Analysts need facts and figures at their fingertips in order to quickly assess the performance of a company in the marketplace. Here you will find the key details on Airbus – including turnover, numbers and types of aircraft ordered and delivered, market share and production outlook.

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An in-depth report published by the economic forecasting consultancy Oxford Economics highlights the positive global impact of air transportation. “Aviation: The Real World Wide Web” outlines the wide range of benefits that air transport – and industry partners such as Airbus – bring to economies and societies worldwide.

This report, issued in June 2009, also suggests that the world’s future prosperity may depend on a growing and thriving aviation industry, which currently supports nearly eight per cent of the world’s economy, and questions the environmental benefits and social impacts of limiting that growth.

Access an interactive pdf version of the Aviation: The Real World Wide Web report.

The latest Airbus Global Market Forecast projects a demand for some 25,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft between 2009 and 2028, driven by increased airline traffic - which is expected to more than double in the same time period.

Representing a market value of US$3.1 trillion, these nearly 25,000 aircraft will be produced in three primary seating categories: very large (400+ passengers), twin-aisle (250 to 400 passengers) and single-aisle (150-passenger category).

The growing demand for air transportation - along with the need to link the world's dynamic "mega cities" - will generate a demand for some 1,700 very large aircraft, valued at US$571 billion and representing 19 per cent by value (and seven per cent of aircraft units). These will include aircraft such as Airbus' 21st century flagship A380.

According to the 2009-2028 Global Market Forecast, the number of new twin-aisle category jetliners and freighters needed to meet demand is 6,250 - valued at US$1.3 billion. These aircraft will account for 25 per cent of all deliveries by unit, and 42 per cent by value. Airbus has two families of aircraft capable of addressing this need: its A330/340 Family, covering the small and intermediate twin-aisles; and the future A350 XWB, which will provide an all-encompassing solution to twin-aisle market requirements beginning in 2013.

Sixty-eight per cent of all deliveries in the next 20 years will be single-aisle aircraft, owing to the growth of low-cost carriers, increased route liberalisation and accelerating demand from Asia. Worth some some US$1.2 billion, this segment will represent 39 per cent of deliveries by value - supporting a continued demand for highly reliable and efficient single-aisle jetliners such as Airbus' benchmark A320 Family.

See the dedicated section of Airbus' website for the complete Global Market Forecast.

With more than 9,400 aircraft ordered by international customers, Airbus is an undisputed world leader in the civil air transport marketplace.