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100 years of civil aviation

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January 1, 2014 is of particular significance for civil aviation.
On this day, 100 years of commercial aviation will be celebrated. The first paying passenger, Abram C. Pheil, was on the first regular flight from Tampa Bay Florida on January 1, 1914. Ticket price: 400 US dollars. Pilot Tony Jannus operated this memorable flight.

The importance of civil aviation is undisputed today and remains essential for the global economy. "For the first time, in 2013, we recorded the transportation of over three billion passengers who flew in one year," explains Tony Tyler, Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Geneva. In the anniversary year 2014, 3.3 billion passengers are expected.

Aviation is also becoming increasingly safer. Although 210 fatalities were reported in 2013, this was far fewer than 402 accidents in the previous year. This figure illustrates an enormous improvement. Not to forget.
Every 60 seconds, 52 airplanes take off, cargo worth 12.1 million US dollars is transported and 5,700 passengers board an airplane worldwide. And, the global aircraft fleet covers over 70,000 kilometers in one minute.

Furthermore, civil aviation provides 57 million jobs and produces 2.2 trillion US dollars in economic activity.

Civil aviation remains exciting. Traffic flows are changing rapidly via routes such as the Middle East and Istanbul. This has put pressure on Europe's airlines, for example. They have to react. And that is certainly positive for the customer. This is because products are being upgraded, especially on long-haul routes.

Nevertheless, global aviation earns little money. The profit of 19.7 billion US dollars is negligible and therefore only 5.94 US dollars are generated per passenger.



Kurt Hofmann
December 2013




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