Boeing forecasts air cargo traffic to grow 4.7% annually for next 20 years

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As scheduled, Boeing has presented its 20-year forecast for the demand for new ad converted freighters over the next two decades, and its headline figures are not that divergent to last week’s prognosis from Airbus. The Seattle-headquartered aircraft manufacturer predicts 840 new freighters and just over 1,300 conversions during the period, with overall traffic figures to double during the period.