H51 · Airlines and Air Transport · Global
Airline industry revenue
Global: 958.4 billion USD in 2024. IATA projects 1.05 trillion USD for 2026.
- 958.4 billion USD Latest · Global · 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 3 Records · 1 region · 2024–2026
Verified 15 Sep 2026 · 2 publishers · Next period 2025
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Airline industry revenue
Global, 2024 to 2026
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Forecasts are dashed, with hollow markers.
Every record
3 records · 1 region · 2024–2026. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Total revenues of the region's airlines in a calendar year. IATA rows are its industry outlook figures; ICAO rows are operating revenues of scheduled airlines of ICAO Member States.
- Measure
- One slice of Revenue ( form: level ) . Total monetary income earned from business operations and sales of goods or services. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
- Limitations
- 2 figures are projections, drawn dashed and labelled in the table. Values are shown as published; StatOrigin does not revise, fill gaps or convert currencies.
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Sources · 3 documents
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Report 2024 - The World of Air Transport in 2024 | ICAO | 1 Sep 2025 | 1 |
| Airline Profitability Stabilizes with 3.9% Net Margin Expected in 2026 | IATA | 9 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds | IATA | 2 Jun 2025 | 1 |
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- Cloud infrastructure services quarterly revenue 6 cloud infrastructure services
- Amazon cloud infrastructure services market share 4 company reported
- Cloud infrastructure services trailing twelve-month revenue 4 cumulative · cloud infrastructure services
- Google cloud infrastructure services market share 4 company reported
- Microsoft cloud infrastructure services market share 4 company reported
- Public IaaS and PaaS revenue year-on-year growth rate 4 public iaas and paas
- Public cloud market share of top three providers 4 top three public cloud
- Catering industry income 3 catering
- Catering industry income growth rate year on year 3 catering
- Cloud infrastructure services spending year-on-year growth rate 3 cloud infrastructure services
- OpenAI annualized recurring revenue (ARR) 3 arr · company reported
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest airline industry revenue?
Global: 958.4 billion USD in 2024. IATA projects 1.05 trillion USD for 2026.
Where does this data come from?
From 3 documents published by IATA and ICAO. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2024; the next release should cover 2025. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
Can I use this data?
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StatOrigin. (2026). Airline industry revenue [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-airline-industry-revenue
"Airline industry revenue." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-airline-industry-revenue. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Airline industry revenue." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-airline-industry-revenue.
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