Aircraft (global market)

Passenger air travel

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Airports in the world

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2021: Airbus remains the largest aircraft manufacturer for the third year in a row

Airbus remains the largest aircraft manufacturer for the third year in a row. This became known on January 10, 2022, when the company published data on the supply of liners for 2021. More details here.

2020: Growth of sales of private aircraft in the world by 7.7%, to 2227 units

In 2020, 2227 private aircraft were sold worldwide, which is 7.7% more than a year earlier. In money, the volume of this market reached $14.5 billion, according to the data of the brokerage company Colibri Aircraft.

In the United States alone, sales of used private aircraft in 2020 increased by almost 10% compared to 2019 and reached 1,637 aircraft. The United States accounts for more than 70% of the global market for used aircraft, sales in the second largest market, Europe, also show growth. Researchers attribute the growth to the suspension of the global tourism industry and the bankruptcy of a number of airlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trade in used private jets is going well, as the benefits of private flights were clearly demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Since the commercial aviation sector was destroyed, and business aviation held relatively well, it attracted many new people who had never flown privately before, "said Oliver Stone, managing director of Colibri Aircraft.

Sales of private aircraft in the world in 2020 increased by 7.7%

According to Colibri Aircraft, in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the risks to passenger health associated with close contact with many other people increased, as in the case of commercial airline flights. This was the main factor in the growth of the number of new customers in the private air transportation market.

The European operator of private aircraft, GlobeAir, claims that there are almost 700 fewer points of contact and opportunities for personal interaction between people than on commercial flights. In addition to purchases, the demand for rental of private aircraft has also grown. Researchers note that private flights are ordered not only by companies and millionaires, among customers there are also middle-class representatives.^[1]

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