Commercial aviation

==History==

==History==

{{Main|Post-war aviation}}[[File:The World areas covered by Commercial Air Routes.jpg|thumb|Areas covered by commercial air routes in 1925|282x282px]]Aviation technology emerged during [[World War I]]. [[Aviation between the World Wars]] saw the development of the first commercial flights. The major players in the early aviation industry were [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[France]], the [[United States]], and the [[Soviet Union]]. The [[aftermath of the Second World War]] saw the development of wide-spread [[post-war aviation]].

{{Main|Post-war aviation}}[[File:The World areas covered by Commercial Air Routes.jpg|thumb|Areas covered by commercial air routes in 1925|282x282px]]Aviation technology emerged during [[World War I]]. [[Aviation between the World Wars]] saw the development of the first commercial flights. The major players in the early aviation industry were [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[France]], the [[United States]], and the [[Soviet Union]]. [[Post-war aviation]] saw the rapid expansion of commercial operations around the world.

=== Europe ===

=== Europe ===