

12

12

Continental Airlines

5,669.9

(11.0)

(619.0)

-10.9

330

37,800

5,556.5

814.6

6,371.1

66,927.6

42.20

63.1

Dec-94

13

15

KLM Royal Dutch AL

5,254.8

441.5

268.8

5.1

147

29,206

3,935.0

3,427.0

7,362.0

41,767.0

11.87

73.0

Mar-95

14

16

Swissair

4,707.3

95.6

16.8

0.4

62

16,156

1,801.9

1,459.5

3,261.4

18,580.0

8.41

63.4

Dec-94

15

18

Singapore Airlines

4,626.6

656.7

647.5

14.0

66

25,358

4,317.7

3,471.6

7,789.3

45,414.2

10.10

70.9

Mar-95

16

17

Qantas

4,514.1

581.9

107.9

2.4

126

26,761

4,411.3

1,610.0

6,021.3

46,854.0

14.25

72.1

Jun-94

17

14

Alitalia

4,446.7

528.0

(178.8)

-4.0

159

18,676

2,724.0

1,399.0

4,123.0

30,262.5

20.31

68.5

Dec-94

18

13

SAS Group

4,020.3

292.5

282.8

7.0

148

28,425

1,666.8

496.4

2,163.2

18,466.0

18.82

61.8

Dec-94

19

19

Korean Air Lines

3,790.4

338.5

45.7

1.2

99

15,743

2,569.8

4,030.0

6,599.9

29,617.9

18.94

66.3

Dec-94

20

22

Cathay Pacific Airways

3,570.8

336.4

309.0

8.7

57

14,216

3,356.0

2,197.0

5,553.0

32,727.0

9.75

71.3

Dec-94

21

21

Trans World Airlines

3,407.7

(279.5)

(435.8)

-12.8

185

22,800

3,586.9

700.8

4,287.7

40,081.2

20.88

63.5

Dec-94

22

20

Iberia

3,048.3

44.2

(310.1)

-10.2

97

23,576

2,027.8

626.2

2,654.0

22,051.0

13.00

68.8

Dec-94

23

23

Air Canada

2,945.6

178.6

94.4

3.2

105

18,400

2,190.0

997.2

3,187.2

24,131.5

9.90

63.2

Dec-94

24

26

Japan Air System

2,830.7

(4.8)

(30.5)

-1.1

74

5,559

886.0

158.7

1,044.7

12,800.5

15.73

61.1

Mar-95

25

24

Varig

2,650.5

132.5

(363.1)

-13.7

80

21,127

2,147.8

1,226.7

3,374.5

22,938.2

9.24

66.1

Dec-94

26

29

Southwest Airlines

2,591.9

455.8

179.3

6.9

199

16,818

2,889.0

10.5

2,899.6

31,844.2

42.74

67.3

Dec-94

27

25

Saudia

2,550.0

110

24,112

1,741.1

859.9

2,601.0

19,345.8

12.45

61.8

Dec-94

28

27

Thai Airways International

2,525.5

336.5

123.5

4.9

61

19,944

2,270.0

1,197.0

3,467.0

24,733.0

11.50

68.2

Sep-94

29

30

LTU Group

2,181.2

98.4

4.5

28

4,288

1,641.7

97.8

1,739.5

18,240.7

6.11

83.7

Oct-94

30

28

Canadian Airlines Corp

2,162.1

144.6

(27.7)

-1.3

127

15,478

2,095.5

732.9

2,828.4

23,281.0

9.80

67.9

Dec-94

31

35

Garuda Indonesia

2,107.4

45.5

89.0

4.2

60

14,589

1,811.9

676.6

2,488.5

19,750.6

6.28

56.3

Dec-94

32

31

Ansett Australia Holdings

2,079.6

144.6

104.8

5.0

88

16,000

11,872.9

11.29

Jun-94

33

32

Airborne Freight Corp

1,970.8

88.9

38.8

2.0

97

16,500

-

693.3

693.3

-

-

-

Dec-94

34

34

Malaysia Airlines

1,917.3

55.6

102.4

5.3

99

19,381

1,748.9

913.2

2,662.1

21,003.0

13.09

69.8

Mar-95

35

36

Sabena Group

1,837.1

39.3

(38.1)

-2.1

70

9,549

674.6

441.7

1,116.3

7,494.8

4.26

60.1

Dec-94

36

33

China Airlines

1,720.6

348.3

17.3

1.0

37

7,969

1,387.2

1,847.9

3,235.1

15,428.5

5.91

70.8

Dec-94

37

40

Air New Zealand

1,543.7

118.2

113.3

7.3

29

9,039

2,405.0

489.9

2,894.9

15,597.0

5.81

70.8

Jun-94

38

39

United Parcel Service

1,464.3

76.1

40.8

2.8

173

3,874

-

4,269.2

4,269.2

-

-

-

Dec-94

39

38

America West Airlines

1,408.8

146.4

62.2

4.4

87

10,715

1,786.0

145.3

1,931.3

19,686.4

15.70

67.7

Dec-94

40

44

Finnair

1,342.4

105.0

51.2

3.8

56

9,654

851.0

271.0

1,122.0

9,536.0

5.43

67.6

Mar-95

41

41

Alaska Air Group

1,315.6

75.0

22.5

1.7

137

9,034

1,214.8

113.2

1,328.0

13,389.4

12.44

62.8

Dec-94

42

42

South African Airways

1,216.6

191.3

34.7

2.9

45

9,554

1,275.1

253.2

1,528.3

11,522.0

4.60

63.3

Mar-95

43

37

Aer Lingus

1,198.8

102.4

(187.0)

