North American Market to Receive Over 4,500 Commercial Aircraft in Next Decade, Narrow-body Aircraft Account for Nearly 80%

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Aviation Week's 2026 Fleet and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Forecast shows that the North American market will receive over 4,500 commercial aircraft in the next decade. Nearly 80% of these deliveries will be for narrow-body aircraft, with a fairly even split between Airbus and Boeing.

The wide-body market is expected to see just over 500 deliveries in the next decade, with a clear skew towards Boeing, which holds an 80% share of the delivery market. The remaining approximately 400 aircraft are regional jets, dominated by the Embraer E175, and are intended for the regional networks of U.S. legacy carriers to replace some older regional jets.

Due to an aging legacy fleet facing retirement, the North American market's fleet growth rate is low over the next decade, with a compound annual growth rate of 0.8%. Aviation Week's Fleet and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Forecast points out that narrow-body deliveries will be the core driver of fleet renewal, while replacement demand for the regional fleet is primarily concentrated within the regional route networks of U.S. legacy airlines.

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