Airbus projects $420 billion aviation services market and 45,550 aircraft by 2045

Airbus projects $420 billion aviation services market and 45,550 aircraft by 2045
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Airbus forecasts the global aviation services market will exceed US$ 420 billion by 2045, about double its 2026 estimate, and expects the worldwide aircraft fleet to reach 45,550 units by that year.

The forecast includes a 3.8% compound annual growth rate for services, passenger traffic doubling to ten billion annually, and a cumulative need for 730,000 maintenance technicians, 660,000 pilots and 1.05 million cabin crew by 2045; it also breaks down service revenue into US$ 217 billion for Off‑Wing Maintenance, US$ 104 billion for Maintenance Operations Support, US$ 36 billion for On‑Wing Maintenance, US$ 27 billion for Digital & Connectivity and US$ 21 billion for Modifications & Upgrades.

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