-8.8

30

11,370

425.9

106.3

532.2

4,891.3

4.00

69.2

Mar-94

44

46

Gulf Air

1,136.3

12.3

21.3

1.9

44

6,435

907.2

426.1

1,352.3

9,755.0

4.61

62.7

Dec-94

45

43

Air China

1,048.1

31.5

36.1

3.4

61

14,000

1,054.4

646.4

1,700.8

11,791.9

5.36

63.4

Dec-94

46

49

El Al

1,035.9

14.0

1.4

23

3,407

893.3

1,066.4

1,959.7

9,925.0

2.47

72.7

Dec-94

47

48

Philippine Airlines

1,020.7

(16.2)

(64.6)

-6.3

45

13,700

1,382.5

382.2

1,764.7

14,042.7

6.90

68.7

Mar-95

48

47

Aeromexico

1,020.4

251.6

(670.9)

-65.7

56

5,939

933.1

82.5

1,015.6

10,998.6

8.54

64.5

Dec-94

49

62

Asiana Airlines

1,003.7

96.7

37.8

3.8

33

4,560

738.0

672.2

1,410.2

8,536.2

7.67

64.2

Dec-94

50

51

Aeroflot RIA

978.8

164.6

113.4

11.6

116

14,838

1,093.7

472.9

1,566.6

12,183.2

2.97

58.2

Dec-94

51

45

TAP Air Portugal

952.4

(15.6)

(180.4)

-18.9

36

8,742

682.7

193.6

876.3

7,585.8

3.52

69.0

Dec-94

52

54

Olympic Airways

928.6

(62.8)

0.0

58

10,848

758.6

135.0

893.6

8,428.5

5.81

64.4

Dec-94

53

52

Mexicana

924.2

(570.8)

-61.8

47

6,824

739.7

57.1

796.8

8,751.7

7.19

59.6

Dec-94

54

56

Turkish Airlines

920.4

(27.7)

(73.8)

-8.0

59

8,509

836.3

215.7

1,052.0

9,133.2

7.27

60.5

Dec-94

55

57

Britannia Airways

910.6

79.6

28

3,100

1,654.0

-

1,654.0

19,449.0

7.99

Dec-94

56

50

Austrian Airlines

908.0

(18.2)

0.8

0.1

24

3,751

428.0

98.6

526.6

4,608.4

2.99

63.0

Dec-94

57

58

Aerolineas Argentinas

907.4

(64.7)

(293.3)

-32.3

31

6,345

855.2

205.5

1,060.7

8,772.0

3.70

61.5

Jun-94

58

65

China Southern AL (Group)

900.0

63.6

46.3

5.1

77

12,095

923.0

274.2

1,197.2

12,842.8

12.06

71.0

Dec-94

59

86

Vasp

894.6

103.9

182.5

20.4

34

5,274

777.4

269.0

1,046.4

5,795.0

3.50

60.9

Dec-94

60

53

Air-India

818.8

38.6

64.0

7.8

26

18,067

726.3

367.5

1,093.8

8,004.7

1.99

59.8

Mar-94

61

61

Airlines of Britain Hldgs

794.7

2.8

2.6

0.3

66

4,903

360.7

8.3

369.0

4,007.9

6.61

69.6

Dec-94

62

55

Pakistan Int'l Airlines

793.4

30.8

4.7

0.6

49

20,382

932.3

432.7

1,365.0

10,108.5

5.65

66.7

Jun-94

63

EVA Air

737.5

23.8

0.0

20

4,611

1,037.0

877.0

1,914.0

11,526.0

2.13

70.3

Dec-94

64

64

Virgin Atlantic

730.0

13

1,056.4

401.7

1,458.1

11,691.0

1.64

73.5

Oct-94

65

60

China Eastern AL (Group)

716.9

219.6

51.7

7.2

57

8,810

504.4

389.5

893.9

6,914.6

5.61

69.1

Dec-94

66

63

Hapag Lloyd

663.8

22

1,499

874.1

874.1

9,711.0

4.03

83.0

Dec-94

67

59

DHL Airways

621.2

23.8

15.2

2.4

83

7,700

-

330.2

330.2

-

-

-

Dec-94

68

68

Emirates

600.0

49.4

24.4

4.1

15

3,666

565.0

302.0

867.0

5,895.0

2.00

69.9

Mar-94

69

67

Martinair Holland

594.5

96.7

28.8

4.8

13

2,145

795.3

1,005.7

1,801.0

8,835.8

1.83

Dec-94

70

74

Amtran (American Trans Air)

