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SPECIAL REPORT WORLD AIRLINER CENSUS FL IG HT INTERNAT IO NAL 2014 BRANDWORLD AIRLINER EXPOSURE CENSUS 2014 VIA THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WORLD AIRLINER CENSUS 2014 Background Opportunities Making your brand stand out from the crowd has Produced by the Flightglobal Insight research never been more important than in today’s fast team, recent editions have ranged from fleet changing media world. That is why Flightglobal reports covering military, air transport and business offers sponsorship opportunities for a series of cost- aviation through to more specialist studies on effective but data-rich Special Reports designed to maintenance and aircraft finance. 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Meanwhile, although num- The race is also close when it comes to the DATA ANALYSIS ANTOINE FAFARD bers of Boeing 737-600/700/800/900 aircraft two top-selling widebodies. increased by 10.0%7.3% toto 4,576,4,693, this was offset by The Boeing 777 is still in the lead, with the here are many fronts in the commer- ana 6.4%8.3% decline in the fleet of earlier genera- global fleet of the twinjet increasing by8.5% 8.1% cial war between the big two airfram- tion 737s to 1,089.1,067. during the year to 1,1881,184 examples. ers. In one crucial skirmish – size of The latter decrease was smaller than the Meanwhile, the Airbus A330 fleet passed global single-aisle in-service fleet – the almost 15% attrition between 2012 and 2013, the four-figure mark, growing by10.0% 9.3% to TAirbus A320 family is within a whisker of but the fall means that the number of 1,0201,013 aircraft, from 927 in 2013. overtaking the Boeing 737, when old and cur- 737-200/300/400/500 variants are almost cer- Both airframers reaffirmed their confidence rent-generation types are combined. tain to drop into three figures by next year. in their most popular twin-aisle products dur- Flightglobal’s latest annual airliner census – These numbers, of course, do not take into ing the past 12 months, with Boeing unveiling a breakdown of the world’s fleet of commercial consideration orders for the 737 Max and the 777X at Dubai in November, and Airbus aircraft by type and operator – shows the num- A320neo, which are yet to enter service – and announcing the re-engined A330neo – both ber of Airbus narrowbodies grew year-on-year on which more later. backed with impressive commitments. 2 | Flightglobal Insight 24 | Flight International | 26 August-1 September 2014 Flightglobalflightglobal.com Insight | 3 FIN_260814_024-026.indd 24 21/08/2014 11:18 WORLD AIRLINER CENSUS WORLD AIRLINER CENSUS 2014 WORLD AIRLINER CENSUS 2014 The A320 family is close TOPTOP 1010 FLEETS FLEETS – MAINLINE MAINLINE AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT to overtaking the 737 in I n-service In-service fleet fleet terms of size of global Manufacturer and and aircraft aircraft family family 20142014 20132013 CChangehange single-aisle in-service fleet Airbus A320 family 5,614 5,180 8.4% Airbus A320 family 5,632 5,180 8.7% Boeing 737-600/700/800/900 4,576 4,265 7.3% Boeing 737-600/700/800/900 4,693 4,265 10.0% Boeing 777 1,184 1,095 8.1% Boeing 777 1,188 1,095 8.5% Boeing 737-200/300/400/500 1,067 1,164 -8.3% Boeing 737-200/300/400/500 1,089 1,164 -6.4% Airbus A330 1,013 927 9.3% Airbus A330 1,020 927 10.0% Boeing 757 803 849 -5.4% Boeing 757 812 849 -4.4% Boeing 767 795 818 -2.8% Boeing 767 795 818 -2.8% Boeing 717/MD-80/MD-90/DC-9 728 776 -6.2% Boeing 717/MD-80/MD-90/DC-9 744 776 -4.1% Boeing 747 581 623 -6.7% Boeing 747 585 623 -6.1% Airbus A340 265 298 -11.1% AirbusSOURCE: A340 Ascend Fleets. Data for 24 July 2014 vs 24 July 2013 266 298 -10.7% SOURCE: Ascend Fleets. Data for 24 July 2014 vs 24 July 2013 TOP 10 FLEETS – REGIONAL AIRCRAFT In-service fleet