Airline	Country	Fleet (2005)	Revenue, 2005 (USD Millions)
Southwest	USA	454 B737s	7,584
EasyJet	UK	62 A319s; 43 B737s	2,365
Ryanair	Ireland	107 B737s	2,044
jetBlue	USA	89 A320s; 19 ERJs	1,701
Air Berlin	Germany	8 A319s/A320; 40 737s; 3 Other	1,457
Virgin Blue	Australia	47 B737s	1,335
WestJet	Canada	56 B737s	1,197
Gol	Brazil	47 B737s	1,140
Frontier	USA	51 A318s/A319s/A320s	944
AirAsia	Malaysia	6 A320s; 21 B737s	174

Source: Air Transport World, July 2006.

Selected Low-Cost Carriers

There are now dozens of low-cost carriers (LCCs) across the world. Those listed above are the largest in their respective regions of the world, so AirAsia would be a very small player in the USA but it has been a pioneering and influential LCC in Southeast Asia.

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