APAC will need 2,050 planes in 60-150-seat segment in next 20 years

Singapore

BY 2036, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to take delivery of some 2,050 aircraft in the 60 to 150-seat segment, or 16 per cent of a worldwide market for 12,550 aircraft valued at US$820 billion, Bombardier projects.

According to the Canadian-based manufacturer of planes and trains, deliveries in the region - defined as Asia without Greater China - should consist of 1,050 large regional aircraft (50 to 100 seats), and 1,000 small single-aisle aircraft (100 to 150 seats) over the next two decades.