The statistic illustrates the results of a 2017 survey regarding the forms of technology that will be the most significant driver of change in the air travel industry over the next five years. Some five percent of the respondents favor the use of drones as one of the most significant drivers over the next five years.
Share of the most significant technological drivers of change in the air travel industry over the next five years as of 2017, by type
The survey is based on the answers of 196 owners and operators, financial institutions, professional advisers, manufacturers and members of government organizations and transport authorities, engaged in the aviation, logistics, rail and shipping industries from around the world. The source does not specify the age of the respondents.
Original question: Aside from fuel efficient and low carbon technology, what
form of technology will be the most significant driver of
change in the aviation industry over the next five years?
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Norton Rose Fulbright. (June 27, 2016). Share of the most significant technological drivers of change in the air travel industry over the next five years as of 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/597418/aviation-industry-investment-in-technology/
Norton Rose Fulbright. "Share of the most significant technological drivers of change in the air travel industry over the next five years as of 2017, by type." Chart. June 27, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/597418/aviation-industry-investment-in-technology/
Norton Rose Fulbright. (2016). Share of the most significant technological drivers of change in the air travel industry over the next five years as of 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/597418/aviation-industry-investment-in-technology/
Norton Rose Fulbright. "Share of The Most Significant Technological Drivers of Change in The Air Travel Industry over The next Five Years as of 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/597418/aviation-industry-investment-in-technology/
Norton Rose Fulbright, Share of the most significant technological drivers of change in the air travel industry over the next five years as of 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/597418/aviation-industry-investment-in-technology/ (last visited April 22, 2025)
Share of the most significant technological drivers of change in the air travel industry over the next five years as of 2017, by type [Graph], Norton Rose Fulbright, June 27, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/597418/aviation-industry-investment-in-technology/
