With the innovation in aviation and the continuous growth of aircraft speed, nowadays we can travel further and faster by air within shorter time. The following chart shows the increment of aircraft speed in 70 years.
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The global airline industry expanded by 12% in 2010 to generate revenue of more than $501 billion. It is predicted that the aviation industry will be worth $714 billion in 2015, representing 42% growth in five years. In terms of volume, the global airline industry grew 6% in 2010 to reach almost 2.4 billion passengers; this figure is forecast to climb more than 28% by 2015 to exceed 3 billion passengers.
The following video shows an animation of all commercial air traffic in the world during a 24-hour period, with each point of light represents a plane.
(Source: youtube)
A glance at the global aviation market:
Aviation is a vital part of the increasingly globalised world economy, facilitating the growth of international trade, tourism and international investment, and connecting people across continents. The economic impacts and benefits of aviation can be summarised as the following (hover the mouse over the head bar to view):
As well as being very exciting, airplane travel really can be one of the most efficient ways to travel around the world. The availability of cheap air travel means that it is now easy for almost anyone to fly anywhere. Nobody can doubt the fact that our lives have been changed by air travel.
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Try this fun quiz to test your aviation knowledge! Click the link below for the full size version.
The Journal of Commerce (JOC) is the "leading information and marketing services provider for the domestic and international containerized cargo community" (JOC website)
Explore these links to find the latest news on aviation industry from the Journal of Commerce website:
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