March 2025 newsletter
Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders - new report
In December 2024, ATAG published the latest edition of the Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders report. This builds on new analysis from Oxford Economics to provide the most up-to-date assessment of aviation’s economic and social benefits throughout the world. There are more than 2,500 data points in the report and information is provided at a global level; for 14 major regions and groups; and individually for 85 countries.
Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders is recognised as a key and reliable reference source by governments, the media and the industry. The 2024 edition confirms that air transport supports:
- 86.5 million jobs
- $4.1 trillion of global economic impact
- 3.9% of global GDP
- 33% of world trade by value.
The 2024 edition also includes a section celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, with data comparing civil aviation 80 years ago and today. For example:
- Passenger numbers have increased by 90,155% in the last 80 years, compared to a population increase of c.300%.
- RTKs have increased by 85,025%.
- The flying time today from London to Sydney is 22 hours, compared to 4 days in 1945.
The publication was launched at the 80th anniversary event in Chicago, which was hosted by ICAO in December 2024 (see separate section).
For more information, please see the Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders website, from where you can download the following:
- the full report
- the global summary
- a fact sheet
- regional analyses
- an informative video summarising the highlights.