GlobalNetworks,GlobalCitizenWelcometothe2018editionofAirbus’GlobalMarketForecast(GMF).Commercialaviationisalreadythemostglobalofbusinesses.OfficialAirlineGuidedatashowsthattheglobalnetworkconnectsallcountriesintheworld:3,190citiesand3,250airports.Connectivitybetweentheseairports,whichhasdoubledsincetheearlynineteen-eighties,continuestogrow,andmoreoftheworld’speoplefrombothemergingandmatureeconomiesuseaviationaspartoftheirlives.Globalnetworktravelencouragesmorepeopletoseethemselvesasglobalcitizens.Inthesamewayasaccesstotheinternetandsocialmediaprovokecuriosityandinterestinotherpeopleandotherplaces,physicallytravellingbetweencitiesandcountriessatisfiesthatcuriosityinallowingpeopletomeetandunderstandeachother.Andthatunderstandingisoneofthemostpowerfulforcesforgoodintheworld.Oneonlyneedstolookatthe“propensitytofly”sectionofthisbookandtheaccompanyingGMF2018Apptoseehowairtravelcangrowfurther.Itisparticularlynoticeableintheemergingcountries.InIndiaforexamplethepropensitytoflyis0.1tripspercapitatodaybutby2037willriseto~0.4,orroughlyfourtimesgreater.ABBCsurvey*questioned20,000peoplefrom18countriesandfoundthat56%ofthepeoplesurveyedcomingfromemergingcountriessawthemselvesfirstandforemostasglobalcitizens.InIndiathisfigurewas67%.TheBBCsuggeststhisispartlybecause“…theworldasawholeisbecomingmoreprosperousandairtravelisbecomingmoreaffordabletotherisingmiddleclasses.”ThisisoneofthecommonthemesinourGlobalMarketForecastwhenweexplorethedriversforgrowthinaviation.Wehopethatyoufindthe2018GlobalMarketForecastinformativeanduseful.Weseektoimproveouranalysescontinually,andyourquestions,challengesandsuggestionshelpusadvancetowardsthisgoal.Don’tforgetyoucandownloadourApptoyoursmartphone.Itcomplementstheforecastandenablesyoutohavefacts,figuresandinsightsatyourfingertipswhereveryougo.Ifallyouwantarethenumbers,youcandownloadanexcelsheetfromwww.airbus.com.IntroductionIamnotanAthenianoraGreek,butacitizenoftheworld.Socrates003GlobalNetworks,GlobalCitizens01Executivesummary007057Asia-Pacif...
