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Boeing has raised its forecast for civilian aircraft demand to 41,030 new airplanes, valued at $6.1 trillion, over the next 20 years.
The company issued the projection, which is 3.6% higher than its forecast from last year, during the ongoing Paris Air Show, which brings together aircraft manufacturers as well as civil and military aircraft buyers from around the world.
“Passenger traffic has been very strong so far this year, and we expect to see it grow 4.7% each year over the next two decades,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “The market is especially hungry for single-aisle airplanes.”
The company expects airlines to focus most of their expenditures on the single-aisle market, fueled in part by low-cost carriers. Boeing said 29,530 new narrowbody jets would be needed in the next 20 years, with a total value of $3.18 billion.
Boeing projects that airlines will order 9,130 widebody aircraft in the coming two decades, with most being of the small and medium variety, such as its 777X and 787 models.
Jumbo jets, the company said, would mainly be ordered by cargo carriers.
Sоurсе: travelweekly.com
