Each dot is one airline, placed at its home country. Color = continent (blue = Europe, red = North America, yellow = Asia, green = Africa, purple = South America, orange = Middle East, cyan = Oceania). Gray dots are airlines that shut down. Some stats from the dataset: - The median airline lasts just 11 years - 2008 was the worst year, 88 airlines went under (one every 4 days) - The US alone has lost over 200 airlines - Italy has an 84% airline death rate - KLM (1919) and Avianca (1919) are the oldest still flying Have always been fascinated with airlines, made a whole interactive version, if anyone wants to give it a try.   submitted by   /u/Mastbubbles [link]   [comments]