Airbus identified a combination of airlines’ desire to expand their networks with longer, thinner routes connecting smaller cities and a growing need to replace aging aircraft as key factors behind rising demand in its latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) released on July 8. Between 2026 and 2045, the European airframer is now predicting 42,060 passenger airliner deliveries in response to a projected twofold increase in revenue passenger kilometers to 21.3 trillion.
Presenting this year’s GMF update to reporters in London, Antonio da Costa, Airbus’ v-p for market analysis and forecast, highlighted flight demand foundations such as rising personal wealth in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He pointed to anticipated growth in yearly flights per capita in countries such as Nigeria, Egypt, India, South Africa, Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia, China, and South Korea.
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