Aircraft operations in the United States will increase more than 25 percent over the next 20 years, according to projections by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The FAA Aerospace Forecast, Fiscal Years (FY) 2019–2039, released in late April, said that U.S. carrier domestic passenger growth will average 1.8 percent per year between fiscal 2019, which ends Sept. 30, and fiscal 2039, which will end Sept. 30, 2039.
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) are expected to increase 2.2 percent a year over the same period, the report said, adding that the forecast calls for domestic RPMs to increase 1.9 percent a year and international RPMs, 3 percent a year.
“Fundamentally, over the medium and long term, aviation demand is driven by economic activity, and a growing U.S. and world economy provides the basis…
