Airbus predicts global airline fleet will double
Tuesday 20 September 2011
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Airbus is expecting to see demand for some 27,800 new aircraft, worth $3.5trillion (£2.2trn), to cater for air travel growth in the next 20 years, the European plane-maker said yesterday. By 2030, the global passenger plane fleet will more than double to 31,500, Airbus said.
"Factors driving demand for new aircraft include population growth with increasing wealth, dynamic growth in emerging economies, strong continued growth in North America and European markets, greater urbanisation and a more than doubling in the number of mega cities by 2030," Airbus said.
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