580.5

8.4

3.5

0.6

41

4,000

1,130.2

-

1,130.2

11,520.7

4.24

68.6

Dec-94

71

71

Indian Airlines

575.4

(28.0)

(8.2)

-1.4

55

22,182

584.9

110.1

695.0

7,246.0

7.89

68.6

Mar-94

72

80

Egyptair

565.2

(84.8)

(59.9)

-10.6

38

15,752

500.8

135.9

636.7

5,563.9

2.92

58.0

Dec-94

73

75

Transbrasil

562.2

34.4

45.6

8.1

27

4,520

403.6

257.6

661.2

4,484.0

2.80

55.4

Dec-94

74

72

Monarch Airlines

535.8

43.5

17.1

3.2

23

2,106

924.6

3.9

928.5

11,457.6

4.56

89.0

Apr-95

75

73

Braathens Safe

522.2

55.8

26.3

5.0

24

2,909

225.7

9.5

235.2

2,637.0

4.66

61.4

Dec-94

76

84

AOM French Airlines

522.0

13.0

(8.5)

-1.6

20

1,874

614.0

130.0

744.0

6,826.0

1.72

72.9

Dec-94

77

77

Avianca

500.0

29

3,332

420.0

55.5

475.4

3,611.3

3.79

60.0

Dec-94

78

69

Royal Air Maroc

488.2

40.2

11.3

2.3

31

5,415

333.2

50.1

383.3

4,831.3

2.26

69.3

Dec-94

79

79

Tunis Air

487.4

105.8

18.9

3.9

22

6,990

348.1

20.5

368.6

3,914.0

2.70

66.7

Dec-94

80

82

Kuwait Airways

470.0

17

5,820

398.7

267.1

665.8

4,386.9

1.70

61.7

Jun-94

81

85

Nippon Cargo Airlines

455.0

17.0

(1.0)

-0.2

6

606

-

1,488.0

1,488.0

-

-

-

Mar-95

82

76

Aviaco

441.7

31.2

3.0

0.7

32

1,813

211.5

8.0

219.4

2,491.2

5.20

59.2

Dec-94

83

70

Air Afrique

435.0

41.5

(3.6)

-0.8

16

4,394

246.6

165.3

411.9

2,740.0

0.85

62.2

Dec-94

84

83

Air 2000

428.3

65.8

21.6

5.0

18

1,278

859.0

-

859.6

9,989.0

4.40

89.5

Oct-94

85

94

LanChile

406.8

14.8

6.3

1.5

15

2,143

244.2

322.5

566.7

2,713.1

1.18

63.3

Dec-94

86

89

Air UK

404.2

1.5

0.4

34

1,972

117.0

2.0

119.0

1,303.0

2.60

53.1

Dec-94

87

78

Royal Jordanian

401.9

20.4

(44.1)

-11.0

5,312

413.5

242.6

656.1

4,267.8

1.26

64.7

Dec-94

88

97

Taesa

400.0

(12.0)

-3.0

28

4,241.2

3.05

64.4

Dec-94

89

88

Mesa Air Group

396.1

48.4

27.7

7.0

166

3,500

142.3

-

142.3

1,581.4

5.17

51.8

Sep-94

90

87

LOT Polish Airlines

393.4

18.8

0.9

0.2

20

4,161

359.4

61.0

420.4

4,003.0

1.58

66.3

Dec-94

91

92

Iran Air

391.3

65.6

(0.3)

-0.1

31

11,559

509.5

79.3

588.8

5,661.6

5.50

69.9

Mar-94

92

90

Malev Hungarian Airlines

377.6

(11.1)

(6.9)

-1.8

27

3,624

191.7

20.7

212.4

2,129.5

1.56

60.3

Dec-94

93

95

Aero Lloyd

376.4

3.1

0.8

19

852

486.0

-

486.0

5,400.0

2.46

77.8

Dec-94

94

Premiair

376.3

(1.5)

0.1

0.0

10

914

607.5

-

607.5

6,749.0

1.10

93.2

Dec-94

95

91

Tower Air

368.0

4.8

0.6

0.2

16

1,367

554.1

227.5

781.6

6,108.3

1.26

74.2

Dec-94

96

99

Comair

360.7

47.0

29.3

8.1

84

147.0

147.0

1,633.7

3.40

49.7

Mar-95

97

81

Air Algerie

332.0

(10.0)

(10.0)

-3.0

41

8,951

276.0

13.0

289.0

2,901.0

3.41

63.0

Dec-94

98

100

Atlantic Southeast AL

312.1

84.3

52.7

16.9

83

2,191

113.0

-

113.0

1,255.3

3.12

47.2

Dec-94

99

106

Cargolux Airlines Int'l

307.0

10.7

3.2

1.0

5

735

-

1,734.0

1,734.0

-

-

-

Dec-94

100

98

HAL Inc (Hawaiian Air)

306.1

(11.4)

163.2

53.3

20

2,136

418.0

52.0

470.0

4,607.7

4.57

72.2

Dec-94

TOTAL

244,910.7

10,898.8

(176.9)

-0.1

9,460

1,504,360

191,093.5

87,448.3

278,561.5

2,052,154.6

1,128.7

68.8

 

Source: Airline Business