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Traffic growth and load factors

Jun 14, 2025

Per Boeing projection, 4.8% annual growth in pax traffic over next 20-yrs, with today’s load factors about 84% up from 73% 20-yrs ago; primarily due to seat density of single-aisle aircraft, growing to estimated 70% of future fleet.

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Fleet replacement and expansion

Jun 14, 2025

According to Boeing projection, 54% of 21,100 fleet replacement and 29% of 22,500 fleet expansion by NorthAm and EurAsia, plus 50% of 22,500 fleet expansion by China, SouthAsia & SEAsia, all together accounting for majority of narrowbody deliveries while MidEast & Africa receive most widebody deliveries.

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Boeing 20-yr projection

Jun 14, 2025

Boeing projects need for 43,600 aircraft over next 20 years, growing from 27,000+ aircraft in 2024, with 21,100 for replacement and 22,500 for expansion - primarily in emerging vs advanced markets, top ten airlines market share 30% in 2025 down from 45% in 2000.

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Top ten airline loyalty programs

Jun 13, 2025

By value: 1 Delta, 2 American, 3 United, then 4 Southwest, 5 Lufthansa, 6 IAG, 7 AF-KLM, 8 Air Canada, 9 Korean, 10 Cathay.

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SITA/UAP integrated vertiport

Jun 13, 2025

SITA and Urban-Air Port to develop modular digitally enabled vertiport infrastructure for urban eVTOLs.

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Wet leasing eVTOL

Jun 13, 2025

Vertical Aerospace to join forces with Bristow Group to establish eVTOL wet lease focused on VX4 operated by Bristol for flights by Vertical’s customers.

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Safran Landing Systems

Jun 13, 2025

With aircraft landing every second on SLS landing gear, Safran preparing new technologies, including lighter more reliable landing gear and main gear electric taxi actuators replacing use of engines while on ground.

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Airbus Global Market 2025

Jun 13, 2025

Airbus forecast 43,400 new passenger and freighter aircraft deliveries over next 20 years, including 34,250 single-aisles and 9.170 dual-aisles, for global in-service fleet of 49,000+ aircraft by 2044.

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Embraer Market Outlook 2025

Jun 13, 2025

In sub-150 seat market, Embraer estimates 10,500 orders for 8,710 new regional jets and 1,780 regional props through 2044, projecting jet deliveries 2,680 US, 1,990 EU/CIS, 1,500 CN and prop deliveries 640 AsiaPac, 280 NorthAmer, 260 EU/CIS.

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Airfreight capacity shift

Jun 12, 2025

Airfreight capacity shifting from East Asia to Europe instead of to North America, due to disruption in China-US corridor and Red Sea along with rise demand between NE Asia and Europe.

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Airbus new single-aisle

Jun 12, 2025

Airbus in pre-project mode for new single-aisle jet by end of decade, focused on bulk of market - A321 sub-family, while stretched A220 takes over space occupied by A319 A320.

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First hydrogen turbine

Jun 12, 2025

Turbotech reports delivery of first viable hydrogen-fuelled turbine engine for small-scale passenger aircraft, VTOLs and drones, with support from Ansys simulation platform.

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