The statistic gives a projected number of the passenger aircraft expected to be decommissioned from 2017 to 2036, with a breakdown by region. By 2036, around 3,200 small regional aircraft will be removed from passenger service in North America.
Projected number of passenger aircraft to be removed from service between 2017 and 2036, by region
(in units)
Characteristic
Number of aircraft removed from service
North America
3,200
Europe
1,400
East Asia & Oceania
700
Latin America
600
Africa
500
Russia & CIS
340
Greater China
300
Middle East
170
South Asia
130
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Bombardier. (September 11, 2017). Projected number of passenger aircraft to be removed from service between 2017 and 2036, by region (in units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/750562/passenger-and-freighter-aircraft-removed-from-service/
Bombardier. "Projected number of passenger aircraft to be removed from service between 2017 and 2036, by region (in units)." Chart. September 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750562/passenger-and-freighter-aircraft-removed-from-service/
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Bombardier. "Projected Number of Passenger Aircraft to Be Removed from Service between 2017 and 2036, by Region (in Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750562/passenger-and-freighter-aircraft-removed-from-service/
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Projected number of passenger aircraft to be removed from service between 2017 and 2036, by region (in units) [Graph], Bombardier, September 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/750562/passenger-and-freighter-aircraft-removed-from-service/
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