ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2024
ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2024
ch-aviation established the Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award to revere airlines worldwide who understand the value and necessity of investing in their fleets, introducing new-generation aircraft that considerably reduce CO2 emissions in the aviation industry and improve fuel economy. Sustainability represents a significant challenge and will continue to require giant leaps forward for the aviation industry. Hence, the ch-aviation has decided to honour them with this award that celebrates their effort.
It is important to note that this award is based entirely on non-manipulable aircraft data. There is no jury or any other subjective parameter involved.
ch-aviation established the Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award to revere airlines worldwide who understand the value and necessity of investing in their fleets, introducing new-generation aircraft that considerably reduce CO2 emissions in the aviation industry and improve fuel economy.
Sustainability represents a significant challenge and will continue to require giant leaps forward for the aviation industry. Hence, the ch-aviation has decided to honour them with this award that celebrates their effort.
It is important to note that this award is based entirely on non-manipulable aircraft data. There is no jury or any other subjective parameter involved.
World’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award Winner
2024
World’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award Winner 2024
We are happy to announce that Starlux Airlines has won for the second year in a row the “ch-aviation World’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2024″,
with an average aircraft age of 2.04* years.
We are happy to announce that Starlux Airlines has won for the second year in a row the”ch-aviation World’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2024″, with an average aircraft age of 2.04* years.
Winners in categories:
Winners in categories:
1. Uganda Airlines
First place goes to Uganda Airlines, with an average aircraft age of 4.04* years. Its fleet comprises six jets, two of which are Airbus while the remaining four are Bombardier. Founded in 2018 as a scheduled carrier, Uganda Airlines has been steadily expanding its fleet. Today, it serves 11 countries and 14 destinations and operates 16 routes.
2. Jambojet
Jambojet has the second youngest aircraft fleet in Africa. It is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and a low-cost carrier with a fleet of eight aircraft, namely three Boeing 737s and three de Havilland DHC8-Q400s. The average age of Jambojet’s fleet is 5.23* years.
3. Air Tanzania
Air Tanzania has the third youngest aircraft fleet in Africa, with 14 aircraft and an average aircraft age of 5.84* years. Founded in 1977, Air Tanzania serves 24 destinations in 10 countries through over 37 routes.
4. Air Cairo
Air Cairo has the fourth youngest fleet in Africa with 31 aircraft, averaging 6.53* years in age. Founded in 2003 as a subsidiary of EgyptAir, they serve 73 destinations in 27 countries via 144 routes.
5. Air Austral
Fifth place belongs to Air Austral. Operating as Air Réunion from 1986 to 1990 and before that as Réunion Air Service, Air Austral is part of Alliance Vanille. It has a fleet of 9 aircraft, with an average age of 7.14* years.
1. Starlux Airlines
Starlux Airlines won the title of the youngest aircraft fleet worldwide and on a continent level for the second year in a row. A Taiwanese carrier founded in 2017 has a fleet of 21 Airbuses, with an average aircraft age of 2.04* years, Starlux Airlines serves 23 destinations in 9 countries through their 22 routes.
2. Vistara
Vistara took second place in Asia and third worldwide. With its headquarters in Delhi, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, this scheduled carrier has a fleet of 67 aircraft with an average age of 2.94* years. They serve 50 destinations in 17 countries via 90 routes.
3. flyadeal
flyadeal has the third youngest fleet in Asia and fourth worldwide. Based in Saudi Arabia, the Saudia LCC subsidiary has a fleet of 32 aircraft with an average age of 3.10* years. They currently serve 19 destinations across five countries via 31 routes.
4. Genghis Khan Airlines
Genghis Khan Airlines takes fourth place in Asia, with an average fleet age of 3.51* years. Previously known as Tianjiao Airlines, this young airline from China founded in 2018 has a fleet of 6 aircraft. They currently serve 11 destinations via 14 routes.
5. Peach Aviation
The fifth place belongs to Peach Aviation from Japan. Based in Osaka Kansai International (KIX), this subsidiary of All Nippon Airways has a fleet of 35 aircraft averaging 3.74* years old. They serve 21 destinations in 6 countries via 37 routes.
1. PLAY
The first place goes to Icelandic carrier PLAY, with 10 Airbus jets averaging 3.51* years. From its base at Reykjavik Keflavik (KEF), PLAY serves 19 countries, 40 destinations, and 39 routes.
2. airBaltic
airBaltic comes in second, with its fleet’s age averaging 3.54* years. The Latvian airline rebranded from Baltic International Airlines in 1995. Today, its fleet consists of 46 aircraft, serving 41 countries, 82 destinations, and 130 routes.
3. Wizz Air
The third place belongs to the Wizz Air Group. The group comprised of Wizz Air, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Wizz Air Malta, and Wizz Air UK has a fleet of 198 aircraft and an average age of 4.42* years. Together, they serve a network of 404 routes across 140 destinations and 45 countries.
4. Pegasus Airlines
Fourth place goes to Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish operator with 108 aircraft in its fleet and an average aircraft age of 4.53* years. Founded in 1990, Pegasus Airlines connects 50 countries and 136 destinations, serving 267 routes from its headquarters in Istanbul.
5. French Bee
Fifth place belongs to the French Bee, a member of the Air Caraibes Alliance. Founded in 2018, it counts six aircraft in its fleet, with an average aircraft age of 4.59* years. From their base at Paris Orly (ORY), they currently serve seven destinations in four countries via seven routes.
1. Lynx Air
Lynx Air wins first place in North America and second worldwide. The Canadian carrier counts nine aircraft in its fleet, with an average age of 2.81* years. Since 2021, the airline has headquarters in Alberta and serves 20 destinations.
