MARKETS
China and South Korea
Home-built airliners, the world's largest eVTOL industry and fast-growing commercial space launch.
Countries
The world's second-largest aviation market, with its own airliner programmes, the largest eVTOL industry and a fast-growing commercial space sector.
Korean Air, Incheon's hub and a strong aerostructures and space-launch industry, with early urban air mobility trials.
Compare the region
| China | Passengers: 619,215,886 (2023) | Air freight (m t-km): 26,170 (2023) | Departures: 4,909,131 (2023) | Directory companies: 142 |
| South Korea | Passengers: 76,272,454 (2023) | Air freight (m t-km): 12,294 (2023) | Departures: 459,735 (2023) | Directory companies: 29 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
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