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How well do you know airline captains?

Guess the real numbers behind airline captains and pilots, see how everyone else guessed, and get the source.

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691,691 certificates

About how many active pilot certificates of all kinds existed in the US in 2020?

This includes everyone from student pilots to airline captains.

Source: Wikipedia - Airline pilot (2020) en.wikipedia.org

164,193 pilots

Of those, about how many US pilots in 2020 held the Airline Transport license needed to captain an airliner?

That's a much smaller share of all US certificate holders — most pilots never fly for an airline.

Source: Wikipedia - Airline pilot (2020) en.wikipedia.org

about 290,000 pilots

About how many airline pilots were there worldwide in 2017?

Industry forecasts have long predicted a global shortage as air travel keeps growing.

Source: Wikipedia - Airline pilot (2017) en.wikipedia.org

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Four stats and one opinion poll. A correct guess earns 100 points plus up to 50 for speed, with a combo bonus for answers in a row. The range next to the right answer earns 40. Opinion polls earn 25 for having your say, and nailing every stat adds 150.

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