Boeing is projecting the demand for air freight to increase by two thirds by 2043 to support the sector’s annual growth of 4.1 per cent.
The figures are part of a wider report into the future of the entire aviation industry, with Boeing projecting the need for nearly 44,000 new commercial airplanes across the freight and passenger sectors over the next 20 years.
The need for new planes in commercial fleets is projected to be dwarfed by the need for new passenger planes, with an annual 3.2 per cent growth projected.
This is due to the ability to boost productivity through increased plane use through all hours of the day and increasing load factors.
“This is a challenging and inspiring era for aviation,” Boeing Senior Vice President Brad McMullen says.
“The return to more typical traffic growth shows how resilient our industry is, even as we all work through ongoing supply chain and production constraints amid other global challenges.
Boeing’s report states just 1005 of the projected 43,975 new planes needed by 2043 will be freighters, with single aisle planes accounting for a whopping 33,380 planes due to surging demand for air travel.
Emirates SkyCargo has recently expanded its airfreight fleet with the addition of five new Boeing 777 Freighters to its fleet.
The 777 Freighter can fly further (9200km) and carry more freight (102 metric tons) than any other twin-engine cargo jet.
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