Airbus: Doubling the global aircraft fleet by 2044

The global aircraft fleet in use will increase by 24,480 units to 49,210 machines by 2044, forecast Airbus in its current global market forecast, which includes both its own aircraft and that of competitors such as Boeing.

According to Airbus, most of the growth will come from Single-Aisle aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family or the Boeing 737, which form the backbone of the fleet of many airlines.

Growth of the passenger volume of 3.6 percent per year

India’s domestic network will be the fastest growing air traffic market in the next two decades, while China will be the largest market in terms of capacity until then, according to the aircraft manufacturer.

In the long term, Airbus expects the growth of the passenger volume of 3.6 percent a year, with traffic to the Middle East being another important growth engine.

Transport aircraft are among the longest life cycle, which gives Airbus and Boeing insights into travel trends for decades.

Airbus published his latest outlook against the background of tense global trade negotiations, which threaten the transport of aircraft and its parts and could possibly affect the production and delivery of jets.

Uncertainties by Donald Trump

Nevertheless, according to Airbus, the airlines would not have stopped buying new models, although the uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s global tariffs caused consumers to relieve reluctance in their expenses and forces some airlines to assess the prospects for the rest of the year more pessimistic.

« With the possible exception of the rather domestic US market, we have not determined a fundamental change in the demand for our customers, » said Christian Scherer, Managing Director of Airbus’ Airbus Airbus Airbus Airbus, Airbus press conference. « We see a continued demand for our products. »

« Flight plans » for India – with ordinary orders

While the bottlenecks created during the pandemic are gradually dissolving in the supply chain, Airbus claims to continue to see a shortage of some. For example, the lack of CFM engines internationally for the A320neo work horse and to toilets for the flagship A350, a long -hacked aircraft that hinders deliveries, said Scherer.

India is already the third largest domestic flight market in the world, and the growth of the number of wealthier people makes the country a decisive engine for future demand for aircraft with more than 1.4 billion inhabitants. At the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Neu-Delhi this month, both foreign and domestic airlines announced a number of initiatives to take out or expand flights from and after the South Asian country.

The country has developed into an important buyer of aircraft. Air India has ordered 570 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing since 2023. Indigo, the low-cost specialist, has ordered more than 900 Airbus aircraft, including 60 more A350 large-scale aircraft.