Boeing Predicts 38,000 Airliner Deliveries over Next 20 Years
World fleet to double in next 20 years, growth representing 60% of deliveries.
Boeing’s forecast envisions large aircraft, such as its 787-9, as relatively slow sellers.
Boeing’s forecast envisions large aircraft, such as its 787-9, as relatively slow sellers.

Single-aisle airliners represent an ever-growing proportion of new deliveries, while shipments of regional jets and large twin-aisle aircraft remain the smallest sectors, according to a new industry forecast. Boeing Commercial Airplanes predicts 20-year market requirements for just over 38,000 new commercial aircraft, up about 3.5 percent on its equivalent annual survey 12 months ago. The U.S. manufacturer’s new current market outlook, published last week, values all these machines at $5.6 trillion.