Boeing received a record-breaking total of 1,213 orders for its commercial airplanes this year, including impressive orders for 777 and 787 models; both nearly double last year's results.
The US planemaker forecasts a US$2.8 trillion market for approximately 28,600 new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, doubling the world fleet by 2026.
In Southeast Asia alone, including the Taiwan market, Boeing said airlines will need 1,930 airplanes worth $290 billion over the forecasted period. Air travel within the region will grow six percent during the period, above the word average of five percent.
Combined with the retained fleet and used airplane acquisitions, the new deliveries will more than double and result in a commercial airplane fleet of 2,310 airplanes by 2026 in the region.
Single-aisle and twin-aisle airplanes in the 100 to 400-seat categories will account for 83 percent of the regional growth in air travel over the next 20 years.
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