The timeline shows the number of U.S. certificated air carrier aircraft from 1960 to 2005. In 2000, there were 8,055 certificated air carrier aircraft in the United States.
Number of aircraft* of U.S. certificated air carriers from 1960 to 2005
Characteristic
Number of aircraft
2005
8,225
2000
8,055
1995
7,411
1990
6,083
1985
4,678
1980
3,808
1975
2,495
1970
2,679
1965
2,125
1960
2,135
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA. (April 1, 2011). Number of aircraft* of U.S. certificated air carriers from 1960 to 2005 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189708/number-of-aircraft-of-us-certificated-air-carriers-since-1960/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, und RITA. "Number of aircraft* of U.S. certificated air carriers from 1960 to 2005." Chart. April 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189708/number-of-aircraft-of-us-certificated-air-carriers-since-1960/
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and RITA. "Number of Aircraft* of U.S. Certificated Air Carriers from 1960 to 2005." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189708/number-of-aircraft-of-us-certificated-air-carriers-since-1960/
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