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Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines operates the World’s and Asia’s youngest aircraft fleet in 2023. Boasting an average aircraft age of only 1.22 years, it has been named the winner of the “ch-aviation World’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2023″.

The ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award recognises airlines across the globe which maintain young, modern, and efficient aircraft. Airlines dedicated to keeping their fleet young with new-generation aircraft contribute significantly to decreasing CO2 emissions within the aviation industry and help achieve better fuel efficiency.

To determine which airlines currently operate the youngest aircraft fleets, ch-aviation maintains an extensive aircraft database consisting of more than 4,800 active operators, more than 69,000 aircraft, and 1,000 lessors worldwide.

Thomas Jaeger, the CEO of ch-aviation, said of the Award:

“ch-aviation’s Youngest Fleet Award recognises airlines dedicated to keeping their fleet young and using new generation aircraft. This subject is extremely important to all of us in the industry and the whole world because CO2 emissions are a global issue affecting us all. We at ch-aviation believe it is critical to recognise those airlines that truly work hard toward fixing this problem by keeping their fleets young because they’re the ones that make a difference. This Award acknowledges their efforts and is an incentive to keep up the good work. 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:

Ranking Operator Continent Average aircraft age Fleet Size
1 Starlux Airlines Asia 1.22 years 18
2 flyadeal Asia 2.56 years 27
3 Lynx Air North America 2.90 years 6
4 SKY Airline (Chile) South America 2.94 years 28
5 Uganda Airlines Africa 3.01 years 6

The Award also acknowledges:

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

World’s Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets in the category “100+ aircraft in their fleet”:

Ranking Operator Continent Average aircraft age Fleet Size
1 IndiGo Airlines Asia 3.57 years 297
2 Wizz Air Europe 4.31 years 169
3 Frontier Airlines North America 4.52 years 119
4 Volaris North America 5.49 years 116
5 Spring Airlines Asia 6.68 years 119

Africa’s Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets:

Ranking Operator Average aircraft age Fleet Size
1 Uganda Airlines 3.01 years 6
2 Jambojet 4.38 years 7
3 Air Tanzania 5.66 years 12
4 Air Seychelles 6.14 years 7
5 Air Austral 6.71 years 10

Asia’s Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets:

Ranking Operator Average aircraft age Fleet Size
1 Starlux Airlines 1.22 years 18
2 flyadeal 2.56 years 27
3 Vistara 3.33 years 55
4 Akasa Air 3.45 years 13
5 IndiGo Airlines 3.57 years 297

 

 

 

 

Europe’s Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets:

Ranking Operator Average aircraft age Fleet Size
1 PLAY Airlines 3.17 years 8
2 airBaltic 3.80 years 41
3 Norse Atlantic Airways 4.15 years 9
4 Pegasus Airlines 4.40 years 96
5 Helvetic Airways 4.87 years 16

North America’s Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets:

Ranking Operator Average aircraft age Fleet Size
1 Lynx Air 2.90 years 6
2 Flair Airlines 4.15 years 30
3 Frontier Airlines 4.52 years 119
4 VivaAerobus 5.28 years 69
5 Volaris 5.51 years 116

Oceania’s Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets:

Ranking Operator Average aircraft age Fleet Size
1 Fiji Airways 6.14 years 19
2 Air Tahiti 7.14 years 9
3 Air New Zealand 8.64 years 105
4 Jetstar Airways 10.99 years 83
5 Virgin Australia 13.02 years 95

South America’s Top 5 youngest aircraft fleets:

Ranking Operator Average aircraft age Fleet Size
1 SKY Airline (Chile) 2.94 years 28
2 JetSMART 3.24 years 22
3 Viva 3.36 years 21
4 EasyFly (Colombia) 5.37 years 20
5 Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras 7.68 years 169