The Data Drop
More than half the airlines ever created no longer exist.
Most didn't even last 12 years.
If you started an airline today, the odds say it won't exist by 2037. Fuel eats the margins. Debt kills the rest. And one bad year can end decades of flying overnight. Since 1919, we've watched it happen over and over.
By Country
The US has lost over 200. Italy lost 84% of every airline it ever had. Hover a country to see its numbers.
Survival
Half of all failed airlines died before their 11th birthday. Only 1 in 4 made it to 30. The curve drops fast and never recovers.
The dead
Each one had a logo, a livery, gate agents, and regulars who knew the flight attendants by name. Then one day it was just over. Click any for the story.
Still here
These airlines survived world wars, oil shocks, pandemics, and competitors who had more money, newer planes, and better routes. They're still here.
All of them
Airlines don't die because people stop flying.
They die because flying is one of the hardest businesses on Earth.
Fuel is expensive. Margins are thin. One bad quarter can undo a decade of work. And the sky doesn't care who you are.
The Data Drop
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