IATA released the 57th Edition Statistics 18/07/2013

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the 57th Edition of the World Air Transport Statistics for the year 2012.  In 2012 airlines carried 2.977 billion passengers on scheduled services.

- The top five airlines by total passengers carried: Delta Air Lines (116.7 million), Southwest Airlines (112.2 million), United Airlines (92.6 million), American Airlines (86.3 million) and China Southern Airlines (86.3 million).

- Air transport companies provide 57 million jobs and $2.2 trillion in economic activity.