Airbus โฃForecasts Asia Pacific Demand for 19,560 New Aircraft Over Next Two Decades
BANGKOK โข – The Asiaโข Pacific region โขis poised forโฃ substantial aviation growth, requiring 19,560โค new passenger aircraft – both narrow-body and wide-body – over the nextโข 20 years, Airbus announced Saturday. This demand represents 46% of the 42,520 new aircraft projected globally during the same timeframe,signaling the region’s increasing importanceโ in the worldwide aviation landscape.
The surge in demand isโ primarily fueled by growth in India and China, according โto Anand Stanley, Airbus Asia Pacific โPresident, who presented the forecast at the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines’ (AAPA) Annual Assembly of Presidents in Bangkok. This projection underscores the region’s robust economic expansion and a rapidly growing middle class โdrivingโค increased air travel. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to experience an annual passenger growth rate of 4.4%, exceeding the globalโฃ average ofโ 3.6%.
Airbus forecasts theโค region willโ need approximately โค3,500 wide-body aircraft, accounting for 43% of global demand inโข that โaircraft category. Single-aisle aircraft demand is projected at around 16,100,representing 47% of new global deliveries.
The โcompany highlighted that approximately 68% of aircraft deliveries will be for fleet expansion, while theโ remainingโข 32% will replace older, less efficient โmodels, contributing to decarbonization efforts. Airbus stated its next-generation wide-body aircraft offerโ a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency and a corresponding reduction in carbon emissions.
stanley emphasized that the โฃAsia Pacific region is “entering โขan exciting phase of growth,” driven not โคonly by passenger traffic but also by network growth,โ the rise โof low-cost โขcarriers, and infrastructure improvements. india, already one of the โworld’s fastest-growing civil aviation markets, is a key contributor to this expansion, with airlines placing substantial orders to meet rising demand.