AIRBUS delivered 84 aircraft (12 A220s; 66 A320s; A330; five A350s) in November vs 64 (seven A220s; 48 A320s; three A330s; six A350s) in Nov 2023; it has now delivered 643 of planned 770 aircraft in 2024.
AIR TRANSPORT ACTION GROUP (ATAG) says aviation industry supports 86.5m jobs globally and generates an economic impact of $4.1 trillion, representing 3.9% of global GDP. In 2023, 4,072 commercial airports were served by 1,138 airlines flying more than 29,000 aircraft on 67,300 global routes overseen by 162 air traffic management providers.
FORTUNE AVIATION SERVICES projects that global long-haul widebody freighter fleet will be insufficient to meet expected demand until at least 2030 when the 777-8F should be in service; there are no easy fixes for this shortfall.