ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2025
ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2024
ch-aviation established the Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award to honour airlines worldwide that recognize the importance of investing in modern fleets. By incorporating next-generation aircraft, these airlines significantly lower CO2 emissions in the aviation sector and enhance fuel efficiency. Sustainability remains a major challenge, demanding continuous innovation and progress. To acknowledge their commitment, ch-aviation presents this award as a tribute to their efforts.
This year, for the first time, we are also recognizing the youngest fleet among business jet operators.
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
2025
World’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award Winner
2025
World’s Youngest Business Jet Fleet Award Winner
2025
Winners in categories:
Winners in categories:
1. Uganda Airlines
Uganda Airlines earns the “ch-aviation Africa’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award” for the fifth consecutive year with a fleet of two A330-800neo and four CRJ900LR aircraft and average age of 5,12 years. Founded in 2018 as a scheduled carrier, Uganda Airlines has been steadily expanding its fleet. Today, it serves 13 countries and 17 destinations and operates 21 routes.
2. Air Tanzania
Air Tanzania has the second youngest aircraft fleet in Africa, with 16 aircraft and an average aircraft age of 6.16 years. Founded in 1977, Air Tanzania serves 27 destinations in 12 countries through over 40 routes.
3. Jambojet
Jambojet has the third youngest aircraft fleet in Africa. It is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and a low-cost carrier with a fleet of eight de Havilland DHC8-Q400s. The average age of Jambojet’s fleet is 6.32 years.
4. Air Cairo
Air Cairo has the fourth youngest fleet in Africa with 36 aircraft, averaging 6.92 years in age. Founded in 2003 as a subsidiary of EgyptAir, they serve 68 destinations in 19 countries via 119 routes.
5. Air Austral
Fifth place belongs to Air Austral, operating under the same AOC as their subsdiary EWA Air. Together they have a fleet of 10 aircraft, with an average age of 7.23 years.
1. Starlux Airlines
Starlux Airlines won the title of the youngest aircraft fleet worldwide and on a continent level for the third year in a row. A Taiwanese carrier founded in 2017 has a fleet of 26 Airbuses, with an average aircraft age of 2.62 years, Starlux Airlines serves 31 destinations in1 countries through their 34 routes.
2. flyadeal
flyadeal has the second youngest fleet in Asia. Based in Saudi Arabia, the Saudia LCC subsidiary has a fleet of 38 aircraft with an average age of 3.58 years. They currently serve 28 destinations across seven countries via 47 routes.
3. flynas
flynas comes in third, with its fleet of 61 Airbus aircraft averaging 4.03 years. The Saudi Operator serves 29 countries, 69 destinations, and 134 routes.
4. IndiGo Airlines
IndiGo Airlines ranked fourth with a fleet of 410 aircraft and an average aircraft age of 4.38 years. The low-cost carrier serves 24 countries, 126 destinations, and 670 routes and is based at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport.
5. Genghis Khan Airlines
Genghis Khan Airlines takes fifth place in Asia, with an average fleet age of 4.41 years. Previously known as Tianjiao Airlines, this young airline from China founded in 2018 has a fleet of seven aircraft. They currently serve 1 country, 11 destinations via 17 routes.
1. KM Malta Airlines
First place belongs to the KM Malta Airlines, a young Maltese scheduled carrier, has distinguished itself with a modern fleet of A320-200 aircraft. Founded in 2023, it counts eight aircraft in its fleet, with an average aircraft age of 3.36 years. From their base at Paris Orly (ORY), they currently serve 11 countries and 18 destinations via 17 routes.
2. Corsair
Corsair, a French scheduled carrier won second place in Europe, with a fleet of 11* aircraft and an average age of 4.19 years. Corsair fully operates a fleet of nine Airbus A330neo, while two of their Airbus A330ceo aircraft remain on their AOC, but are no longer in active operation. Corsair serves ten countries, 14 destinations, and 24 routes.
3. airBaltic
airBaltic comes in third, with its fleet’s age averaging 4.39 years. The Latvian airline rebranded from Baltic International Airlines in 1995. Today, its fleet consists of 49 aircraft, serving 38 countries, 80 destinations, and 130 routes.
