Boeing: Air Cargo Traffic to Double by 2043 as Emerging Markets Drive Growth
Source: Boeing Global freighter fleet to grow to 3,900 airplanes over the next 20 years, including production and converted airplanes Demand boosted by e-commerce and geographically shifting supply chains Express carrier traffic to more than triple With a strong air cargo market exceeding pre-pandemic levels, Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts continued long-term growth, saying air cargo traffic will increase by an average of 4% per year through 2043. These projections appear in Boeing's 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), the biennial overview and long-term outlook for the air cargo industry. "As the quickest and most reliable way to move goods, air cargo's sustained growth has returned the industry to its long-term trend," said Darren Hulst, Boeing vice president of Commercial Marketing. [...]