Boeing Sees Budget Airlines Driving Jet Market to $5.6 Trillion
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Boeing Co. sees booming demand from no-frills carriers driving commercial aircraft sales to $5.6 trillion over the next 20 years as travelers take wing in developing nations.
Single-aisle jets such as the 737 will be the fastest-growing part of a global fleet doubling to 43,560 planes, Boeing said Thursday in its annual market outlook. At the other end of the spectrum, demand will keep shrinking for four-engine jumbos.