The November global fleet size currently counts 28,124 aircraft, of which 22,401 are active and 5,723 are grounded. We notice a slight increase in active aircraft and a slight decrease in grounded aircraft when compared to the last month. Comparing November 2021 with November 2020, we see a noticeable 15% rise in the active global fleet.

 

Continent active grounded total
Africa 854 427 1281
Asia 7591 2409 10000
Europe 5412 1216 6628
North America 7022 1216 8238
Oceania 657 178 835
South America 865 277 1142
Grand Total 22401 5723 28124

 

Asia and North America have kept their leading positions with the most active aircraft. Asia occupies first place with 7,591 aircraft, whereas North America counts 7,022. Europe comes in third with an active fleet of 5,412, followed by South America (865) and Africa (854). Just as the previous month, Oceania has the least numbers (657). All continents experienced growth in active aircraft compared to last month except for Europe, whose active fleet fell by almost 2%.

Hungary has overtaken The Netherlands for first place among the Top 10 countries with the most active aircraft (with more than 100 aircraft in its portfolio). At the moment, 128 of Hungary’s 134 aircraft are active. Following are The Netherlands, Poland, Ireland, Japan, Austria, Ethiopia, the USA, Turkey, and Malta, with each country counting more than 86% of active fleet.

Top 10 countries with the highest percentage of active aircraft (with/more than 100 aircraft in their portfolio)

country active grounded total % active
Hungary 128 6 134 95,52%
Netherlands (the) 204 15 219 93,15%
Poland 148 14 162 91,36%
Ireland 312 35 347 89,91%
Japan 569 67 636 89,47%
Austria 190 25 215 88,37%
Ethiopia 96 13 109 88,07%
United States of America (the) 5834 878 6712 86,92%
Turkey 464 72 536 86,57%
Malta 229 36 265 86,42%

 

The country with the most grounded aircraft is Hong Kong, with just over half its fleet grounded. Nevertheless, the countries’ overall grounded aircraft numbers have decreased. Last month, Viet Nam and Hong Kong had 72% and 61% aircraft grounded, respectively, whereas now the highest percentage of grounded fleet is 55%. Nigeria, Iran, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa, and Singapore are also among the top ten countries with the most grounded aircraft.

Top 10 countries with the highest percentage of grounded aircraft (with/more than 100 aircraft in their portfolio)

country active grounded total % grounded
Hong Kong 111 141 252 55,95%
Nigeria 54 57 111 51,35%
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 125 130 255 50,98%
Malaysia 133 119 252 47,22%
Thailand 140 125 265 47,17%
Philippines (the) 116 98 214 45,79%
Viet Nam 129 102 231 44,16%
Indonesia 332 233 565 41,24%
South Africa 110 67 177 37,85%
Singapore 138 81 219 36,99%

 

Top 25 Airlines with the most active aircraft (with 100 or more aircraft in their fleet)

The airline with the most active aircraft is Malta Air, with 135 aircraft in their fleet and 100% currently active. Malta Air is followed by Spirit Airlines, Wizz Air, Envoy Air, Frontier Airlines, and Spring Airlines, each airline counting 97% or more active aircraft in their fleet. All top 25 airlines on the list have at least 88% of their aircraft active.

We have also analysed data regarding Lessors managing more than 50 aircraft. The top 25 Lessors with the highest percentage of active aircraft in their portfolio are listed below.

After analysing active/grounded aircraft by market group, we can see that Narrowbody Jets are still the most in-demand, with 71% active – the same number as last month. Regional and Widebody Jets are almost tied for second place, counting 63% and 62% active aircraft, respectively. Regional Turboprops continue to be the least used, with only 57% active.