News / Air shows give you wings, say plane-makers, with high hopes from Boeing

Where there’s an air show, there’s an optimistic prediction from aircraft manufacturers about how many aircraft will be needed.

As the sun beats down on this week’s Farnborough Air Show in the UK, Boeing has, of course, come up with some big numbers.

Apparently 41,000 new aircraft will be needed up to 2041 – an 80% increase in the global fleet from pre-pandemic levels, at a value of $7.2trn.

But 75% of those will be narrowbodies; the widebody fleet will grow by just ...