A positive trend continues for the fifth month in a row, with more and more and more aircraft coming out of storage. The total global fleet currently counts 27,790 aircraft, out of which 21,135 are active and 6,655 grounded. If we compare these numbers to May 2021, we can see the number of active aircraft has increased by another 5%, while the number of grounded aircraft has decreased by 12%.

Asia and North America still lead the list of continents with the highest number of active aircraft. Asia counts 7,446, while North America counts 6,577 active aircraft. Europe is following with 4,861, while Africa counts 819, South America 782, and Oceania 650. Compared to the last month’s figures, all of them record a minor increase which forms a positive trend.

Continent active grounded total
Africa 819 462 1281
Asia 7446 2555 10001
Europe 4861 1712 6573
North America 6577 1439 8016
Oceania 650 159 809
South America 782 328 1110
Grand Total 21135 6655 27790

Netherlands takes the lead in the TOP 10 countries with the highest percentage of active aircraft (with/more than 100 aircraft in their portfolio). Out of 221 aircraft, 214 are currently active. Among the Top 10 countries with the most active aircraft are China, Poland, Japan, Ethiopia, the Russian Federation, the United States of America, New Zealand, Hungary and Ireland.

Country active grounded total % active
Netherlands (the) 214 7 221 97%
China 3453 368 3821 90%
Poland 139 15 154 90%
Japan 554 65 619 90%
Ethiopia 96 13 109 88%
Russian Federation (the) 847 130 977 87%
United States of America (the) 5661 888 6549 86%
New Zealand 99 17 116 85%
Hungary 107 21 128 84%
Ireland 297 59 356 83%

Hong Kong leads the Top 10 countries with the highest amount of grounded aircraft. Out of 232 Hong Kong registered aircraft, a total of 154 aircraft are still parked. Among the Top 10 countries with the most inactive aircraft are Malaysia, Thailand, Nigeria, Viet Nam, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Iran, Canada and South Africa.

Country active grounded total % grounded
Hong Kong 78 154 232 66%
Malaysia 95 164 259 63%
Thailand 102 175 277 63%
Nigeria 43 69 112 62%
Viet Nam 98 131 229 57%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) 351 410 761 54%
Philippines (the) 107 114 221 52%
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 126 126 252 50%
Canada 455 393 848 46%
South Africa 108 87 195 45%

If we look at the Aircraft Lessors with more than 50 aircraft in their portfolio, the following 25 have the highest percentage of active aircraft:

We have used ch-aviation fleets advanced and fleets ownership data for this analysis. To get full and detailed insights on active and inactive aircraft, visit the following LINK.