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Operating profit of airlines worldwide 2005-2018

Operating profit of commercial airlines worldwide from 2005 to 2018 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the operating profit of commercial airlines worldwide from 2005 to 2017, and gives a projection for 2018. In 2017, commercial airlines had operating profits of around 56.3 billion USD. The industry reported around 697 billion USD in expenditure in that same year.

2005 4.4
2006 15
2007 19.9
2008 -1.1
2009 1.9
2010 27.6
2011 19.8
2012 18.4
2013 25.3
2014 35.5
2015 62
2016 60.1
2017 56.3
2018 56.3