Aircraft
Bombardier Foresees Strong Need for 60- to 150-Seat Transports
Canadian airframer says economic growth will drive demand; positions its Q400 turboprops, CRJs and small single-aisle airliners as the solution.

Driven by rising GDP and a rapid expansion of the middle class, the Asia-Pacific region, exclusive of China, is expected take delivery of 2,050 aircraft in the 60- to 150-seat category over the next 20 years, according to a 2017-2036 market forecast released by Bombardier Commercial Aircraft (Chalet CD55) at the Singapore Airshow 2018. The figure includes 1,050 large regional aircraft (50 to 100 seats) and 1,000 small single-aisle aircraft, and represents 16 percent of Bombardier’s foreseen worldwide market for such aircraft (a total of 12,550), with a projected value of $820 billion.


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