The data displays the number of people employed by UK-based airline companies around the world from 2012 to 2015, by their position. Most of staff were pilots and cabin attendants with approx. three times more cabin attendants than pilots. Roughly 75.8 thousand people around the world were employed by UK airlines in 2013.
Cabin attendants | 31554 | 31375 | 31644 | 32569 |
All other personnel | 21521 | 20456 | 20647 | 20632 |
Pilots and co-pilots | 10232 | 10159 | 10416 | 10889 |
Maintenance and overhaul personnel | 8699 | 8836 | 9034 | 8780 |
Tickets and sales personnel | 5030 | 4975 | 4986 | 5229 |
Other cockpit personnel | 33 | 33 | 11 | 4 |