How Airplanes Changed The Global Economy
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During the 20th century, the world has become more and more interconnected. Globalization has brought the world together, in no small part thanks to the development of airplanes. So, just how did commercial aviation globalize the world? Well, the airline industry hasn’t actually been around for very long, compared to other modern technologies. The very first scheduled flight with a paying passenger occurred on New Year's Day, 1914. Although in the early years, commercial flights were expensive and uncommon, today, just a little over 100 years later, global air transport moves more than 3 billion people per year. And in fact, air travel is a massive component of the global economy, both concerning the transport of people and cargo. In 1918, the first paid airmail was established, a...
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During the 20th century, the world has become more and more interconnected. Globalization has brought the world together, in no small part thanks to the development of airplanes. So, just how did commercial aviation globalize the world? Well, the airline industry hasn’t actually been around for very long, compared to other modern technologies. The very first scheduled flight with a paying passenger occurred on New Year's Day, 1914. Although in the early years, commercial flights were expensive and uncommon, today, just a little over 100 years later, global air transport moves more than 3 billion people per year. And in fact, air travel is a massive component of the global economy, both concerning the transport of people and cargo. In 1918, the first paid airmail was established, a...
