Airlines in India and South Asia will need nearly 3,300 new planes by 2044 as air traffic demand is on the rise, US aircraft maker Boeing said on Wednesday.
Single-aisle jets or the narrow-body planes will account for nearly 90 per cent of these projected deliveries at 2,875 while wide-body aircraft will be at 395.
In its Commercial Marker Outlook (CMO) for South Asia, Boeing also said airlines in the region would require about 45,000 pilots, 45,000 technicians and 51,000 cabin crew, over the next two decades.
India is a growth market and the country will add more planes, Boeing Managing Director of Commercial Marketing, Eurasia and Indian Subcontinent Ashwin Naidu said.
According to him, India is the fastest growing region, with the fleet quadrupling over the next 20 years.
He presented the CMO on the sidelines of the four-day aviation summit Wings India 2026 in the city.
“India and South Asia’s passenger air traffic will rise an average of 7 per cent annually over the next 20 y​Airlines in India and South Asia will need nearly 3,300 new planes by 2044 as air traffic demand is on the rise, US aircraft maker Boeing said on Wednesday.
Single-aisle jets or the narrow-body planes will account for nearly 90 per cent of these projected deliveries at 2,875 while wide-body aircraft will be at 395.
In its Commercial Marker Outlook (CMO) for South Asia, Boeing also said airlines in the region would require about 45,000 pilots, 45,000 technicians and 51,000 cabin crew, over the next two decades.
India is a growth market and the country will add more planes, Boeing Managing Director of Commercial Marketing, Eurasia and Indian Subcontinent Ashwin Naidu said.
According to him, India is the fastest growing region, with the fleet quadrupling over the next 20 years.
He presented the CMO on the sidelines of the four-day aviation summit Wings India 2026 in the city.
“India and South Asia’s passenger air traffic will rise an average of 7 per cent annually over the next 20 y ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
