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Starlux Airlines wins “ch-aviation World’s Youngest Fleet Award” for second year

Starlux Airlines, a renowned Taiwanese carrier, has won the “ch-aviation World’s and Asia’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award” for the second year in a row, with the fleet’s average aircraft age of only 2.04* years!

The airline stands out again for its dedication to maintaining a modern fleet, contributing to fuel efficiency and sustainability.

To determine which airlines currently operate the youngest aircraft fleets, ch-aviation maintains an extensive aircraft database of more than 4,800 active operators, more than 77,000 aircraft, and 2,900 aircraft owners worldwide.

Thomas Jaeger, the CEO of ch-aviation, said of the Award, “ch-aviation established the Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award to revere airlines worldwide who understand the value and necessity of investing in their fleets, introducing new-generation aircraft that considerably reduce CO2 emissions in the aviation industry and improve fuel economy. Sustainability represents a significant challenge and will continue to require giant leaps forward for the aviation industry.

 “Hence, the ch-aviation has decided to honour them with this award that celebrates their effort. It is essential to say that this Award is entirely based on non-manipulable fleet data. There is no jury or any other subjective parameter involved.”

 Here are the Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets worldwide:

RankingOperatorContinentAverage aircraft ageFleet Size
1Starlux AirlinesAsia2.04 years21
2Lynx AirNorth America2.81 years9
3ArajetNorth America2.93 years8
4VistaraAsia2.94 years67
5JetSMART*South America3.05 years32

* Includes: JetSMART, JetSMART Perú, JetSMART Argentina

 The Award also acknowledges:

  • The Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets from Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America
  • The Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets worldwide in the category “100+ aircraft in their fleet”

Africa’s Top Five Youngest Aircraft Fleets:

RankingOperatorAverage aircraft ageFleet Size
1Uganda Airlines4.04 years6
2Jambojet5.23 years8
3Air Tanzania5.84 years14
4Air Cairo6.53 years31
5Air Austral7.14 years9

Asia’s Top Five Youngest Aircraft Fleets:

RankingOperatorAverage aircraft ageFleet Size
1Starlux Airlines2.04 years21
2Vistara2.94 years67
3flyadeal3.10 years32
4Genghis Khan Airlines3.51 years6
5Peach Aviation3.74 years35

 

 Europe’s Top Five Youngest Aircraft Fleets:

 

RankingOperatorAverage aircraft ageFleet Size
1PLAY3.51 years10
2airBaltic3.54 years46
3Wizz Air**4.42 years198
4Pegasus Airlines4.53 years108
5French Bee4.59 years6

 ** Includes: Wizz Air, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Wizz Air Malta, Wizz Air UK

 North America’s Top Five youngest aircraft Fleets:

 

RankingOperatorAverage aircraft ageFleet Size
1Lynx Air2.81 years9
2Arajet2.93 years8
3Frontier Airlines4.38 years136
4Flair Airlines5.13 years20
5VivaAerobus5.45 years81

 

 South America’s Top Five  Youngest Aircraft Fleets:

RankingOperatorAverage aircraft ageFleet Size
1JetSMART*3.05 years32
2SKY Airline***3.71 years30
3Clic6.40 years20
4Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras7.67 years175
5avianca****8.81 years152

* Includes: JetSMART, JetSMART Perú, JetSMART Argentina

*** Includes: SKY Airline (Chile), SKY Airline Perú

**** Includes: avianca airlines, avianca airlines Ecuador, avianca airlines El Salvador, avianca cargo, avianca express

 Oceania’s Top Five Youngest Aircraft Fleets:

RankingOperatorAverage aircraft ageFleet Size
1Fiji Airways*****7.11 years21
2Air Tahiti7.16 years11
3Air New Zealand9.55 years108
4Jetstar Airways10.67 years81
5Virgin Australia******13.40 years101

***** Includes: Fiji Airways and Fiji Link

****** Includes: Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International, and Virgin Australia Regional

 World’s top  youngest aircraft fleets in the category “100+ aircraft in their fleet”:

RankingOperatorContinentAverage aircraft ageFleet Size
1IndiGo AirlinesAsia3.94 years344
2Frontier AirlinesNorth America4.38 years136
3Wizz Air**Europe4.42 years198
4Pegasus AirlinesEurope4.53 years108
5Volaris*******North America5.82 years129

 ** Includes: Wizz Air, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Wizz Air Malta, Wizz Air UK

******* Includes: Volaris, Volaris Costa Rica, Volaris El Salvador

 

About the Methodology

“ch-aviation maintains one of the industry’s largest and most comprehensive databases, used to determine the youngest aircraft fleet. The intelligence covers over 77,000 aircraft, more than 4,800 active airlines, 2,900 aircraft owners, and more.

To determine the Award’s winners, ch-aviation included only active commercial operators (both passenger and cargo aircraft) with five or more aircraft and used consolidated Air Operator Certificate lists for airline groups with multiple AOCs. Aircraft in a VIP configuration are excluded from the list.”

*Data from “ch-aviation fleets” as of 31.12.2023.

 About ch-aviation

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