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By Eddy Metcalf |
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October 15, 2010 -
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in
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deliveries in the region will be driven largely by the need to retire
older, less fuel-efficient single-aisle airplanes and regional jets, as
airlines replace them with new-generation, more fuel-efficient models.
"Demand for
airplanes also will be fueled by an increase in the number of people
flying to, from and within Russia and CIS,? said Randy Tinseth, vice
president of Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, who released
Boeing's 2010 CIS market outlook today in Moscow. ?We expect passenger
traffic for the region to grow at a rate of 4.8 percent on average."
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Tinseth said the
growing tendency of both business and personal travelers to traverse
Boeing forecasts
that single-aisle airplanes will grow from 54 percent of the total CIS
fleet today to 63 percent of the fleet by 2029. Airlines are
increasingly focusing on airplane age as fuel-thirsty, older airplanes
weigh increasingly on earnings. Increased attention to aviation's impact
on global climate change also will be a factor in selecting airplanes
that produce lower carbon emissions.
Newer airplane
types such as the Next-Generation 737 offer significant advantages in
environmental performance as well as improved capabilities, fuel
efficiency and maintenance costs. |