Africa's passenger air traffic to grow 6 pct annually through 2044: Boeing
Summary
Africa's passenger air traffic is projected to grow 6 percent annually through 2044, with the region's commercial airplane fleet expected to more than double to 1,680 aircraft.
Key Points
- Africa's passenger air traffic is expected to grow an average of 6 percent annually through 2044.
- The region's commercial airplane fleet is projected to more than double to 1,680 aircraft over the next 20 years.
- Single-aisle aircraft will constitute about 70 percent of the more than 1,200 new airplanes to be delivered.
- There will be a need for 74,000 new pilots, technicians, and cabin crew in Africa over the next 20 years, with a services demand valued at about 130 billion U.S. dollars.
