REGIONAL FOCUS
Each region will respond to its unique
situation and conditions with specialized
requirements. Middle East airlines
continue to favor widebody airplanes and
premium passenger services to leverage
the area’s geographic advantages and
prominence in business travel. Europe
and North America airlines will respond
to growing competition from low-cost
carriers by replacing older, fuel-ineffiient
airplanes with more economical
single-aisle models. The large installed
airplane base in these areas generates
a need for a considerable number of
replacement airplanes, even though
growth is slower than in other parts of
the world. In Asia, rising demand will require a mix of single-aisle and wide body airplanes.
All regions will face similar challenges of fuel-price volatility,
emission control regimes, and ever-increasing airport
congestion as the growing world fleet works to keep pace with
burgeoning international and local demand for air travel.