Key facts
- Boeing's 20-year forecast projects 43,625 global deliveries of new jetliners and freighters from 2026 through 2045.
- The forecast is nearly identical to Boeing's 2025 outlook, projecting 33,545 single-aisle jets, 7,715 widebody aircraft, 930 freighters, and 1,435 regional jets.
- Boeing expects passenger traffic to grow 4% annually over the next two decades, with cargo traffic rising 3.7%.
- The company estimates an undersupply of nearly 2,000 aircraft entering 2026, with single-aisle shortages persisting until the end of the decade and widebody shortages into the early 2030s.
- China is expected to account for 21% of deliveries, followed by Eurasia at 20%.
Boeing has maintained its 20-year forecast for global commercial aircraft demand, projecting 43,625 deliveries between 2026 and 2045. This outlook remains largely unchanged from its previous 2025 projection, despite geopolitical tensions and supply chain fragilities that have led rival Airbus to slightly reduce its own forecast. Boeing anticipates steady growth in passenger and cargo traffic, with the global fleet expected to nearly double by 2045. The company also highlighted an ongoing undersupply of aircraft, particularly single-aisle jets, which is expected to persist for several years due to production capacity limitations. China is anticipated to be the largest market for new aircraft deliveries.