[Airbus Forecast: China will need more than 8,800 new passenger aircraft in the next 20 years] Airbus released its global aviation market forecast for 2026-2045 on September 8. Airbus Global Senior Vice President Wang Cui said that in the next two decades, China will need 8,830 new passenger aircraft, which accounts for more than 20% of the total global demand for new passenger aircraft (42,060 aircraft) during the same period. China is now Airbus's largest single market in the world. China's air passenger turnover will continue to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 5.2%. The number of annual flights per capita in China will increase from 0.5 in 2025 to 1.4 in 2045. By 2045, China's in-service passenger aircraft fleet will increase to 9,860. To meet this demand, China will need 7,480 new single-aisle aircraft and 1,350 new wide-body aircraft. (CCTV Finance)