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Airline Pilots
Airline pilots are the largest group of fliers, totalling around 330,000 worldwide.
Airline Industry
There were 333,000 pilots in the airline industry as of 2019, a number that is expected to grow to 426,000 by 2029. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740147/active-pilots-airline-industry/