Asia-Pacific will be strongest market: Airbus<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Asia-Pacific will have the world's fastest
\ngrowing airline industry with the next twenty years, according to
\na report by European aircraft maker Airbus Industrie.<\/p>\n
The company said world demand for new planes over the next 20
\nyears would reach 13,500 planes worth US$1.1 trillion.<\/p>\n
The Asia-Pacific will account for 34 percent of all new
\nbusiness in dollar terms, Airbus said.<\/p>\n
Airbus said passenger traffic to, from and within the region
\nwould rise at an average of 6.4 percent a year over this period,
\ncompared with the world average 5.2 percent.<\/p>\n
These figures require a tripling of the number of seats
\ncurrently available, from today's 416,000 seats to 1.3 million,
\nor 32 percent of world capacity, the company said.<\/p>\n
The biggest increase would be in China with domestic traffic
\nannual growth reaching nearly 10 percent.<\/p>\n
\"As a result of this growth, Airbus predicts an increase in
\nthe average size of aircraft operated in the region from 232
\nseats to 312 seats or equivalent to the Airbus A-330-300 for
\nregional service and the ultra-long range for intercontinental
\nroute.\"<\/p>\n
\"Altogether the total fleet will more than double from its
\ncurrent level of 1,800 aircraft to 4,100, comprising 1,500 single
\naisle and 2,600 wide-body types.\"<\/p>\n
In line with the importance placed by Asian carriers on fleet
\nyouth, Airbus Industrie predicts big demand for replacement
\naircraft with some airlines replacing their fleets twice.<\/p>\n
\"This leaves a requirement for 2,600 additional aircraft to
\nmeet growth. With an existing backlog of almost 500 aircraft
\nalready ordered by Asia-Pacific airlines, potential sales from
\nthe region total some 3,600 aircraft, valued at $375 billion.\"<\/p>\n
Airbus's forecast for the Asia Pacific is based on demand by
\n59 major airlines for passenger and combi planes with more than
\n70 seats. The airlines included 27 carriers in North and
\nSoutheast Asia, 17 in China, 10 on the Indian sub-continent and
\nfive in the Pacific.<\/p>\n
The European company said its goal is to achieve at least a 50
\npercent share of the future world airplane market and said that
\nits A330-300 and A340-500 models make it well-prepared to meet
\nthe expected demand for planes with greater seating
\ncapacity. (icn)<\/p>",
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