Aircraft deliveries flying east

Asia Pacific will account for 35% of all new aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years, followed by Europe and North America with 21% each. In value terms, the single biggest market however is China. This is according to Airbus’s latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) which has identified a need for some 28 200 passenger and freighter aircraft (of 100 seats or more) between 2012 and 2031 worth nearly $4 trillion. Experts estimate that the world’s freighter fleet will almost double from 1 600 to 3000 aircraft in the next ten years.