Top publicly traded airlines by number of employees

Rank Logo Name Ticker Employees Price Today % Country
1 American Airlines AAL 138,100 $12.45 1.03% USA
2 United Airlines Holdings UAL 111,300 $106.31 0.88% USA
3 Air China 601111.SS 104,909 $1.10 0.38% China
4 Delta Air Lines DAL 103,000 $59.76 0.49% USA
5 Lufthansa LHA.DE 98,739 $8.73 0.77% Germany
6 China Southern Airlines 600029.SS 97,899 $0.85 0.33% China
7 China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS 85,168 $0.57 0.74% China
8 Air France-KLM AF.PA 76,566 $13.94 3.18% France
9 Southwest Airlines LUV 72,242 $32.52 0.77% USA
10 Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS 64,570 $7.73 0.63% Turkey
11 International Consolidated Airlines BABWF 52,762 $5.05 0.00% Spain
12 ANA Holdings 9202.T 41,225 $19.64 0.95% Japan
13 LATAM Airlines LTM 39,657 $47.17 0.84% Chile
14 Air Canada AC.TO 37,200 $13.73 0.32% Canada
15 Japan Airlines 9201.T 36,500 $20.81 1.66% Japan
16 Hainan Airlines 900945.SS 34,906 $0.29 2.38% China
17 Alaska Airlines ALK 29,773 $57.25 0.26% USA
18 InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) INDIGO.NS 26,164 $64.50 0.64% India
19 Ryanair RYAAY 26,000 $55.79 1.69% Ireland
20 Cathay Pacific 0293.HK 23,800 $1.36 0.47% Hong Kong
21 Jetblue Airways JBLU 23,000 $5.03 1.18% USA
22 Singapore Airlines C6L.SI 22,819 $5.10 0.61% Singapore
23 Vietnam Airlines HVN.VN 21,130 $1.36 5.54% Vietnam
24 Qantas Airways QAN.AX 20,000 $7.29 0.00% Australia
25 easyJet EZJ.L 17,797 $6.11 1.07% UK
26 Korean Air Lines 003495.KS 16,969 $17.04 0.83% S. Korea
27 Capital A (Air Asia) 5099.KL 16,149 $0.19 0.62% Malaysia
28 Azul AZUL 15,763 $0.50 0.00% Brazil
29 Jet2 JET2.L 14,053 $18.41 1.51% UK
30 GOL Airlines GOLL4.SA 13,919 $0.22 11.82% Brazil
31 Spirit Airlines SAVEQ 13,167 $0.46 0.00% USA
32 SkyWest SKYW 12,876 $104.24 0.27% USA
33 Air New Zealand AIR.NZ 11,650 $0.35 1.67% New Zealand
34 Pegasus Airlines PGSUS.IS 9,020 $5.62 1.22% Turkey
35 Wizz Air WIZZ.L 8,816 $16.72 2.44% Jersey
36 Spring Airlines 601021.SS 8,489 $7.61 1.56% China
37 Copa Holdings CPA 7,909 $119.75 0.89% Panama
38 Frontier Airlines ULCC 7,906 $5.19 1.52% USA
39 Asiana Airlines 020560.KS 7,622 $6.86 0.95% S. Korea
40 VietJet Aviation VJC.VN 6,951 $5.21 1.86% Vietnam
41 Volaris VLRS 6,843 $6.75 0.90% Mexico
42 Norwegian Air Shuttle NAS.OL 6,227 $1.61 1.81% Norway
43 Allegiant Air ALGT 6,057 $61.00 2.42% USA
44 Air Astana 7YH.F 5,586 $5.36 0.44% Kazakhstan
45 Finnair FIA1S.HE 5,387 $3.54 0.07% Finland
46 Chorus Aviation CHR.TO 4,345 $14.39 0.56% Canada
47 Icelandair ICEAIR.IC 3,325 $0.008129 1.20% Iceland
48 Aegean Airlines AEGN.AT 3,131 $16.31 1.61% Greece
49 Sun Country Airlines SNCY 3,124 $12.62 4.39% USA
50 El Al Israel Airlines ELAL.TA 3,013 $4.50 2.32% Israel
51 T’way Air 091810.KS 1,938 $1.36 0.11% S. Korea
52 Cargojet CJT.TO 1,854 $71.64 0.34% Canada
53 Mesa Air MESA 1,838 $1.34 4.29% USA
54 Norse Atlantic ASA NORSE.OL 1,110 $0.91 2.74% Norway
55 Alliance Aviation Services AQZ.AX 1,082 $1.48 2.27% Australia
56 Enter Air ENT.WA 737 $15.57 2.73% Poland
57 Fly Play PLAY.IC 466 $0.003875 6.00% Iceland
58 Bangkok Airways BA.BK N/A $0.43 1.45% Thailand
59 Nok Air NOKPF N/A $0.008000 20.00% Thailand
60 China Airlines 2610.TW N/A $0.69 0.71% Taiwan
61 Jeju Air 089590.KS N/A $4.75 0.45% S. Korea
62 Air Busan 298690.KS N/A $1.44 0.49% S. Korea
63 EVA Air 2618.TW N/A $1.28 0.39% Taiwan
64 Jin Air 272450.KS N/A $6.03 0.24% S. Korea
65 SpiceJet SPICEJET.BO N/A $0.36 0.13% India
66 Exchange Income Corporation EIF.TO N/A $53.13 2.16% Canada
67 Jazeera Airways JAZEERA.KW N/A $4,358 0.00% Kuwait
68 Abu Dhabi Aviation ADAVIATION.AE N/A $1.55 1.07% UAE
69 flyExclusive FLYX N/A $5.21 1.70% USA
70 Air Arabia AIRARABIA.AE N/A N/A 0.00% UAE
71 Flynas Company 4264.SR N/A $20.85 0.90% S. Arabia