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Airbus forecasts African airlines will purchase 990 aircraft over next 20 years
AIRBUS anticipates that African airlines will purchase 990 aircraft over the next two decades amid rising demand for passenger and freight services.
The planes will more than double the number of such aircraft on the continent, according to the aircraft manufacturer.
Of the 990 new Airbus aircraft, 760 will be single-aisle jetliners in the 120-200 seat category, while 230 will be wide-body twin-engine medium- and long-haul airliners, according to the company's projections. There is also room in the market for 10 larger liners, such as A380s, it said.
These expected orders would require an aircraft maintenance and repair business worth US$76 billion, and a need for up 21,700 new pilots, according to Airbus.
Airbus forecasts passenger traffic in Africa will rise by 5.6 per cent a year over the next two decades, equivalent to four per cent higher than the global average, reported Bloomberg.
Some of the new aircraft will replace 226 outdated ones, while the rest of the existing fleet will still be in service by 2035, according to Airbus. Airbus had 228 planes with 32 African operators by the end of January.
The company expects to deliver two A330s to South African Airways this year and is in talks with Ethiopian Airlines for more A350-1000s, according to Airbus' vice president Hadi Akoum. The aircraft manufacturer is also in early-stage discussions with Kenya Airways.
The planes will more than double the number of such aircraft on the continent, according to the aircraft manufacturer.
Of the 990 new Airbus aircraft, 760 will be single-aisle jetliners in the 120-200 seat category, while 230 will be wide-body twin-engine medium- and long-haul airliners, according to the company's projections. There is also room in the market for 10 larger liners, such as A380s, it said.
These expected orders would require an aircraft maintenance and repair business worth US$76 billion, and a need for up 21,700 new pilots, according to Airbus.
Airbus forecasts passenger traffic in Africa will rise by 5.6 per cent a year over the next two decades, equivalent to four per cent higher than the global average, reported Bloomberg.
Some of the new aircraft will replace 226 outdated ones, while the rest of the existing fleet will still be in service by 2035, according to Airbus. Airbus had 228 planes with 32 African operators by the end of January.
The company expects to deliver two A330s to South African Airways this year and is in talks with Ethiopian Airlines for more A350-1000s, according to Airbus' vice president Hadi Akoum. The aircraft manufacturer is also in early-stage discussions with Kenya Airways.
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