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View all search resultsBoeing eyes booming Southeast Asian skies
The region, which has trailed other parts of the world in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on aviation, is now catching up fast as travel rebounds and new opportunities emerge, said the firm's vice president of commercial marketing Darren Hulst.
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The company logo for Boeing is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, on March 11, 2019. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
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outheast Asia offered the biggest growth potential for global air travel, Boeing said on Wednesday as it forecast demand for almost 5,000 new aircraft in the region over the next 20 years.
The region, which has trailed other parts of the world in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on aviation, is now catching up fast as travel rebounds and new opportunities emerge, said the firm's vice president of commercial marketing Darren Hulst.
"This is a growth market and Southeast Asia actually leads the world in terms of regional growth potential," he told a briefing during the Singapore Airshow.
"A growing middle class and strong tourism demand are driving this rise in air travel across the region's domestic and international routes," he told journalists.
To support the expected fleet growth of 4,885 new planes, Southeast Asia's aviation industry is expected to need 243,000 new professionals, including 62,000 pilots, 103,000 cabin crew and 78,000 new technicians, Hulst added.
Southeast Asia is a vast region where air connections play a vital role, particularly in archipelagic nations such as Indonesia.
Regionally "air travel continues to be the most efficient way to connect people and places", Hulst said.
Boeing on Tuesday signed a deal with Air Cambodia for 10 "narrowbody" 737 Max 8 passenger liners, the deal first to be announced at this year's Singapore Airshow.
The two-engined plane usually carries 178 passengers and has a range of around 6,500 kilometres (4,000 miles).
Now in its tenth year, the Singapore Airshow is the region's premier aviation exhibition event and features both civilian and defence companies.
