There are currently only two principal competitors in the big jet market. Boeing and Airbus are large consortiums that produce a lot of the large aircraft utilized in air transport.
Focusing on their presence within the Southeast Asian region, each corporations are doing thoroughly. History also shows that countries within the region have been very much involved in these two entities to expand their aviation sector.
Citing a recent press report, Boeing forecasts demand for 4,210 recent planes price $650 billion over the subsequent 20 years.
Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines was the primary to receive the Airbus A380, the world’s largest industrial passenger plane, prior to now. The first flight, carrying 450 passengers, was from Singapore to Sydney, where the Sydney Airport Authority spent $128 million to upgrade its infrastructure to accommodate the arrival of the super jumbo jets.
To dig deeper, Seasia gathered information on the variety of Boeing and Airbus aircraft owned by the Southeast Asian national carrier, giving us a way of how business is absolutely developing within the region.
GARUDA, INDONESIA
BOEING: 245
AIR: 79
(Last updated: November 6, 2017)
SINGAPORE AIRLINES
BOEING: 182
AIR: 130
(Last updated: December 1, 2017)
MALAYSIA AIRLINES
BOEING: 229
AIRBUS: 51
(Last updated: November 30, 2017)
THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL
BOEING: 89
AIR: 94
(Last updated: November 15, 2017)
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
BOEING: 46
AIRBUS: 107
(Last updated: December 1, 2017)
VIETNAMESE AIRLINES
BOEING: 43
AIRBUS: 106
(Last updated: November 5, 2017)
ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES
BOEING: 29
AIR: 8
(Last updated: October 25, 2017)
LAOS AIRLINES
BOEING: 1
AIR: 5
(Last updated: September 12, 2015)
MYANMAR NATIONAL AIRLINES
BOEING: 4
AIRBUS: NONE
(Last updated: November 15, 2017)
Source: Planespotters.net, AviationCV.com
