Avolon Forecasts Chinese Airlines Will Need 3,200 Additional Aircraft by 2026

In the second white paper in a series, Avolon, has analysed the Chinese aviation market. The first part of this series, issued in March 2017, looked at the development, growth and gradual maturing of China’s domestic airline industry and the key drivers of growth over the next decade. In Part 2, China’s international inbound and outbound travel markets are analysed and a forecast made of the future fleet requirements of China’s airline industry. The paper finds that China is the world’s largest generator of outbound travel, with more than 120 million Chinese visiting international destinations in 2016. This still represents