What are the Pilot Career & Aviation Trends?

So you think you might want to be a pilot and fly for an airline? You probably are also interested in where the commercial aviation industry is going -- because if it's growing, you'll be more likely to get the jobs you want throughout your career. So is it growing? You bet. Plus, it is anticipated to continue very strong growth for at least another twenty years.  Here's some of those details:

Based on projections for 726 airports around the world, the trends in both international and US domestic travel demand are once again firmly upwards with growth of 5% expected in this month alone.

In April to June of 2006, world passenger numbers are expected to advance by 5.2%, with the faster growth likely to b e demonstated in the international sector -- a year over year increase of 6.9%. A trend through the first three months of this year could well push annual international passenger growth toward the 7% mark.