Demand for Freighters Expected in Years to Come Written 6 June 2023

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Planform view of a Boeing 777-300ER, with raked wingtips. | Sergey Kustov; Wikipedia; CC BY-SA 3.0

Aviation Week reports that Airbus is predicting that shippers “will need 560 widebody freighters of more than 80-ton capacity from 202-41. Boeing expects demand for 515 widebody freighters over the same period.” Although much of this demand will reportedly “be satisfied by new-make cargo aircraft...new ventures are moving steadily toward converting Boeing 777s to meet the requirements for heavy cargo aircraft.”
Full Story (Aviation Week)