Boeing: Domestic aviation to leapfrog on travel boom

Big market: Air China aircraft are seen at Beijing Capital Airport. With the ongoing recovery in air travel, China will account for one-fifth of the world’s aeroplane deliveries in the next two decades. — AFP

BEIJING: China’s domestic aviation market will surpass those in North America and Europe to become the world’s largest by 2042, driven by strong demand for commercial air travel and an expected doubling of the country’s fleet size, US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co has said.

Through 2042, China will need 8,560 new commercial aeroplanes, including 6,470 single-aisle ones, fuelled by its economic growth well above the global average and an increasing demand for domestic air travel, according to Boeing’s latest Commercial Market Outlook.