In a 2021 survey, 40 percent of pilots believe that it would take up to two years for the aviation industry to recover to pre-COVID conditions. 23 percent on the other hand believe it would take longer, up to three years.
When do you think aviation will make a full recovery to pre-COVID levels?
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Demographics
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Technology
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Market demand
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- Number of pilots working for British Airways worldwide 2008-2015
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Flightglobal. (January 18, 2022). When do you think aviation will make a full recovery to pre-COVID levels? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203801/global-opinion-on-how-long-aviation-industry-will-take-to-recover/
Flightglobal. "When do you think aviation will make a full recovery to pre-COVID levels?." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203801/global-opinion-on-how-long-aviation-industry-will-take-to-recover/
Flightglobal. (2022). When do you think aviation will make a full recovery to pre-COVID levels?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203801/global-opinion-on-how-long-aviation-industry-will-take-to-recover/
Flightglobal. "When Do You Think Aviation Will Make a Full Recovery to Pre-covid Levels?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203801/global-opinion-on-how-long-aviation-industry-will-take-to-recover/
Flightglobal, When do you think aviation will make a full recovery to pre-COVID levels? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203801/global-opinion-on-how-long-aviation-industry-will-take-to-recover/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
When do you think aviation will make a full recovery to pre-COVID levels? [Graph], Flightglobal, January 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203801/global-opinion-on-how-long-aviation-industry-will-take-to-recover/