aviation industry
Commercial aircraft business
The aviation industry encompasses all commercial activities related to air travel and transport—airlines, aircraft manufacturing, airports, maintenance, and supporting services.
It's a major economic sector connecting global commerce and tourism: The aviation industry was devastated by the pandemic.
The term often appears in discussions of regulation, safety standards, and environmental impact.
- air transportConveyance via aircraft
- flight routesPlanned aircraft trajectories
- airframeAircraft's structural body
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- airlineAir transport company
air mile · boarding pass · baggage claim · safety briefing · cabin crew · air traffic control · Boeing · propulsion system · hangar · flight operations · red eye flight · flight delay · jet lag · hub-and-spoke · deregulation · aircraft · flight crew · fuselage
aviation industrymaritime industry
Sea-based commercial enterprises
shipping industry · rail industry · railroad industry · ground transportation · trucking industry
aviation industrypack animals
Creatures bred for hauling
caravan trade · oxcart · sailing ships · rickshaw · mule trains