The 100th EC135 was handed over to the Bavarian police force in June 1999; by which point the worldwide fleet had accumulated approximately 30,000 flight hours.

This fire was caused by overcharged lithium-ion batteries, eventually leading to the grounding of the worldwide 787 fleet and subsequent redesign of the battery systems.

There are 688 such planes in the worldwide fleet, including some in cargo use and some in corporate fleets.

The worldwide fleet, he said, totals 10,400 vehicles.

By July 1978, over 50 Pumas had already been delivered to civil customers, and the worldwide fleet had accumulated in excess of 500,000 operational hours.

There are 17,721 business jets in the worldwide fleet at the end of 2011 with about 70% of the fleet in North America.

FedEx has a worldwide fleet of 629 aircraft and delivers more than three million packages daily.

By 2013 the worldwide fleet of drillships is expected to top 80 ships, more than double its size in 2009.

By November 2009, nearly 50 Tigers had been delivered to customers and the worldwide fleet had accumulated more than 13,000 flight hours.

The builder Barry Carroll makes three a month, and by next year the worldwide fleet will number over 110 vessels.