2. Arajet
Arajet, the carrier from the Dominican Republic, known as flycana from 2018 to 2021 comes in second. Their fleet comprises eight aircraft with an average age of 2.93* years. Based at Santo Domingo Las Américas International (SDQ), they serve 22 destinations in 16 countries via 26 routes.
3. Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines won third place in North America and second in the category of 100+ aircraft, with a fleet of 136 aircraft and an average age of 4.38* years. Frontier Airlines’ main base is in Denver, serving ten countries, 88 destinations, and 332 routes.
4. Flair Airlines
Flair Airlines won fourth place, with a fleet of 20 Boeing aircraft. Their average age comes up to 5.13* years. Founded through a merger with NewLeaf in 2017, Flair Airlines runs over 90 routes throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
5. VivaAerobus
VivaAerobus, a Mexican low-cost carrier with an average aircraft age of 5.45* years, takes fifth place in North America. Its fleet counts 81 aircraft, serving 62 destinations and 196 routes.
1. Fiji Airways
Fiji Airways Group wins the “ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award” in Oceania by operating 21 aircraft with an average age of 7.11* years. The two-airline member group, consisting of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link, serves 35 destinations and 42 routes.
2. Air Tahiti
Ranked second is Air Tahiti, with a fleet of 11 aircraft and an average age of 7.16* years. Based in French Polynesia, Air Tahiti serves 48 destinations and 108 routes.
3. Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand won third place, with 108 aircraft and an average age of 9.55 years. Air New Zealand commenced operations in 1940 and established a route network spanning 18 countries and 50 destinations.
4. Jetstar Airways
Jetstar Airways from Australia is in fourth place, with the average age of its 81-strong fleet being 10.67* years. Since 2004, Jetstar Airways’ headquarters have been at Melbourne’s Tullamarine International Airport. It serves 11 countries, 38 destinations, and 107 routes.
5. Virgin Australia
The fifth place belongs to the Virgin Australia Group. The average age of its 101-aircraft fleet is 13.40* years. The group consists of Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International, and Virgin Australia Regional, serving 53 destinations and 109 routes.
1. JetSMART
JetSMART Group wins the “ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award” in South America and fifth place worldwide. JetSMART Group includes JetSMART, JetSMART Perú and JetSMART Argentina, and together they have a fleet of 32 aircraft and an average age of 3.05* years. The group is headquartered in Santiago de Chile and serves 36 destinations and 53 routes.
2. SKY Airline
Second place in South America belongs to SKY Airline Group from Chile. The group, made of Sky Airline (Chile) and SKY Airline Perú, counts 30 aircraft in its fleet, with an average aircraft age of 3.71* years. The group serves eight countries, 44 destinations, and 58 routes.
3. Clic
Clic took third place with a fleet of 20 aircraft and an average age of 6.40* years. Based in Bogotá El Dorado International (BOG), they serve 30 destinations and 41 routes.
4. Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
The fourth place belongs to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras from Brazil. Its fleet comprises 175 aircraft with an average age of 7.67* years. Since 2008, its headquarters have been in Sao Paulo, serving 160 destinations across 392 routes.
4. Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
The fourth place belongs to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras from Brazil. Its fleet comprises 175 aircraft with an average age of 7.67* years. Since 2008, its headquarters have been in Sao Paulo, serving 160 destinations across 392 routes.
5. avianca
The fifth place belongs to the avianca group consisting of avianca airlines, avianca airlines Ecuador, avianca airlines El Salvador, avianca cargo, and avianca express. The average age of the group’s 152 aircraft fleet is 8.81* years, and they serve 75 destinations and 161 routes.
1. IndiGo Airlines
Among airlines with 100 or more aircraft in their fleet, IndiGo Airlines comes in first. They have a fleet of 344 aircraft and an average aircraft age of 3.94* years. The low-cost carrier serves 23 countries, 114 destinations, and 620 routes and is based at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport.
2. Frontier Airlines
Frontier ranks second among airlines with 100 or more aircraft in their fleet. It counts 136 aircraft in its fleet, averaging 4.38* years. Operating for 29 years, the low-cost carrier has its headquarters in Denver and serves 88 destinations.
3. Wizz Air
The third place belongs to the Wizz Air Group. The group comprised of Wizz Air, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Wizz Air Malta, and Wizz Air UK has a fleet of 198 aircraft and an average age of 4.42* years. Together, they serve a network of 404 routes across 140 destinations and 45 countries.
4. Pegasus Airlines
Fourth place goes to Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish operator with 108 aircraft in its fleet and an average aircraft age of 4.53* years. Founded in 1990, Pegasus Airlines connects 50 countries and 136 destinations, serving 267 routes from its headquarters in Istanbul.
5. Volaris
The fourth place belongs to the Volaris Group. The group comprised of Volaris, Volaris Costa Rica, and Volaris El Salvador has a fleet of 129 aircraft and an average age of 5.82* years. They serve six countries, 68 destinations, and 219 routes from their base in Mexico.
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Award Methodology
ch-aviation maintains one of the industry’s largest and most comprehensive databases, used to determine the youngest aircraft fleet. The intelligence covers over 77,000 aircraft, more than 4,800 active airlines, 2,900 aircraft owners, and more. To determine the Award’s winners, ch-aviation included only active commercial operators (both passenger and cargo aircraft) with five or more aircraft and used consolidated Air Operator Certificate lists for airline groups with multiple AOCs. Aircraft in a VIP configuration are excluded from the list.
Which Data has been used in the analysis?
*Data from “ch-aviation fleets” as of 31.12.2023.
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