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Airlines(End 2007)
Source: ASCEND |
- World airline fleet: 26,711 western-built aircraft
- Passengers carried: 2,400m
- Number of flights: 33.50m
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General Aviation |
- Number of GA aircraft worldwide: 312,000 (2003) - Source: GAMA
- Number of GA aircraft in the UK: 16,000 (2005) - Source: CAA
- Number of GA aircraft in the US: 214, 941 (2005) - Source: FAA
- Number of GA aircraft in Canada: 30,240 (2005) - Source: Transport Canada
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Manufacturers |
Orders received in 2006 (@ Nov 14 2006)
- Airbus: 640
- Boeing: 806
- Embraer: 401
- Bombardier: 142
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Space |
- 26 commercial satellites launched in 2006 (@ November 2006 with 8 more scheduled to be launched by year end) - Source: www.orbireport.com
- Today about 3,000 useful satellites and 6,000 pieces of 'space junk' are orbiting the Earth
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