Boeing Pumps Up Volume, Values in Latest Market Forecast
Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth sees the Asia-Pacific region accounting for some one-third of all airliner demand over the next 20 years. (Photo: Gregory Polek)
Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth sees the Asia-Pacific region accounting for some one-third of all airliner demand over the next 20 years. (Photo: Gregory Polek)

Boeing’s projection for more than 35,000 new airplanes over the next 20 years suggests a doubling of the size of today’s airliner fleet and a continuing trend in which airline traffic increases outpace economic growth. The outlook, issued by Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth last Tuesday in Paris, appears to reflect a growing confidence in the fidelity of the positive market indicators the company cited in its 2012 forecast, prompting it to increase its projection for total airplanes by more than 1,000 units and value by some 7 percent.