"Airbus"The Middle East region needs 4,080 new passenger aircraft over the next two decades
Dubai, November 16 / WAM / Airbus expects the number of aircraft in service in the region to rise from approximately 1,480 aircraft in 2024 to approximately 3,700 aircraft by 2044.
Airbus stated in its new report on global market forecasts for the year 2025, which highlighted the Middle East region, that the aviation market in the Middle East will need 4,080 new passenger aircraft over the next two decades, distributed between 2,380 single-aisle aircraft and 1,700 wide-body aircraft.
She indicated that wide-body aircraft will represent 42% of total global demand, which is the highest share recorded in the world, as it is more than double the global average of 20%.
Estimates – according to the report – suggest that the volume of passenger traffic in the region will record a compound annual growth of 4.4%, in light of the economic renaissance, tourism recovery, and commercial expansion it is witnessing, and that the population will increase by 240 million people during the same period, which will enhance the rising demand for aviation services and air travel.
Gabriel Simelas, President of Airbus in the Middle East and Africa, said that the aviation sector in the Middle East is witnessing a major transformation that is reshaping the features of the global aviation sector, and he expected the air fleet in the region to witness a significant expansion, especially in the wide-body aircraft category.
With the continued expansion of aviation networks and the increase in air traffic in the Middle East, Airbus’s forecasts indicate that during the next twenty years the sector will need more than 265,000 new employees, including 69,000 pilots, 64,000 maintenance technicians, and 132,000 cabin crew.
Estimates have shown that the value of the commercial aviation services market in the region will reach about $30 billion during the same period, with growth in this sector focusing on maintaining the readiness of the air fleet, training and qualification, operating flights and managing air traffic, in addition to renovating the interior cabins of aircraft and improving communication and connectivity services.
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