4. Binter Canarias
Fourth place goes to Binter Canarias, a Spanish operator with 41 aircraft in its fleet (Including Canair and Naysa) and an average aircraft age of 4.52 years. Founded in 1989, Binter Canarias connects 6 countries and 37 destinations throughout 63 routes.
5. PLAY
The fifth place goes to Icelandic carrier PLAY, with 10 Airbus jets averaging 4.59 years. From its base at Reykjavik Keflavik (KEF), PLAY serves 21 countries, 39 destinations, and 38 routes.
1. Arajet
Arajet, the carrier from the Dominican Republic, known as flycana from 2018 to 2021 has the youngest fleet in North America. Their fleet comprises ten aircraft with an average age of 4.05 years. Based at Santo Domingo Las Américas International (SDQ), they serve 23 destinations in 17 countries via 31 routes.
2. Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines won second place in North America and fourth in the category of 100+ aircraft, with a fleet of 159 aircraft and an average age of 4.77 years. Frontier Airlines’ main base is in Denver, serving 13 countries, 103 destinations, and 394 routes.
3. Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines took third place with a fleet of 213 aircraft and an average age of 5.93 years. Based in Florida, they serve 14 countries, 80 destinations via 328 routes.
4. Breeze Airways
The fourth place belongs to Breeze Airways. Its fleet comprises 49 aircraft with an average age of 5.96 years. Breeze serves 1 country, 68 destinations across 282 routes.
5. Flair Airlines
Flair Airlines won fifth place, with a fleet of 20 Boeing aircraft. Their average age comes up to 6.21 years. Founded through a merger with NewLeaf in 2017, Flair Airlines serves 5 countries and 29 destinations over 61 route.
1. Fiji Airways
Fiji Airways Group wins the “ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award” in Oceania by operating 23 aircraft with an average age of 7.48 years. The two-airline member group, consisting of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link, serve 14 countries, 36 destinations and 44 routes.
2. Air Tahiti
Ranked second is Air Tahiti, with a fleet of 12 aircraft and an average age of 7.57 years. Based in French Polynesia, Air Tahiti serves two countries, 48 destinations and 109 routes.
3. Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand won third place, with 112 aircraft and an average age of 10.47 years. Air New Zealand commenced operations in 1940 and established a route network spanning 18 countries and 49 destinations, over 77 routes.
4. Jetstar Airways
Jetstar Airways (together with Jetstar Asia Airways) is in fourth place, with the average age of its 101-strong fleet being 10.65 years. Since 2004, Jetstar Airways’ headquarters have been at Melbourne’s Tullamarine International Airport. It serves 18 countries, 49 destinations, and 77 routes.
5. Virgin Australia
The fifth place belongs to the Virgin Australia Group. The average age of its 106 aircraft fleet is 13.17 years. The group consists of Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International and Virgin Australia Regional serving 10 countries, 53 destinations and 111 routes.
1. JetSMART
JetSMART Group wins the “ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award” in South America. JetSMART Group includes JetSMART Colombia, JetSMART Perú and JetSMART Argentin, and together they have a fleet of 44 aircraft and an average age of 3.19 years. The group is headquartered in Santiago de Chile and serves 8 countries, 50 destinations and 96 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 36 aircraft in its fleet, with an average aircraft age of 4.06 years. The group serves seven countries, 44 destinations, and 65 routes.
3. Clic
Clic took third place with a fleet of 19 aircraft and an average age of 6.96 years. Based in Bogotá El Dorado International (BOG), they serve one country, 33 destinations and 41 routes.
4. Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
The fourth place belongs to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (including Azul Conecta). Its fleet comprises 187 aircraft with an average age of 8.08 years. Since 2008, its headquarters have been in Sao Paulo, serving eight countries, 152 destinations across 329 routes.
5. avianca
The fifth place belongs to the avianca group consisting of avianca airlines, avianca airlines Ecuador, avianca airlines El Salvador, avianca cargo, avianca express, avianca Honduras and Avianca Costa Rica. The average age of the group’s 112 aircraft fleet is 9.93 years, and they serve 28 countries, 82 destinations and 184 routes.
