AIRLINE INDUSTRY

Commonly referred to as commuters, are non certificated carriers.

• Regional air carriers

• Small Regionals

• Medium Regionals

• Large Regionals

Have become a critical part of the business plan of LCCs and make substantial contributions to profits.

• Hub-and-Spoke

• Frequent Fliers Program

• Code Sharing

• Ancillary Revenues

A business arrangement in which two or more airlines publish and market the same flight under their own airline designator as part of their published schedule.

• Hub-and-Spoke

• Frequent Fliers Program

• Code Sharing

• Ancillary Revenues

Routes are relatively short averaging 400 nautical miles.

• Major air carriers

• National air carriers

• Regional air carriers

• Low-Cost carriers

Operates over a trip distance of 100 to 400 miles and at lower altitudes than flights of long-haul carriers.

• Major air carriers

• National air carriers

• Regional air carriers

• Low-Cost carriers

Certificated carriers with annual gross revenues between $10 million and $99.9 million.

• Regional air carriers

• Small Regionals

• Medium Regionals

• Large Regionals

Airlines with annual gross revenues between 100 million USD and 1 billion USD.

• Major air carriers

• National air carriers

• Regional air carriers

• Low-Cost carriers

Airlines with annual gross revenues of over one billion USD.

• Major air carriers

• National air carriers

• Regional air carriers

• Low-Cost carriers

American Airlines

• Major air carrier

• National air carrier

• Regional air carrier

• Low-Cost carrier

RyanAir

• Major air carrier

• National air carrier

• Regional air carrier

• Low-Cost carrier