Airline Activity

The Friday File: Measured by passenger miles, American was the #1 US airline in 2015 with 223 billion revenue-miles, followed by Delta at 210 and United at 209. Ranked by passengers, American carried 201.2 million, Delta 179.4 and Southwest 144.6 million. By market capitalization, Delta wins at $37 billion, followed by Southwest at $28 billion and American at $26 billion. By customer service, it’s Alaska followed by Virgin then Delta.