Important insights in Air Transport Action Group (ATAG)'s latest report where they emphasize the increasing scale of the air transport industry. As the industry grows, so does our responsibility to ensure we are tackling aviation's climate impact by supplying and producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). At a glance the report highlights: - 4.4 billion passengers travelled by air in 2023 connecting people, cultures and businesses via 67,300 routes served by 1,138 commercial airlines and 4,072 airports. - Civil aviation supports 86.5 million jobs globally and contributes $4.1 trillion in economic impact – 3.9% of global GDP. - Nearly 61.4 million tonnes of cargo carried by air represented 33% of global trade by value – approximately $8 trillion in goods. #aviation #decarbonization #saf #netzero #airtransport
✈️🛫 Worldwide, civil #aviation supports 86.5 million jobs, and forecasts suggest that by 2043 this number could climb to 135.4 million! Ready to crunch some numbers? 🧮✖️ ➗ #Airtransport provides 11.6 million direct jobs, with airlines, air navigation service providers and airports directly employing nearly 4 million people, and the civil aerospace sector, which manufactures aircraft systems, airframes and engines, employing 1.7 million people. A further 5.9 million people work in other on-airport positions. 🤯 But wait, that's not all: There were 20.4 million indirect jobs generated through the purchases of goods and services from companies in the air transport #supplychain. Aviation-enabled #tourism generated around 37.3 million jobs globally and industry employees supported 17.2 million induced jobs through the spending of wages... To learn more, visit www.aviationbenefits.org and download the Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders report. A global summary can be found directly below ⬇️ #AviationBenefits