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Top Ten US Airlines
by number of passengers. Here
is the list with original site
fo the airline. The list contains
top ten airlines of USA and Canaday
by passengers number.
1. Delta
Airlines
Founded in 1928, and first known
as Delta Air Service, Delta originally
served Texas, Mississippi and
Alabama. The main hub and headquarters
of Delta Airlines is in Atlanta,
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport (ATL). Delta has emerged
as the airline that offers the
most international flights out
of the United States, and has
its main hub in Atlanta.
2. American
Airlines
Founded in 1930 as American Airways,
American first flew routes from
Dallas to Boston, Chicago, New
York and Los Angeles. Dallas,
Texas is headquarters to American
Airlines, and its main hub is
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Airport (DFW), with other major
hubs in Chicago and Miami. American
Airlines has long been the largest
airline in the world, but has
been recently edged out in terms
of passengers by Delta.
3. Southwest
Airlines
Southwest Airlines was founded
in 1971 in Dallas, Texas. Southwest
is based in Dallas, Texas. Its
main hub is Dallas Love Field
Airport, as well as hubs in Las
Vegas and Chicago. This grand-daddy
of low cost airlines in the United
States now breaks the top 3 in
terms of passengers.
 4.
United
Airlines
1926 was the year that Varney's
commercial air mail service began,
which was a predecessor to United
Airlines. In 1931 the name United
Airlines was established. Chicago
holds the headquarters for United,
United's main hubs are Chicago
and Denver, with San Francisco
a hub for many Pacific routes.
5. US
Airways
In 1939, the predecessor of US
Airways was established. All American
Aviation Company served Ohio,
and the name change to US Air
came in 1979, with US Airways
being the most recent name change
in 1996. US Airways merged with
America West in 2005. Since merging
with America West, US Airways
has jumped in size. Currently,
US Airways is headquarted in Arizona,
with its main hubs being Charlotte,
Las Vegas, Phoenix and Philadelphia.
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