age of fleet by airline
Last updated on Aug 11, 2016. (Advertisement) * Please note that the average fleet age is based on our own calculations and may differ from actual figures! Only supported aircraft types that are active with this airline are included in the calculations. Please refer to the current fleet list to see each aircraft's individual age. (Advertisement) Average Fleet Age for Selected Airlines. The following links will go to detailed airline fleet age information compiled by AirFleets.net. The AirFleets.net data also breaks down aircraft age by aircraft model within that airline's fleet. Fleet age data is from AirFleets.net, which only analyzes selected aircraft models, so fleet age values may apply only to a portion of an airline's fleet. In other words, these figures should be fairly close to accurate and will give us a good idea of fleet age, but they may not be right on the money. Without further ado, here are the fleet age rankings from newest to oldest for the nation's 15 largest airlines: Virgin America -- 5 years. Age of Fleet. The average age of planes in the Jazeera Airways fleet is 3.1 years, which is about 7.3 years younger than the average for all international airlines. Compared to the entire airline industry, the Jazeera Airways fleet is 7.2 years younger than the average. These factors can include everything from the cooperation of external costs such as jet fuel prices and public perception of the airline industry, to internal factors like labor union cooperation, total debt levels, and the overall age of company's fleet. Source: Josh Beasley, Wikimedia Commons. We'll get into the mechanics of whether older or younger fleets are better, and what advantages and disadvantages each group offers in a minute, but let's first look at where each of the 15 U.S. airlines rank among fleet age. The nation's airline fleets. For my research I used data compiled by AirFleets.net. A look at the world's 15 oldest airlines. Photo: HARRESS/IBTimes. Public airlines with market capitalizations of at least $1 billion were considered. Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (AF:EN) were ranked separately, as were Avianca and Taca. Each pair of airlines operates under the same company. Average Age of Fleet. New Fleet. The average age of planes in the Jazeera Airways fleet is 3.1 years, which is about 7.3 years younger than the average for all international airlines. Compared to the entire airline industry, the Jazeera Airways fleet is 7.2 years younger than the average. Notes and disclaimers. Fleet age data is from AirFleets.net, which only analyzes selected aircraft models, so fleet age values may apply only to a portion of an airline's fleet. The age of individual aircraft within an airline may be much higher or much lower than the average for the entire airline's fleet. Visit AirFleets.net site for airlines not listed on this page, and the FAA certificate and fleet information for selected US carriers page for additional data on selected US carriers. Jazeera Airways has a fleet of 7 aircrafts, which is one of the smaller fleets among all international airlines (about 114 fewer than the average).
3.1 years for Jazeera Airways