The world's largest airlines can be defined in several ways.American Airlines Group is the largest by its fleet size, revenue, passengers carried and revenue passenger mile. Delta Air Lines is the largest by assets value and market capitalization, while Southwest Airlines leads by profit. Lufthansa Group is the largest by number of employees, FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers, Turkish Airlines by number of countries served and UPS Airlines by number of destinations served (or United Airlines when excluding freight-only carriers).

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By revenue[edit]

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Note that Emirates is a state-owned company and is thus not included in this list of public companies. Its 2014-2015 revenue was DH 88.819 billion (US$24.2 billion), profit DH 4.555 billion (US$1.24 billion), and assets DH 111.362 billion (US$30.34 billion) with 56,725 employees.

By passengers carried[edit]

The IATA reports numbers for individual air operator's certificates and groups of multiple airlines can report larger numbers.

By scheduled passenger-kilometers flown (millions)[edit]

By scheduled freight ton-kilometers (millions)[edit]

By fleet size[edit]

By number of countries served[edit]

By number of routes[edit]

By number of destinations[edit]

By brand value[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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Data extracted in November 2018.

Planned article update: December 2019.

Rail freight transport for main undertakings, EU-28, 2006-2017

• Data for Belgium have been estimated for period 2013-2017. Data for Croatia have been estimated in 2016. Quarterly data have been used for Belgium in 2012 and for Luxembourg for the period 2008-2011.

This article focuses on recent rail freight transport statistics in the European Union (EU). The total performance in the EU-28 can be estimated at around 416 billion tonne-kilometres in 2017.

Positive trend of the EU-28 transport performance since 2013

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The evolution of the EU-28 rail freight transport performance between 2006 and 2017 is presented in Figure 1. The EU-28 rail freight transport peaked at 438 billion tonne-kilometres in 2007 after an increase of 4.4 % compared with 2006. A sharp decrease was observed between 2008 and 2009 (-17.4 %), down to 353 billion tonne-kilometres, as result of the economic crisis. A recovery immediately followed with steady increases in 2010 and 2011 (+8.0 % and +7.3 %). After a decline in 2012 (-3.8 %), rail freight transport performance rebounded in 2013 (+1.3 %) and remained relatively stable between 2014 and 2016 (+0.4 %). Eventually, a noticeable increase of rail freight transport performance has been registered in 2017 (+3.2 %), reaching a post economic crisis peak at 416 million tonne-kilometres.

The evolution of the EU-28 rail freight transport performance at quarterly level is presented in Figure 2. At quarterly level, the movements were more erratic. No seasonal pattern can be identified according to the trend observed.Post economic crisis, a peak of activity was reached in the 2nd quarter of 2011 with 104 billion tonne-kilometres. Since this period, the transport performance never went below 93 billion tonnes (lowest point reached in 1st quarter 2013). Focusing on 2017, transport performance substantially increased in all quarters compared to the same quarters of previous year (+7.1 % in the 1st quarter, +3.1 % in the 2nd quarter, +3.6 % in the 3rd quarter, +1.1 % in the 4th quarter).

Year-to-year development differs significantly at national level

The change in transport performance between 2016 and 2017 is presented for each reporting country in Figure 3. A growth in transport performance between 2016 and 2017 was registered for seventeen EU Member States, the EFTA country Norway, and the candidate countries Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. In absolute terms, Germany recorded the largest decrease between 2016 and 2017 (-3.9 billion tonne-kilometres), followed by Latvia (- 0.9 billion tonne-kilometres) and Italy (-0.3 billion tonne-kilometres). In contrast, four countries reported absolute increases of more than 1 billion tonne-kilometres over the same period, namely Poland (+6.2 billion tonne-kilometres), Hungary (+2.8 billion tonne-kilometres), Lithuania (+1.6 billion tonne-kilometres) and Romania (+1.5 billion tonne-kilometres).

The change in tonnes of freight transported between 2016 and 2017 is presented for each reporting country in Figure 4. The picture is slightly different compared with transport performance in tonne-kilometres. Indeed, sixteen EU Member States, along with Norway, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, registered an increase between 2016 and 2017, while a drop was observed for eight EU Member States and Switzerland.In absolute terms, Germany recorded the largest decrease between 2016 and 2017 (-15.0 billion tonnes), followed by Latvia (-4.0 billion tonnes) and the United Kingdom (-2.2 billion tonnes). In contrast, Poland reported an increase of 33.4 million tonnes and three countries reported absolute increases of more than 4 billion tonnes over the same period, namely Romania (+8.2 billion tonnes), Lithuania (+5.0 billion tonnes) and Austria (+4.7 billion tonnes).

In percentage, the highest increase between 2016 and 2017 in total rail freight transport performance among the EU Member States was recorded by Greece (+41.1 %), followed by Hungary (+26.9 %), Poland (+13.1 %) and Romania and Slovenia (both +12.2 %). Substantial growths were also observed for Montenegro (+50.2 %), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (+24.6 %), Norway (+22.0 %) and Turkey (+11.0 %). At the other end of the scale, the largest decrease between 2016 and 2017 was registered in Latvia (-5.4 %) followed by Germany (-3.4 %), with a large decrease also observed in Switzerland (-7.8 %)

Geographical location plays a key role in the share of international transport

Rail freight transport performance by type of transport (national, international loadings/unloadings and transit) in total tonne-kilometres performed is shown in Figure 5 and Table 1. The share of international transport in the various countries is strongly linked to their geographical position within Europe. For the EU-28 as a whole, the share of international loadings could be estimated at almost 16 % in 2017, international unloadings at 22 %, transit at 12 % and national at 50 %.

