China to need 6,000 new aircraft – Boeing
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Airlines in China will purchase approximately 6,020 new aircraft over the next 20 years, as the country’s aviation sector continues its rapid expansion.
This estimated total of new aircraft deliveries, which is worth US$870 billion at list prices, represents 16% of the global total and 45% of new aircraft needed in the Asia Pacific region.
“China’s aviation market is going through dynamic changes,” said Randy Tinseth, Boeing’s vice president of marketing. “New business models like low-cost carriers and airplane leasing companies, a new generation of fuel-efficient airplanes and evolving consumer needs are driving demand for more direct flights to more destinations.”
And driving new aircraft demand in China will be single-aisle jets, such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320. China is forecast to need 4,540 regional or single-aisle jets over the next two decades, or 75% of the country’s total demand. A further 780 will be small twin-aisle jets, such as the Boeing 787-8, followed by 640 large twin-aisles, such as the Boeing 777-300, and 60 very large aircraft, such as the Airbus A380.
Worldwide, Boeing estimates that the world’s airlines will spend US$5.2 trillion on 36,770 new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years.
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