Boeing 747-8I. Photo: Wikipedia
Boeing released a forecast that airlines in Latin America will need 3050 new aircraft, worth a total of $ 350 billion over the next two decades, tripling the size of the current fleet in the region.
"In the long run, the Latin American economies will grow faster than the rest of the world," said Donna Hrinak. "This growth will create an increase in passenger traffic in the region and make the airline in Latin America to expand and compete with foreign operators."
To meet the increased passenger traffic, Boeing said the region will require more than 2,500 new single-aisle aircraft for the next 20 years, reflecting the continued growth of low cost carriers and expansion of routes in the region.
To the demand for aircraft Wide-body Boeing predicted 340 new aircraft to airlines. Currently, more than two thirds of the takeoffs in this aircraft type in the region are conducted in Boeing products.
According to Boeing, Latin America and the Caribbean now have a younger fleet than the world average. The average age of aircraft in the fleet of the region continues to fall, from 15 in 2005 to less than 10 years now. The region has been in a steady replacement cycle since the mid-2000s and this trend will continue as nearly 60% of the current fleet in the next two decades.
The addition of the 787 Dreamliner for fleet LATAM, Avianca and Aeromexico allowed airlines to open new routes and gain access to markets that were previously not possible. Aeromexico operates a non-stop route to the 787, which runs from Mexico City to Tokyo, a route that previously required a refueling stop.
In 2015, LATAM started the world's first commercial flight with 787 used ETOPS 180, on a route from Santiago to Auckland, New Zealand. Later this year, LATAM will use the ETOPS 330 on the route, which will optimize the flight and reduce fuel consumption in 2500 liters.
