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Posted On: 04/07/2017 9:31:59 PM
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IMO, looking through public company filings its amazing the percentage of airlines' fleets that are owned. Here is what I found:
Airline_______Owned Planes______ Lease_____Percent Owned _____Year Est.
Delta___________637_____________193_________76.80%___________1924
American_______519______________411_________55.81%___________1930
United__________391______________311_________55.70%__________1926
Alaska Air_______185______________100_________64.91%__________1932
SkyWest________256______________396_________39.26%__________1972
Spirit Air_________36_______________59__________37.89%__________1980
Jet Blue_________174______________53__________76.65%__________1998
Airline_______Owned Planes______ Lease_____Percent Owned _____Year Est.
Delta___________637_____________193_________76.80%___________1924
American_______519______________411_________55.81%___________1930
United__________391______________311_________55.70%__________1926
Alaska Air_______185______________100_________64.91%__________1932
SkyWest________256______________396_________39.26%__________1972
Spirit Air_________36_______________59__________37.89%__________1980
Jet Blue_________174______________53__________76.65%__________1998


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