FAA Forecasts "Strong" Aviation Growth Through 2038 Written 22 March 2018

Aviation Today reports that the FAA released its Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years 2018-2038, which said that air travel in the US is strong and is expected to remain so in the coming decades. The FAA forecasts that total US airline passengers will increase from 840.8 million in 2017 to 1.28 billion by 2038. The agency also anticipates that US airline revenue passenger miles will grow at an average of 2.5 percent annually through 2038, with international growth estimated at 3.2 percent per year over the same period. The report also expects UAV use to increase from 1.1 million UAVs in 2017 to 2.4 million by 2022.
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