Airbus forecasts need for over 39,000 new aircraft in the next 20 years

The world’s passenger and freighter aircraft fleet is set to more than double from nearly 23,000 to almost 48,000 by 2038, according to a new report from Airbus. The planemaker also says that with traffic growing at 4.3% annually, also resulting in a need for 550,000 new pilots and 640,000 new technicians.  By 2038, of the forecast 47,680 fleet, 39,210 are new and 8,470 remain from today. By updating fleets with latestgeneration fuel-efficient aircraft such as the A220, A320neo Family, the A330neo and the A350, Airbus believes it will largely contribute to the progressive decarbonisation of the air transport industry and the objective