ACCORDING TO its latest Global Market Forecast, Airbus foresees a demand for some 24 300 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at US$ 2.8 trillion (R22 trillion) between now and 2026. Passenger traffic is expected to grow at an average rate of 4.95% per year, while air freight is forecast to grow even faster, with freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) increasing annually by 5.8%. Combined with fleet renewal, this will create demand for some 3 8 00 freighter deliveries. Nearly 900 of them will be new factory built.
'Airfreight will grow faster than pax'
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