1. IndiGo Airlines
IndiGo Airlines ranked first in the category of “100+ aircraft in their fleet” and fourth in Asia with a fleet of 410 aircraft and an average aircraft age of 4.38 years. The low-cost carrier serves 24 countries, 126 destinations, and 670 routes and is based at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport.
2. Pegasus Airlines
Second place goes to Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish operator with 118 aircraft in its fleet and an average aircraft age of 4.66 years. Founded in 1990, Pegasus Airlines connects 51 countries and 151 destinations, serving 290 routes from its headquarters in Istanbul.
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 227 aircraft and an average age of 4.77 years. Together, they serve a network of 363 routes across 135 destinations and 44 countries.
4. Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines won second place in North America and fourth in the category of 100+ aircraft, with a fleet of 159 aircraft and an average age of 4.77 years. Frontier Airlines’ main base is in Denver, serving 13 countries, 103 destinations, and 394 routes.
5. Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines took third place in North America and fifth in the category “100+ aircraft in their fleet” with a fleet of 213 aircraft and an average age of 5.93 years. Based in Florida, they serve 14 countries, 80 destinations via 328 routes.
1. JetOUT
JetOUT is U.S.-based passenger charter operator, with a fleet of six Gen2 business jets, including five Citation Jet 4 Gen2 and one Citation M2 Gen2, averaging the 1.63 years.
2. Summit Aviation
Summit Aviation is a business/private charter operator from the United States, operating 20 Embraer’s Phenoms with an average aircaft age of 2.27 years.
3. Platoon Aviation
Platoon Aviation is a business/private charter operator from Germany, Europe. Platoon operates nine Pilatus PC-24s with an average aircraft age of 2.65 years.
4. Cobalt Air (United Stated of America)
Cobalt Air won has 4th World’s youngest business jet fleet with a fleet of 18 Pilatus PC-24s and an average aircraft age of 3.22 years.
5. Jetfly Aviation
Jetfly Aviation is another business/private charter operator from Europe. Based in Luxembourg, they operate 14 Pilatus PC-24s and three Cirrus Vision Jets G2+, with an average aircraft age of 3.35 years.
1. NetJets
The youngest business jet fleet in the category “50+ aircraft in their fleet” has NetJets Group, counting 1007 aircraft with an average aircraft age of 8,23 years. NetJets Group includes the following operators: NetJets Aviation, Executive Jet Management, Executive Jet Management Europe, Netjets Business Aviation, Netjets UK and Netjets Transportes Aereos.
2. FlexJet
FlexJet group ranks second among business jet operators with 50 or more aircraft in their fleet. It counts 307 aircraft in its fleet, averaging 8.79 years.
3. Vista Group
The third place belongs to the Vista Group. The group comprised of VistaJet (Malta), VistaJet (Germany), Jet Edge, JetSelect Aviation, Red Wing Aviation, XOJET Aviation and Talon Air has a fleet of 299 aircraft and an average age of 14.03 years.
4. Skyservice Business Aviation
Fourth place goes to Skyservice Business Aviation, a Canadian business/private charter operator with 56 aircraft in its fleet and an average aircraft age of 14.35 years.
5. Jet Linx Aviation
The fifth place belongs to the Jet Linx Aviation with a fleet of 103 aircraft and an average age of 17.63 years.
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Award Methodology
ch-aviation maintains one of the industry’s most extensive and detailed commercial and business aviation databases, enabling the assessment of the youngest aircraft fleets. This vast intelligence covers over 110,000 aircraft, more than 13,500 active airlines, 2,900 aircraft owners, and more. To determine the award winners, ch-aviation considered only active commercial operators—both passenger and cargo—with at least five aircraft, so as the active business jet operators. A consolidated AOC list was used for airline groups with multiple Air Operator Certificates (AOCs).
Which Data has been used in the analysis?
*Data from ch-aviation aircraft data as of 31.1.2025.
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