Airlines
Airframers Aligned on Airliner Market Growth
Airbus, Boeing and Embraer all published new market forecast on the eve of the Paris Air Show
Embraer E2 regional jet
Embraer is forecasting a market for 10,500 short-haul airliners over the next 20 years. © David McIntosh/AiN

Airbus and Boeing are neatly aligned in their assessment of demand for new airliners over the next 20 years, with both having published new market forecasts on the eve of the 2025 Paris Air Show. The U.S. airframer is predicting just 180 more deliveries in this period than its European rival—43,600 versus 43,420.

The companies’ analysts are also in harmony as to the dominance of narrowbody jets, with Boeing predicting that 75% of its deliveries will be from the single-aisle 737 family and Airbus saying that 81% of demand will be for A320s and A220s. There is also consensus around the dominant role airlines in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions will play as dominant drivers of increased demand.