Aviation Industry is celebrating 100 years of commercial flight.
Jan 1st 1914 marked an event that would change the world – the first ever scheduled flight with
paying passenger.
Celebration of first paying passenger flight launches year of reflection on
contribution of aviation to modern life
1 January 2014 marks exactly
100 years since the birth of commercial aviation. The
International Air Transport Association (IATA) invites everyone with an
interest in aviation to join a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary
and take part in a conversation about what needs to happen to make the next 100
years even more momentous.
From a pioneering beginning to a global force for good
- On 1
January 1914, a team of four visionaries combined efforts in the first
scheduled commercial airline flight.
- Percival
Fansler organised the funding for the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line
which provided the first scheduled air service across Tampa Bay, Florida.
- Thomas
Benoist’s airboat conducted the first flight, piloted by Tony Jannus.
- Abram
Pheil, then mayor of St. Petersburg, paid $400 at auction for the
23-minute flight.
These pioneers could not have
envisioned the transformational changes that would follow.The industry began
with only one passenger on one route on 1st January 1914. Today the
global aviation industry provides unprecedented connectivity and positively
impacts—directly and indirectly—people in all corners of the world. Some key
statistics include:
- On
average, every day more than 8 million people fly. In 2013 total
passenger numbers were 3.1 billion—surpassing the 3 billion mark for the
first time ever. That number is expected to grow to 3.3 billion in 2014
(equivalent to 44% of the world’s population).
- About
50 million tonnes of cargo is transported by air each year (about 140,000
tonnes daily). The annual value of these goods is some $6.4 trillion—or
35% of the value of goods traded internationally.
- Aviation
supports over 57 million jobs and generates $2.2 trillion in economic
activity. The industry’s direct economic contribution of around $540
billion would, if translated into the GDP ranking of countries, place the
industry in 19th position.
- Global
airline
industry turnover is expected to be $743 billion in 2014, with an
average industry profit margin of 2.6%.
Key Commercial Aviation Statistics :
Every 60 seconds :
· 52 aircrafts take off
· $ 12.1 million worth of cargo
is delivered.
· 5700 passengers will board
aircraft somewhere in the world
· Global feet crosses over
70,000 km
Environment:- Aviation
accounts for 2% of global CO2 emissions The aviation industry has
voluntarily agreed targets to:
- Improve fuel efficiency 1.5%
per year to 2020
- Cap CO2 emissions from 2020
with carbon-neutral growth
- Cut net CO2 emissions by 50% by
2050 (compared to 2005)
- Since the first jets, aircraft
have become 70% more efficient and produce 70% less noise
- 2013
saw 3 billion passengers for the first time
- Over half of tourists travelled
by air in 2013
- Demand is set to expand by
approximately 6% in 2014
- An estimated 8m passengers will
fly in New Year’s Day 2014
- 3.6 billion forecasted
passengers worldwide by 2016
- Over 40,000 city pairs connect
people and businesses worldwide
- Air
transport connects nearly 4,000 airports through 1,500 airlines covering
every country on the planet
- 35% of world trade by value
delivered by aviation
- 50 million tonnes of cargo are
carried per annum
- $6.4
trillion or about 35% of the value of goods traded internationally
- 57 million jobs are supported
by the commercial aviation industry
- Air
transport supports $2.2 trillion of economic activity
- $9.3 million jobs are created
via purchases of goods and services from companies in the supply chain
- 34.5 million direct and
indirect jobs are created through air transport’s catalytic impact on
tourism
- Jobs created by aviation
contribute roughly three and a half times more to the global economy than
that contributed by other jobs.
- Global profit outlook of $12.9
billion in 2013 – a net margin of just 2.6%
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