The total global fleet size currently counts 28,064 aircraft, of which 21,957 are active and 6,107 are grounded. There is a 1% rise in the active worldwide fleet and a 2% drop in grounded aircraft compared to the previous month. Compared to August 2020, the active aircraft fleet increased by 21%.

Continent active grounded total
Africa 854 430 1284
Asia 7185 2843 10028
Europe 5640 1039 6679
North America 6873 1256 8129
Oceania 581 236 817
South America 824 303 1127
Grand Total 21957 6107 28064

Asia and North America continue to have the most active aircraft, with Asia having 7,185 and North America having 6,873 respectively. Europe is third with 5,640 active aircraft, followed by Africa with 854, South America with 824, and Oceania with 581. Compared to the previous month, Asia and Oceania slightly reduced active fleet numbers, while other continents noted a modest increase.

The active fleet of the Netherlands continues to expand month after month, and it still ranks first among the Top10 countries with the most active aircraft (with/more than 100 aircraft in its portfolio). 218 of the 221 aircraft are currently active. Hungary, Poland, Malta, Ireland, Ethiopia, Austria, Japan, the Russian Federation, and Spain follow, with over 88 % of the active fleet.
Country active grounded total % active
Netherlands (the) 218 3 221 99%
Hungary 128 6 134 96%
Poland 144 11 155 93%
Malta 233 20 253 92%
Ireland 319 32 351 91%
Ethiopia 93 10 103 90%
Austria 201 22 223 90%
Japan 566 65 631 90%
Russian Federation (the) 911 108 1019 89%
Spain 365 50 415 88%

Viet Nam is the country with the highest number of grounded aircraft. Out of 231 registered aircraft, a total of 182 are grounded. Among the Top 10 countries with the most inactive aircraft are Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Africa, the Philippines, Iran, Nigeria and Singapore.

Country active grounded total % grounded
Viet Nam 49 182 231 78,79%
Thailand 62 204 266 76,69%
Malaysia 95 160 255 62,75%
Hong Kong 100 153 253 60,47%
Indonesia 272 327 599 54,59%
South Africa 92 96 188 51,06%
Philippines (the) 107 109 216 50,46%
Iran (the Islamic Republic of) 131 123 254 48,43%
Nigeria 60 50 110 45,45%
Singapore 127 103 230 44,78%

We also looked at Aircraft Lessors having more than 50 aircraft in their inventory. The top 25 with the largest percentage of active aircraft are shown below.