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China is now thought to the biggest commercial aviation market. As of 2Q18 China had 3,776 active commercial aircraft compared to the USA with 7,749, making the USA a comfortably larger market by fleet. Asia as a whole had 8,771 active aircraft. The chart shows the relative sizes of the active fleets worldwide as of 2Q18.

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Addison Schonland

Co-Founder AirInsight. My previous life includes stints at Shell South Africa, CIC Research, and PA Consulting. Got bitten by the aviation bug and ended up an Avgeek. Then the data bug got me, making me a curious Avgeek seeking data-driven logic. Also, I appreciate conversations with smart people from whom I learn so much. Summary: I am very fortunate to work with and converse with great people.

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