Would it look like a magical horse if you mark all the places where the plane has appeared? Densely dense, it seems to have become a net of heaven and earth.
The Wright brothers invented the airplane in 1903 and Mercedes-Benz invented the automobile in 1886. It has been more than a hundred years since then, but compared to the star-studded car, we have not yet filled the sky. Looking up at the sky, the probability of seeing the plane does not seem to be great.
According to the statistics of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), there were about 4 billion passengers who chose to fly by plane in 2017, double the number 12 years ago and about half of the global population. This also means that more B737 and A320 aircraft are produced and used.
So how many planes are there in the world now? This question is not easy to answer. Because on what basis do you count? The number of registrations in each country? Reports from production companies such as Boeing and Airbus? Tracking global aircraft is not an easy task.
Ascend, a professional data analysis company, claims that there are now 23,600 aircraft, including passenger and transport aircraft. Another 2500 are in the warehouse for standby.
A website focused on aviation, Airliners.net, also said that there are 39,000 commercial and military aircraft today. If all the aircraft in history are added together, there are 150,000. http://www.airliners.net/
How many planes do we need? Obviously, this number is not enough right now. At least many people in China have not taken a plane. Not long ago, the chairman of China Eastern Airlines stated that “three-quarters of the Chinese people have never taken a plane” to show the unlimited market potential of the aviation industry. According to the goal set by the country, in 2020, the average number of flights per person in the country will reach 0.5 times, and air services will cover 89% of the country's population.
ICAO research shows that the number of aircraft doubles every 15 years. Boeing also said that at least 39,620 new aircraft will be built in the next 20 years, which means that there will be at least 63,220 aircraft by 2038 (well, considering upgrading).
At present, the main airplanes in the world are made by Boeing and Airbus. The 14-year revenue of these two giants is 90 billion and 81 billion (note that it is US dollars). In 2016, Airbus sold 688 aircraft, second only to Boeing’s 748.
Figure the most commonly used aircraft statistics (hope that our C919 large aircraft will be added soon)
Trump is engaged in a trade war this year. It seems that he does not want China's big market. Will it affect Boeing's sales? Wait and see (by the way, Boeing is an American joint venture, Airbus is a European joint venture)
Another interesting question is how many planes are flying in the sky at the same time? According to the statistics of FlightRadar24, there are about 13,000~16,000. By the way, the flghtradar24 website, he can track flights all over the world, and most importantly, it is free.
Finally, let me talk about aviation safety. I wonder if you have found that you always read the news and say which airline's plane crashed, but you rarely see the civil aviation plane crashed in China. You can refer to Zhihu's answer. Why is it rarely heard of civil aviation accidents in China? https://www.zhihu.com/question/22225471
In fact, I think the important reason is that the Chinese are cautious? For example, there was a heavy rain in Changsha the day before yesterday. Many planes flew to Wuhan without landing without landing. ? !
Compared with Lao Maozi's style of driving fighter jets, well, I don't know which one the passengers want. But so far, airplanes are still the safest means of transportation in the world. Therefore, a plane crash is actually a small probability event, and the total number of occurrences worldwide each year is relatively small. Moreover, from the 1990s to the present, the plane crash rate has been maintained at a relatively low level and has declined slightly.
