Boeing Sees 27,200 Airliner Market Over 20 Years

Boeing said on Wednesday it expected the global airliner market to require about 27,200 new planes by 2025 with the most valuable slice of the USD$2.6 trillion total coming from twin-aisle models.

The Boeing 777 twin-aisle plane sharply outsold the rival Airbus A340 last year. That, combined with brisk sales of the 787 due in 2008, has Airbus looking to offer a new twin-aisle plane.

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