Aviation Connects and Unites Us!: Airbus Global Market Forecast 2021 - 2040
Aviation Connects and Unites Us!: Airbus Global Market Forecast 2021 - 2040
Aviation Connects and Unites Us!: Airbus Global Market Forecast 2021 - 2040
* IATA industry statistics Fact Sheet released in Oct. 2021 (2021 vs. 2020)
Source: ICAO, IATA, IHS Markit, Airbus
Airbus expects a full recovery of air traffic between 2023 and 2025
120
100
2019 level
80
60
40 IATA actuals
20
0
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Environment awareness
Corporate travel evolution (Alternative) Energy cost
and passenger behaviour
$3.5 trillion contribution to Support tourism industry, over Connect small islands to
Carries 35% of
annual global GDP (4%) 10% of world GDP; with essential business, education
World trade in value
and 87 million jobs many small country over 25% and health services overseas
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
GMF 2019
20,000
GMF 2021
0
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040
0
2010 2020 2030 2040
Middle class: Households with yearly income between $20,000 and $150,000 at PPP in constant 2015 US$
Source: Oxford Economics, Airbus GMF
Traffic to reconnect to pre-crisis trend with 2 years shift
18,000
15,000
12,000
9,000
6,000
GMF 2019
3,000
GMF 2021
0
2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 2040
Daily
utilisation
1999
2019
8.5
10.6
+2
hours/day
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Average
seats per
1999
2019
161
179
+18
seats/flight
RPK (m) 1999 300m
+45%
flight per a/c 2019 435m
0 50 100 150 200
0 100 200 300 400
Load
factor
1999
2019
69.8%
82.5%
+13pp
0% 50% 100%
200
-53%
160
120
80
40
0
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
50,000
1st generation** aircraft
History Outlook (e.g. 727)
45,000
40,000
2nd generation** aircraft
35,000 (e.g. MD80)
30,000
13% Previous generation** aircraft
25,000 (e.g. A320ceo)
20,000
1st + 2nd + previous generation**
15,000 aircraft
10,000
New generation** aircraft
5,000 (e.g. A320neo; A350…)
-
2000 2005 2010 2015 2019 2025 2030 2035 2040
40
35 Grow
23,770
(60% of deliveries)
30
39,020
25 22,950
20
Replace
15 15,250
(40% of deliveries)
10
5 Stay
7,700
(34% of 2020 fleet)
0
Beginning 2020 2040 2021-2040 New Deliveries
Notes: Passenger aircraft (≥100seats) & Freight (>10t) | Rounded figures to nearest 10
Source: Airbus GMF 2021
Out of the 2021-2040 demand, 76% is for small aircraft category
76% share of total new del. 14% share of total new del. 10% share of total new del
3,810
PRC, x2.9
10,900 x 2.9
3,960
Asia-Pacific ex. PRC
9,730 x 2.5
5,700
North America
8,490 x 1.5
4,950
Europe
8,390 x 1.7
1,300
Middle East
3,210 x 2.5
1,440
Latin America
2,820 x 2.0
1,110
CIS
1,740 x 1.6
Jet passenger aircraft >=100 seats and Freighter >=10 tons Aircraft in service
Source: Airbus Market Forecasts
Large aircraft demand more concentrated in Middle-East and Asia
660
590
740
1,080
North CIS 120
America 520 160
6,960 Middle East 8,220
1,440
850
1,160
5,220
6,420 1,010 6,890
3,020 PRC
Europe 1,570
5,050
440 900
90
Africa 150
1,730
CATEGORY
1,100
Asia/Pacific
Small
190
100 860 9,400
Medium
Large 2,460 6,770
Centre Number of aircraft Latin
figure America 2,170
15
10 23%
2004 2010 2016 2022 2028 2034 2040
2040
410 billion
World GDP World international trade FTK
4.2% 77%
3.0% 2.5% 2.7%
880 new
2,500 950 Grow
built
2,030
2,000
2,440
1,500
1560
1,490 Replace
converted
1,000
500
540 Stay
0
Beginning 2020 2040 Demand
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