Airbus has raised forecasts of global airlines

Airbus has increased its forecast of aircraft demand over the next 20 years and has improved the way it plans the search for aircraft by introducing new categories ranging from "small" to "extremely" Big, blurring the traditional boundaries between different types of aircraft, BTA reports

The European Air Force giant announced that it had increased by more than 7% its 20-year forecast for a total of 37,400 jets valued at $ 5.8 trillion

. Airbus Pro notes that in the long run, 34,900 aircraft worth $ 5.3 trillion will be delivered, the new estimates being partly attributable to a higher starting point, the industry airline announced another year of strong growth in air transport

In its annual report, Airbus announced that it would deliver 28,550 aircraft over the next 20 years to $ 3.2 trillion, or 76% of all deliveries

At the same time, the main European company has reorganized the traditional differentiation between the planes of these road vehicles and two lanes between the seats of different types of aircraft over long distances.

The changes are particularly obvious for bigger planes. Instead of individual aircraft of 450 or more seats, which actually mean four-engine aircraft like the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380, Airbus now places all planes with 350 seats or more in a new "Extremely Large" category. ". The company estimates that 1,590 of these types of aircraft will be delivered over the next two decades. The other two new categories include "medium" widebody aircraft with between 230 and 300 seats and "big" aircraft with between 300 and 350 seats

Airbus also confirmed its current forecast average annual GDP growth of 2.8% , but will be surpbaded by an average annual increase of 4.4% in air traffic.

It should be kept in mind that Boeing's main competitor should present his annual forecast. In 2017, Boeing has forecast long-term total deliveries to reach 41,030 aircraft valued at $ 6.1 trillion.

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