Employment in the U.S. aviation industry

Statistics report on the employment in the U.S. aviation industry

Employment in the U.S. aviation industry

The report presents a range of statistics and facts about the employment in the aviation industry in the United States. It focuses on the number of pilots working for the major air carriers in the United States as well as a market outlook over the next 10 to 20 years in terms of pilot, crew member and technician numbers.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. air carriers 1995-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. airline industry - average annual full time equivalent employees 2004-2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. active certificated pilots - number 1990-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. active certificated pilots - average age 1993-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. aviation industry - number of active flight attendants 2008-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. aviation industry - number of certified mechanics 2008-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. aviation industry - number of active flight engineers 2008-2020

Segments

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. passenger airlines - full-time equivalent employees 2007-2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. low-cost airlines - number of full-time equivalent employees 2007-2021
  • Premium Statistic States with the best paid pilots in the United States 2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. active certificated pilots by category 2008-2020
  • Basic Statistic U.S. aviation industry number of active certified female pilots by category 2008-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. aviation industry - average age of women active pilots by category 2010-2020

Companies

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. passenger airlines by number of employees in December 2021
  • Premium Statistic American Airlines Group - employees 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic American Airlines - number of pilots 2013-2021
  • Premium Statistic United Airlines - number of pilots 2013-2021
  • Premium Statistic Delta Air Lines - number of pilots 2011-2021
  • Premium Statistic JetBlue Airways - number of employees by profession 2023
  • Premium Statistic JetBlue Airways - number of pilots 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Southwest Airlines - number of pilots 2014-2023

Outlook

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  • Premium Statistic Pilot demand in the airline industry by region 2019-2029
  • Premium Statistic Forecast of new pilots in the global aviation industry by region 2021-2040
  • Premium Statistic Forecast of new cabin crew in the global aviation industry by region 2021-2040
  • Premium Statistic Forecast: new technician job gap in global aviation industry by region 2021-2040

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