As of 2020, China's transport airlines have employed 8,003 captain pilots flying A320 and 6,796 captain pilots operating B737, respectively. The aircraft composition of Chinese transport airlines is dominated by the European Union's Airbus series and the U.S. Boeing series.
Number of air captains employed by transport airlines in China as of 2020, by aircraft model
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Civil Aviation Administration of China. (March 11, 2021). Number of air captains employed by transport airlines in China as of 2020, by aircraft model [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005560/china-number-of-captains-employed-by-air-cargo-companies-by-type-rating/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. "Number of air captains employed by transport airlines in China as of 2020, by aircraft model ." Chart. March 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005560/china-number-of-captains-employed-by-air-cargo-companies-by-type-rating/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. (2021). Number of air captains employed by transport airlines in China as of 2020, by aircraft model . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005560/china-number-of-captains-employed-by-air-cargo-companies-by-type-rating/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. "Number of Air Captains Employed by Transport Airlines in China as of 2020, by Aircraft Model ." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005560/china-number-of-captains-employed-by-air-cargo-companies-by-type-rating/
Civil Aviation Administration of China, Number of air captains employed by transport airlines in China as of 2020, by aircraft model Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005560/china-number-of-captains-employed-by-air-cargo-companies-by-type-rating/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Number of air captains employed by transport airlines in China as of 2020, by aircraft model [Graph], Civil Aviation Administration of China, March 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005560/china-number-of-captains-employed-by-air-cargo-companies-by-type-rating/