Aviation Benefits Beyond Borders
Air transport is at the heart of global economic growth. It creates employment, facilitates trade, enables tourism and supports sustainable development all around the world.
Economic growth
Air travel is the world's rapid transport network, essential for trade, business, tourism and economic growth. Every day in 2023, nearly 97,000 scheduled flights took off, carrying over 12 million passengers and $21.9 billion of world trade.
Social development
From Albania to Zambia, aviation brings people together like no other means of transport. Aviation's connectivity allows us to visit friends and family, experience the world's cultures and provides access to better healthcare and education.
Environmental efficiency
Around 2% of human-produced CO2 emissions come from aviation. The whole sector is committed to combating climate change and flying net zero by 2050, by investing in new technology, operations and infrastructure, improving efficiency, and transitioning to sustainable aviation fuels.
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