The Member States registering the highest share of international transport are located in key corridors within the European market. In the Baltic States of Latvia and Estonia, situated at the border between the EU and Russia, international unloadings accounted for 86 % and 62 % of the total transport performance in 2017, respectively. The Netherlands, strategically situated in the heart of the European market, registered a share of international loadings of 61 % in total tonne-kilometres performed. The key import port of Rotterdam, with large sea/rail transfers of goods dispatched within the European Union, strongly influence these figures. By contrast, countries with specific geographical characteristics (at the periphery of the European Union or islands) recorded a low share of international transport by rail. Small shares are observed for the United Kingdom (3 %) and Denmark (11 %). For such countries, the preferred mode for international freight transport remains maritime transport, goods being delivered at the nearest port to the point of their destination and then being forwarded in the country mainly by road, but also by rail (accounted as national transport). Turkey also recorded a low percentage (3 %) which may also be linked to its peripheral position.

Regarding transit transport, Denmark registered the highest share in 2017, with 83 %, followed by Switzerland (63 %) and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (62 %). In contrast, six EU Member States and Norway did not report any transit transport.

When looking at national transport, the highest shares were observed in 2017 for the United Kingdom (97 %), Spain (81 %), Portugal (79 %) , Romania (73 %), Bulgaria (72 %) and Poland (70 %). In contrast, national transport represented only 1 % in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 3 % in Latvia, 6 % in Denmark, 7 % in the Netherlands and 9 % in Luxembourg.

The largest increases in national transport performance among the EU member States were observed for Hungary (+26.1 %), Estonia (+17.1 %), Greece (+16.9 %), Poland (+13.0 %) and Bulgaria (+12.2 %). Substantial growth was also registered in Montenegro (+96.1 %), Norway (+23.2 %) and Turkey (+11.7 %). On the contrary, substantial decreases were registered in Luxembourg (-13.7 %), Denmark (-12.0 %) and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (-11,3%).

For total international transport performance the highest increase was for Greece (+46.8 %) followed by Norway (+19.3 %), Bulgaria (+15.9 %) , Finland (+14.9 %) and Romania (+14.1 %). In contrast, Denmark registered the largest decrease (-10.8 %), followed by Latvia (-9.9 %) and Turkey (-8.8 %).

Regarding transit transport, the highest rise was observed for Latvia (+111.6 %) and Romania (+105.3 %) while the largest decrease was registered by Spain (no transit reported in 2017), followed by Bulgaria (-35.7 %).

Rail freight transport by type of transport (national, international loadings/unloadings and transit) in tonnes are shown in Figure 6 and Table 2. The picture for tonnes is quite similar to tonne-kilometres. In 2017, 99 % of goods in tonnes concerned national transport in the United Kingdom but only 4 % in Latvia. The Netherlands registered a share of 61 % of international loadings. By contrast, Finland has only 1 % of international loadings in 2017. The registered shares of international unloadings in 2017 are highest in Latvia (84 %), among all countries, while Ireland does not have international unloadings. In 2017, transit represented 74 % of goods transported by rail transport in Denmark.

At national level, the biggest increase between 2016 and 2017 was registered in Greece (+39.2 %). In contrast, the highest decrease was observed in Luxembourg (-30.7 %). When looking at international transport, Romania registered the highest increase (+24.3 %), followed by Poland (+23.1 %), while Latvia (+-13.5 %) observed the largest decrease, along with Montenegro (-22.8 %).,

Data sources

The figures presented in this article have been extracted from the Eurostat rail transport database. They include data on national, international and transit transport of the Member States, EFTA and Candidate countries, collected according to the Regulation (EU) No 2018/643 recast of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2032. There is no railway in Cyprus and Malta.The various elements present data collected under the detailed reporting system, meaning that data include only main undertakings which are defined as follows:

• Until 2015: undertakings with a total transport performance greater than 500 million tonne-km or 200 million passenger-km.
• From 2016: undertakings with a total volume of goods transport of at least 200 million tonne-km or at least 500 000 tonnes or o total volume of passengers transport of at least 100 million passenger-km.

Railway undertakings which are below the thresholds may be included for some countries.Basic results and derived indicators (such as growth rates and shares in % of total) in the tables are rounded. However, the figures are based on the non-rounded original data. As a result, the sum of shares in % of total, as shown in the tables, is not necessarily equal to 100 %.Explanatory notes for countries are available in the metadata on the Eurostat website.Symbols

Context

The content of this statistical article is based on data collected within the framework of Regulation (EU) No 2018/643 recast of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2032.

• Transport, see:

Railway transport (t_rail)

Goods transport by rail (ttr00006)

• Transport, see:

Railway transport (rail)

Railway transport measurement - Goods (rail_go)

Historical data (1982-2002) (rail_go_h)

• Regulation (EU) No 2018/643 recast of Regulation (EU) No 2016/2032.

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