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Old Jul 25, 2019, 10:57 am
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Originally Posted by Beltway2A
By what measure was AA previously the world's largest airline?
Originally Posted by g289t
Maybe by number of aircraft? The US big three keep leapfrogging each other when one merges with another airline. AA became the largest when it took over TWA. Delta got Northwest. United merged with Continental. AA acquired US Airways.
There are several metrics that can be used. Review this URL quickly, before someone edits it to reflect these most recent changes.

"Worlds largest airlines"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%...rgest_airlines

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