In 2020, the total number of licensed pilots in the Chinese civil aviation industry amounted to 69,442. By type, there were 37,881 pilots with aircraft commercial pilot licenses, accounting for 55 percent of the total.
Number of civil aviation pilots in China from 2018 to 2020, by type
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Civil Aviation Administration of China. (June 10, 2021). Number of civil aviation pilots in China from 2018 to 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/997387/china-number-of-licensed-pilots-by-type/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. "Number of civil aviation pilots in China from 2018 to 2020, by type." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/997387/china-number-of-licensed-pilots-by-type/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. (2021). Number of civil aviation pilots in China from 2018 to 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/997387/china-number-of-licensed-pilots-by-type/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. "Number of Civil Aviation Pilots in China from 2018 to 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/997387/china-number-of-licensed-pilots-by-type/
Civil Aviation Administration of China, Number of civil aviation pilots in China from 2018 to 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/997387/china-number-of-licensed-pilots-by-type/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Number of civil aviation pilots in China from 2018 to 2020, by type [Graph], Civil Aviation Administration of China, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/997387/china-number-of-licensed-pilots-by-type/