In its 2022 Global Market Forecast, Airbus forecasts the demand for 39,490 new passenger and freighter aircraft over the next 20 years. The 2022 forecast is 470 aircraft over last year’s, which Airbus attributes to boosted demand for the new technology and fuel-efficient aircraft to replace older planes. The forecast is also positively impacted by 2021, an especially weak year for aviation, falling out of the 20-year forecast time.
delivery
It’s been a big day for Turkish Airlines as the carrier took delivery of 4 new jets from Airbus. 3 of the 4 jets were Airbus A350s while another was an A321neo. Interestingly, 2 of the A350s and the A321neo had been initially ordered by Russian carriers.
Air India, which is controlled by the Tata Group, has opted to order its first batch of Airbus A350 wide-body planes. Know more here