Just because an airline is a national airline, that doesn't mean its going to have many aircraft. In fact, some of these smallest national airlines have only have one operational aircraft. One notable airline not appearing on this list is Air Greenland .
Even though Greenland Air only has a single commercial jet (an Airbus A330neo) , it has a number of helicopters and turboprop aircraft. CNN recently ran an article on the world's smallest flag carrier airlines, but according to data provided by ch-aviation , the number of operational aircraft in these fleets is much smaller than listed in the article. While some of these airlines (like Air Marshall Island) are focused on connecting the disparate islands that make up the nation, others (like Air Aruba) are focused on bringing leisure travelers to their country.
Separately, it's not just commercial fleets; in the military world, some of the world's smallest air forces also only operate a single aircraft . 1 Air Albania One active aircraft Country: Albania Active aircraft: 1 A320-200 Total inventory: 2 (including one inactive Boeing 737-200) Until Air Albania was founded in 2018, Albania was the only country in the Balkans that lacked a flag carrier. Albania has a long and complicated history with Turkey (being a Muslim-majority country and part of the Ottoman Empire for many years), so perhaps it is little surprise that 49% of the company is owned by Turkish Airlines .
Today, Air Albania operates a single Airbus A320-200 . Air .
