BOEING PROJECTS AIR CARGO FLEET TO SHIFT FURTHER TOWARD WIDEBODY FREIGHTERS.

(From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency)

from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- The global air cargo market will continue its growth patterns of the past few years, with strong 20-year growth, said the Current Market Outlook (CMO) 2006 from the Boeing Company

This pattern will lead to a doubling of the world freighter fleet to 3,563 from 1,789 airplanes, both numbers slightly up from the previous forecast

This growth, accounting for expected airplane retirements of 1,209 airplanes, will result in a total of 2,983 airplanes added to the freighter fleet by 2025, according to the annual CMO, which …