Boeing forecasts strong China jet demand
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Boeing expects that Chinese airlines will need 8,700 new aircraft – valued at almost $1.5 trillion – over the next two decades, doubling the country’s commercial fleet size as air travel booms
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PROJECTED DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT

Deliveries (2021-2040) 
Total fleet by 2040 

North America   9,160  10,835      
China 8,700  9,630
Asia-Pacific*  8,945 9,520
Europe  8,705  9,140
Middle East  3,000  3,530
Latin America 2,530  3,095
Russia and Central Asia  1,540  2,095
Africa  1,030  1,560

China total deliveries 8,700
Regional jet
Single aisle 6,490
1, 850 Widebody (passenger and cargo models) – represents 20 percent of global deliveries

 *Does not include China

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