India, South Asia airlines will need nearly 3,300 new planes by 2044: Boeing

Boeing forecasts that India and South Asia will require 3,300 new planes by 2044 to meet rising air traffic demand.

Airlines in India and South Asia will need nearly 3,300 new planes by 2044 as air traffic demand is on the rise, U.S. aircraft maker Boeing said on Wednesday (January 28, 2026).

Single-aisle jets or the narrow-body planes will account for nearly 90% of these projected deliveries at 2,875 while wide-body aircraft will be at 395.

In its Commercial Marker Outlook (CMO) for South Asia, Boeing also said airlines in the region would require about 45,000 pilots, 45,000 technicians and 51,000 cabin crew, over the next two decades.

India is a growth market and the country will add more planes, Boeing Managing Director of Commercial Marketing, Eurasia and Indian Subcontinent Ashwin Naidu said.

According to him, India is the fastest growing region, with the fleet quadrupling over the next 20 years.

He presented the CMO on the sidelines of the four-day aviation summit Wings India 2026 in the city.