Global airline direct employment

3.3 million
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Region Global Period 2025 Source IATA Updated 15 Sep 2026
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The airline labor force is anticipated to rise by 4% to 3.3 million people.

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Publisher
International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
Report
Strengthened Profitability Expected in 2025 Even as Supply Chain Issues Persist
Type
Press release
Published
10 December 2024
Locator
Costs (Non-fuel - Labor)
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
Reachable
Report licence
Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

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15 September 2026
Extraction confidence
85%
Last change
15 September 2026

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APA
International Air Transport Association. (2024). Strengthened Profitability Expected in 2025 Even as Supply Chain Issues Persist. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from StatOrigin: https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQF
MLA
International Air Transport Association. "Strengthened Profitability Expected in 2025 Even as Supply Chain Issues Persist." 2024, https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2024-releases/2024-12-10-01/. Accessed 14 September 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQF.
Chicago
International Air Transport Association. "Strengthened Profitability Expected in 2025 Even as Supply Chain Issues Persist." 2024. https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2024-releases/2024-12-10-01/. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQF.
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@misc{iata2024airline, author = {{International Air Transport Association}}, title = {Strengthened Profitability Expected in 2025 Even as Supply Chain Issues Persist}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQF}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2024-releases/2024-12-10-01/. Accessed 14 September 2026.} }

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