SINGAPORE, Feb 10 (AFP): Asia-Pacific airlines will need almost 13,000 new planes worth $1.9 trillion over the next two decades as rising wealth in the region fuels demand for air travel, Boeing said Monday.
The US plane maker said on the eve of the Singapore Airshow that 12,820 extra aircraft would be needed by 2032, and the region would account for 36 percent of global deliveries of passenger and freight planes during the period.
It also estimated the total Asia-Pacific airplane fleet would reach 14,750 in that time compared with 5,090 in 2012.
Boeing's European rival Airbus had said last year that Asia-Pacific carriers would take delivery of 9,870 new passenger and cargo aircraft valued at $1.6 trillion over the next 20 years.
Airbus will have its own press briefing at the Singapore Airshow on Tuesday, but on Monday it invited journalists to a display of its latest plane, the A350-XWB, which is expected to come into service later this year.
Asia-Pacific needs nearly 13,000 new planes by 2032: Boeing
FE Team | Published: February 11, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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