Manufacturer and aircraft family 2014 2013 Change Embraer 170/175/190/195 1,002 926 8.2% Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 695 720 -3.5% Bombardier CRJ700/900/1000 649 604 7.5% Bombardier CRJ100/200 640 719 -11.0% ATR 72 581 507 14.6% Bombardier Dash 8 100/200/300 451 467 -3.4% Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 421 398 5.8% Beechcraft 1900 352 359 -1.9% ATR 42 257 264 -2.7% De Havilland Canada Twin Otter 256 267 -4.1% SOURCE: Ascend Fleets. Data for 24 July 2014 vs 24 July 2013 The number of Boeing 777s increased by 8.1% to 1,184 examples Rex Features Rex Features Rex AIRLINER FLEET DISTRIBUTION Boeing’s newest widebody, the 787, contin- Fortunes are less rosy for Airbus when it ues to make its mark, with in-service aircraft comes to its other widebody types. Seven Asia-Pacic reaching 163, including the first -9 example – years after entry into service with Singapore 25% more than double last year’s total of 68. Airlines, the A380 fleet has reached 136 air- Europe Latin America 25% 8% With production of the Dreamliner current- craft – up from 106 last year. ly at a rate of 10 a month, this number should It is a respectable figure, but – with just 167 grow to close to 300 by next year’s census. on order – the superjumbo is still far from the On the other hand, the 747-8 total is in- game-changing widebody Toulouse hoped it creasing slowly, from 44 to 62 in-service air- would be. craft – the vast majority of them freighters. Meanwhile, the out-of-production A340 Africa Retirements of the venerable jumbo are offset- continues to be put out to pasture. With 266265 North America Middle East 5% ting this growth, however. The 747 remains a in service – down from 298 last year – the 4% 32% top 10 mainline type, but its fleet has fallen four-engined airliner is the fastest declining SOURCE: Ascend Fleets from Flightglobal (July 2014) from 623 aircraft in 2013 to 585.581. type, only just clinging to its top 10 status. ❯❯ flightglobal.com4 | Flightglobal Insight 26 August-1 September 2014 | Flight International | 25 Flightglobal Insight | 5 FIN_260814_024-026.indd 25 21/08/2014 11:18 WORLD AIRLINER CENSUS WORLD AIRLINER CENSUS 2014 WORLD AIRLINER CENSUS 2014 Embraer’s E-Jet range, including the E190, passed the 1,000 aircraft milestone in 2014 Rex Features Rex ❯❯ Boeing’s other legacy aircraft – the 757, AIRBUS/BOEING COMMERCIAL ORDER BACKLOG BY REGION 767 and MD-80, together with its related air- frames – continue to hold their own in the top Number of aircraft 10. The youngest type – the 767 – is unsurpris- 2,500 ingly the best performer, with its fleet falling by Airbus Boeing under 3% to just below the 800 mark. The -300 2,000 variant still has orders in the bag. Declines in the other two fully out-of-pro- 1,500 duction airframes are sharper, although there are still more than 800 757s flying, and – de- spite a 6.2%4.1% year-on-year fall – some 744728 1,000 Boeing 717/MD-80/MD-90/DC-9 types. 500 CONSOLIDATION When it comes to regional aircraft, Embraer is 0 consolidating its position as market leader. An Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America Middle East North Unknown/ America undisclosed 8.2% year-on-year increase saw the Brazilian SOURCE: Ascend Fleets from Flightglobal (July 2014) manufacturer’s E-Jet range pass the 1,000 air- craft milestone in 2014. Even its legacy ERJ NARROWBODIES: ORDER BACKLOG WIDEBODIES: ORDER BACKLOG MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARE line-up saw only a 3.5% decline to 695 aircraft. Boeing 737NG Boeing 777 Boeing 777X Airbus However, things are also not too grim for 19% Airbus 10% 10% A380 A320ceo Airbus 7% Embraer’s rival Bombardier, with an 11% drop Boeing 737 Max 16% Comac Airbus A350 23% C919 28% A330 in 50-seat products offset by a 7.5% hike in the 3% 9% CRJ700/900/1000 fleet.