FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With air travel fully recovered and even surpassing pre-pandemic demand, Boeing [NYSE: BA] today projected a 3% increase in airplane deliveries over the next 20 years, with carriers requiring nearly 44,000 new commercial airplanes by 2043. Leading into the Farnborough International Airshow, Boeing released its 2024 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO), which also predicts emerging markets and global single-aisle market demand will remain primary growth drivers for the industry.
Air travel demand continues to outpace economic growth in an increasingly connected world. Four years after the pandemic grounded most of the global fleet, air traffic growth has returned to the long-term trend Boeing forecast 20 years ago. Compared to 2023, passenger air traffic will rise an average of 4.7% annually over the next two decades, according to the CMO.
"This is a challenging and inspiring era for aviation. The return to more typical traffic growth shows how resilient our industry is, even as we all work through ongoing supply chain and production constraints amid other global challenges," said Brad McMullen, Boeing senior vice president of Commercial Sales and Marketing.
Key data points: The market size in 2031 = $6.9 billion, growth forecast = 3.8% annually for the next 7 years. Scroll below to get more insights. This market report covers trends, opportunities, and forecasts in the global flight inspection market to 2031 by solution (service and system), end use (commercial airports, defense airports, and others), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World)
Download free sample pagesCMO forecast highlights through 2043:
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"As airlines respond to robust passenger demand, the services market continues to expand, not only as a result of fleet growth, but also with an increased focus on reducing operating costs and deploying efficient and sustainable solutions," said Dan Abraham, senior vice president of Boeing Global Services Commercial Sales and Marketing.
New deliveries (2024-2043) |
|
Regional Jet |
1,525 |
Single Aisle |
33,380 |
Widebody |
8,065 |
Freighter |
1,005 |
Total |
43,975 |
Boeing has published the CMO annually since 1961. As the longest-running forecast of its kind, the CMO is regarded as the most comprehensive analysis of the commercial aviation industry. The complete outlook is available at: boeing.com/cmo.
*Boeing will release its complete Pilot and Technician Outlook on July 22