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United Airways is currently flying more kilometers more than any other airline in the world.
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With a large -scale fleet and an increasing number of the new one -corridor plane, United exceeded its competitors in size.
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This is possible due to the strategic decisions taken mainly after the Covid-19s, with a focus on local aviation.
The available kilometers available (asks) It is measured by hitting the number of seats flying by the airline with the number of kilometers that travel all its flights. This gives an excellent perspective of the actual size of the airline compared to other standards. After all, if you go to the size of the fleet, for example, Cape Air Cape
More than twice its size Virgin Atlantic
.
However, the three largest airlines in the world are largely the same with their measurement: US Airlines
and Delta Airlines
And United Airways
. When it comes to ASS, United recently took the initiative, and offers now 507,096,590,281 Annually Oaj 2024 data.
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Data destroy
To return to it, the runner -up for 2024 is US Airlines, followed by Delta, then The UAE
. Airlines that are ranked high in AS ask large fleets of high -capacity aircraft and a large number of long distance roads. As such, it is not difficult to know the reason that United is the number one.

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United currently has more planes than any other airline in the world, although Delta and America are close. However, the Chicago -based airline has tight aircraft aircraft is much fewer than wide aircraft. In fact, when it comes to local aviation, United last. However, with such a huge double fleet, the airline runs many long distance roads, which is why its measurement is high.
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United Airways bodies (April 2025)
Boeing 767-300ER |
37 |
Boeing 767-400er |
16 |
Boeing 777-200 |
19 |
Boeing 777-200er |
55 |
Boeing 777-300ER |
22 |
Boeing 787-8 |
12 |
Boeing 787-9 |
43 |
Boeing 787-10 |
21 |
the total |
225 |
Delta Air Lines’ Widebodies (April 2025)
Airbus A330-200 |
11 |
Airbus A330-300 |
31 |
Airbus A330-900 |
33 |
Airbus A350-900 |
36 |
Boeing 767-300ER |
39 |
Boeing 767-400er |
21 |
the total |
171 |
US Airways bodies (April 2025)
Boeing 777-200er |
47 |
Boeing 777-300ER |
20 |
Boeing 787-8 |
37 |
Boeing 787-9 |
22 |
the total |
126 |
* Fleet data above for each Ch-aivation *
When United flies more than 30 % of the broad bodies of Delta and about 100 More long aircraft from America, this will increase the number of Ask whether the number of short distance fleet is similar to competitors. Until recently, this was not the case.

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The growth of the last United Airways
United has always maintained an international presence than its contemporaries. However, it is his last growth in Short travelers The aviation that made it what it is today. In 2013, united It was reported that it contains 702 aircraft in its main fleet at the end of 2012, compared to more than 1000 that wears the Globe logo today. Within 12 years since this report, the WideBody Fleet has seen the following changes:
- five Boeing 767-200ers has been removed.
- 24 The gradual elimination of Boeing 747-400s has been eliminated.
- one Boeing 767-300ER has been canceled due to severe damage.
- 70 Boeing 787s was delivered.
- three Boeing 767-300ers is purchased from the used market.
- 22 The Boeing Airlines received 777-300 from Boeing.
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This means that United has grown his wide fleet 40 %By moving from 160 aircraft to 225. Since the end of 2012, at the same time, United removed the following single single plane:
- 10 Boeing 737-500s.
- 93 Boeing 757-200s.
- 23 Airbus A320s.
During the same period, the following narrow planes added to its fleet:
- four Boeing 737-700s.
- 11 Boeing 737-800s.
- 88 Boeing 737-900ers.
- 26 Airbus A319s.
- two Airbus A320s.
- 93 Boeing 737 maximum 9s.
- 116 Boeing 737 Max 8s.
- 35 Airbus a321neos.
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Lists here organize removal and retirement when these changes occur for the first time. For example, Dreamliners is listed before the 777-300er additions, because United received 787s for the first time before receiving the first Boeing 777-300ER.
What we see here is that United has grown its single fleet by 249 aircraft, which represents an increase 46 %. The growth really began in the last part of 2010, United jumped forward after the Covid-19s, where the only aircraft that were removed were the 75s supported by Whitney.

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United’s response
United Airways It is understood to be proud of this achievement, and is currently strengthening itself as the world’s largest flight. The year 2024 witnessed high -level profits and passenger numbers for the company, indicating the latest United strategy.
“United had a unique strategy of Covid and our employees have presented it to customers leading to an industry that was changing structurally and permanently. In 2024, it was strong in all fields for UNITED as we became a leading global airline and entered in 2025 as the demand trends continued in the acceleration that puts us on the road to a double -scale fragility before the result.” – CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby
In addition to the aircraft that was already taken by UNITED, the transport company also requested hundreds of narrow planes in addition to nearly 200 distinct wide requests:
He writes |
The number of suspended orders |
Variables |
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Airbus a321neo |
146 |
A321neo, A321xlr |
Boeing 737 Max |
304 |
737 Max 8, 737 Max 9, 737 Max 10 |
Airbus A350 |
45 |
A350-900 |
Boeing 787 Dreamliner |
145 (50 options) |
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Competition
United is currently the largest airline in the world by the number of the fleet and asks. but, US Airlines It is the airline that has the largest number of flights and most seats. Delta, in the meantime approaching all the standards and It leads to the maximum market.
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Before the Covid-19s, Delta was routinely a leading airline in the United States with regard to profitability, while America is often ranked. United tends to track behind both carriers, but not much. The twenties of the twentieth century have witnessed a shift in market dynamics, Delta and United are now the leading transport companies, while America has left.
Of course, it is important to note that this is not a zero game, as Delta continues to excel and the most profitable American airlines remain, and America is almost not about to die. However, United excels in an unprecedented way before, due to its renewed focus on local and strategic decisions to move to the market, such as adding entertainment screens.
We also have to think about the fact that during the Covid-19s:
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US Airways retirement All Airbus A330sBoeing 757s, Boeing 767s, and Embraer E190s.
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The Delta Airlines retired all Boeing 737-700s, Boeing 777sMcDonnell Douglas MD-88S, and McDonnell Douglas MD-90S.
Meanwhile, United’s Witti -supporting championship, with Witney, while maintaining 757s inherited from Continental. This allowed the addition of faster capacity than its competitors with dozens of new aircraft, which is why they are at the forefront today.
The bottom line
United provides more than any other airline in the world. It has orders for hundreds of tight bodies and 145 Boeing 787s, and the carrier fly more travelers more than in its long history. This comes from continuing to take advantage of its huge international presence while bridging the gap in flying in the short term.

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Delta is currently flying 820 Individual aircraft, while the Americans 859 And United 791. While the united, the carrier bridges the gap, and its huge broad fleet, along with the increasing number of one aircraft, is the reason that the carrier has such a high shape.
Covid-19 was one of the most severe economic crisis that the aviation industry may have faced. No one knew when to travel, regardless of the selection of the airlines that were made, the money remained burned. US Airlines to the staff. United’s decision to maintain most of its aircraft was a great risk, and the idea of its fruits was gambling.
Fortunately, the gambling, and the legendary young woman is now in a stadium with Delta, who was once the “King of the Hill” in the United States. Competition is good for the consumer, and Flying United is a much better experience today than 10 years, and it is another factor behind his last success.
Even US Airlines, which faced criticism to move the markets by intensifying cabins and removing entertainment screens, is making better adjustments to the competition, with new cabins appearing on the latest 787s and A321xlrs that look really great. United may now win, while Delta is also at the top of the American aviation industry. However, the real winner behind market transformations in the United States is passenger.