Overview

• The forecast covers 42,450 passenger jets (a 2% increase) and 970 factory-built freighters (a 3% rise) between 2025 and 2044.
• Single-aisle deliveries have been raised by 2%, with 34,250 planes expected, including A320neo family jets accounting for over half of added capacity.
• Wide-body demand for long-haul services is projected at 8,200 aircraft, up 3%, supported by growth from Gulf carriers.
• Airbus has held its annual global air traffic growth outlook at 3.6% despite lowering forecasts for trade and GDP expansion.
• The outlook assumes U.S. base tariffs of 10% will remain and the company has urged a return to tariff-free aerospace trade after a tentative U.S.-China tariff truce.