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SEP 16, 2004 (newstodate): Boeing expects world air cargo to grow annually by 6.2 percent over the next 20 years, compared to 6.1 percent growth during the last 20 years.
-So far into 2004 we have seen a sound recovery of the industry with world cargo volumes up by nearly 11 percent during the first six months, says Marlin B Dailey, Boeing VP sales - Europe and Central Asia, at TIACA's Air Cargo Forum, Bilbao.
Boeing's new World Air Cargo Forecast 2004/2005 sees the world's need for freighters to nearly double in size, from currently 1,766 freighter, to 3,456 freighters by 2023.
The strongest increase will be in the segment for medium-widebody freighters due to strong Europe-to-Asia and intra-Asian cargo growth. Thus freighter in this segment will grow from 24 to 31 percent of totals during 2003-2023.
Nearly 3,000 new freighters will be added to the world's fleets, primarily in North America that will take more than half, followed by Asia/Pacific, Europe, Africa/M East, and Latin America.
Boeing expects nearly 75 percent of these new freighters to be converted passenger aircraft.
-So far into 2004 we have seen a sound recovery of the industry with world cargo volumes up by nearly 11 percent during the first six months, says Marlin B Dailey, Boeing VP sales - Europe and Central Asia, at TIACA's Air Cargo Forum, Bilbao.
Boeing's new World Air Cargo Forecast 2004/2005 sees the world's need for freighters to nearly double in size, from currently 1,766 freighter, to 3,456 freighters by 2023.
The strongest increase will be in the segment for medium-widebody freighters due to strong Europe-to-Asia and intra-Asian cargo growth. Thus freighter in this segment will grow from 24 to 31 percent of totals during 2003-2023.
Nearly 3,000 new freighters will be added to the world's fleets, primarily in North America that will take more than half, followed by Asia/Pacific, Europe, Africa/M East, and Latin America.
Boeing expects nearly 75 percent of these new freighters to be converted passenger aircraft.