CHICAGO-Boeing Co. is forecasting a $2.6 trillion commercial airplane market over the next 20 years. The new airplanes will be necessary to accommodate a forecast 4.9 percent annual increase in passenger traffic, and a 6.1 percent annual increase in air cargo traffic.
Specifically, Boeing projects a need for approximately 27,200 new commercial airplanes-both passenger and freighter-doubling the world fleet by 2025. The vast majority of these new airplanes will be in the single-aisle (100-240 seats) and twin-aisle (200-400 seats) categories.