Boeing: Long-term demand for planes including 787 Dreamliner on the rise

The Post & Courier
David Wren
July 18, 2018

The global market for Boeing Co.’s commercial airplanes — including the 787 Dreamliner built in North Charleston — continues to grow, with emerging markets in Asia and elsewhere helping to boost projected demand to 42,730 jets worth $6.3 trillion over the next 20 years.

The Chicago-based planemaker released its annual forecast Tuesday at the Farnborough International Airshow near London. It represents a 4.1 percent increase in the number of expected airplane deliveries compared with the 2017 outlook.

“The commercial aviation market is strong and growing,” Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said on Twitter.

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