Boeing predicts strong 20-year freighter demand

[mpenguin1]

SEATTLE, Wash., August 12, 2004. The world freighter airplane fleet will nearly double during the next 20 years, from 1,766 to 3,456 airplanes, The Boeing Company says in its latest market forecast.

According to the Current Market Outlook 2004, produced annually by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and recently released at the Farnborough Air Show, 2,950 freighters will enter the fleet by 2023 and 1,260 cargo airplanes will be retired, for a net gain of 1,690 airplanes.

Boeing has reduced the number of size categories, recognizing a lesser need to differentiate standard-body sizes. This year's forecast divides the world fleet into three segments, based on cross-section width and payload capability:

* Standard-body -- less than 50 tons (757, 737, 727, 707, MD-80/-90, DC-8, DC-9, A320 series, BAe-146
* Medium widebody -- 40-65 tons (767, DC-10, A330, A310, A300, L-1011)
* Large -- more than 65 tons (747, MD-11, DC-10-30/-40, 777, A340, A380)

Boeing provides more than 90 percent of the world's freighter capacity. This percentage is expected to remain stable for some time. The Boeing 747-400 Freighter family continues to sell steadily, with 12 added to the Boeing order book thus far in 2004, and two 767-300 Freighters have been ordered by an unidentified customer. Boeing offers a full range of production freighter airplanes, from 20 to 120 ton capacity, including cargo versions of the 747, 767, and 737.

In addition, the vast majority of conversions will be larger Boeing airplanes, including the 747-400 Special Freighter conversion, launched earlier this year. Boeing offers conversions of 747, MD-11, DC-10, 767, 757 and 737 jetliners.





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[Doug Taylor]

It'd be interesting to see an 777-300PF!

[CaptainMatt]

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A Box.. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img] I kill myself.

[CaptainChris87]

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