This statistic illustrates the number of pilots active in the airline industry worldwide in 2018 and gives a projection for 2028. In 2018, there were a total of 315,000 active pilots working in the aviation industry.
Number of active pilots in the airline industry in 2018 and 2028
(in 1,000s)
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Flightglobal. (October 11, 2018). Number of active pilots in the airline industry in 2018 and 2028 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/740147/active-pilots-airline-industry/
Flightglobal. "Number of active pilots in the airline industry in 2018 and 2028 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740147/active-pilots-airline-industry/
Flightglobal. (2018). Number of active pilots in the airline industry in 2018 and 2028 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740147/active-pilots-airline-industry/
Flightglobal. "Number of Active Pilots in The Airline Industry in 2018 and 2028 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740147/active-pilots-airline-industry/
Flightglobal, Number of active pilots in the airline industry in 2018 and 2028 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740147/active-pilots-airline-industry/ (last visited June 04, 2020)
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