Pilot cost per flying hour, before adjusting for inflation, has more than doubled over two decades for every aircraft class and more than tripled for regional aircraft; wide-body crews remain the costliest.
What this shows: The chart covers 2002 to 2024. It plots Narrow-body, Wide-body and Regional on a vertical axis of Pilot cost per air hour ($). Latest values: Narrow-body 1,360; Wide-body 2,054; Regional 796. Data run through 2024.