American Airlines' reign as the world's largest airline may be ending
American's 5-year reign as the world's largest airline may be coming to an end. By 2 major measures, American Airlines fell behind either Delta Air Lines or United Airlines in the rankings of the world's biggest air carriers during Q2. Delta brought in about US$530m more in revenue than American did between April and June. And measuring available seat miles, American is second behind United. It's the first time American hasn't ranked first in at least one of those categories since its merger with US Airways. American is still the largest carrier by several measures, including employees, fleet size, daily flights and destinations served, but the gap has been closing. American will likely regain some ground once the 737 Max groundings end. But either way, both Delta and United are a lot closer than they once were. <br/>
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American Airlines' reign as the world's largest airline may be ending
American's 5-year reign as the world's largest airline may be coming to an end. By 2 major measures, American Airlines fell behind either Delta Air Lines or United Airlines in the rankings of the world's biggest air carriers during Q2. Delta brought in about US$530m more in revenue than American did between April and June. And measuring available seat miles, American is second behind United. It's the first time American hasn't ranked first in at least one of those categories since its merger with US Airways. American is still the largest carrier by several measures, including employees, fleet size, daily flights and destinations served, but the gap has been closing. American will likely regain some ground once the 737 Max groundings end. But either way, both Delta and United are a lot closer than they once were. <br/>
