Aircraft
Airbus Sees 20-year Demand for 32,600 New Jets
Emerging economies and urbanization will power air traffic growth, says European airframer.
Airbus’s market survey calls for a trend toward high-capacity aircraft, such as this A350 and A380 tag team, for long-haul operations. Over the next 20 years, the airframer sees a need for some 9,600 passenger and freighter versions of this class.
Airbus’s market survey calls for a trend toward high-capacity aircraft, such as this A350 and A380 tag team, for long-haul operations. Over the next 20 years, the airframer sees a need for some 9,600 passenger and freighter versions of this class.

Global passenger traffic will grow at an average 4.6 percent a year, driving a need for some 32,600 new mainline aircraft worth $4.9 trillion, according to Airbus’s latest global market forecast, issued at the Paris Air Show on Monday. By 2034, passenger and freighter fleets will more than double from today’s 19,000 aircraft to 38,500. More fuel efficient types will replace some 13,100 passenger and freighter aircraft, Airbus said.