Aviation & Air transport - Interesting facts
General Facts • Air transport covers the shortest distance between two points, generally 30% shorter than the same route taken by a form of land transport. • Aviation boasts high occupancy rates exceed 75%, compared to 40-50% for trains and 30% for Cars. • Aviation now transports over 2.2 billion passengers annually. • 40% of international tourists now travel by air. • The world's 2,092 airlines have a total fleet of nearly 23,000 aircraft. • Air transport pays over US$40 billion annually to use its infrastructure - airport and air navigation services - through specific landing, passenger and air traffic control fees. • Over the past 40 years, emissions of hydrocarbons from aviation have been reduced by 90%. Fly your business with Aviation • Aviation's global economic impact is estimated at US$3.5 trillion, equivalent to 8% of world Gross Domestic Product (GDP). • The air transport industry generates a total of 32 million jobs globally. • In Europe, more than 7.5 mi...