present, aviation helps sustain 58 million jobs and $2.4 trillion in economic activity. In 20 years’ time we can expect aviation to be supporting around 105 million jobs and $6 trillion in GDP,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO.In Europe IFR flights are expected to grow at around 2.2% each year. Plenty of opportunities for pilots. With over 10 Million IFR flights expected per year.