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%
