This statistic illustrates the leading African airlines in terms of aircraft fleet as of December 2016. South Africa's largest airline, South African Airways, was ranked third on the list, with 54 aircraft in its fleet during that period.
Leading airlines in Africa with the highest number of aircraft in its fleet as of December 2016
(in units)
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Airline Leader. (January 1, 2017). Leading airlines in Africa with the highest number of aircraft in its fleet as of December 2016 (in units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687967/airlines-in-africa-fleet-size/
Airline Leader. "Leading airlines in Africa with the highest number of aircraft in its fleet as of December 2016 (in units)." Chart. January 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687967/airlines-in-africa-fleet-size/
Airline Leader. (2017). Leading airlines in Africa with the highest number of aircraft in its fleet as of December 2016 (in units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687967/airlines-in-africa-fleet-size/
Airline Leader. "Leading Airlines in Africa with The Highest Number of Aircraft in Its Fleet as of December 2016 (in Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687967/airlines-in-africa-fleet-size/
Airline Leader, Leading airlines in Africa with the highest number of aircraft in its fleet as of December 2016 (in units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687967/airlines-in-africa-fleet-size/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Leading airlines in Africa with the highest number of aircraft in its fleet as of December 2016 (in units) [Graph], Airline Leader, January 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/687967/airlines-in-africa-fleet-size/
