The Indian middle class, which provides the majority of air travel demand, is forecast to grow by 200 million over the next 8 years.
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In a self-serving speech to analysts last month, Carty, 53, complained about competitors who had the audacity to grow "more quickly than air travel demand"--thus taking away share points from other airlines.
Expect more air passengers to demand Wi-Fi and personalized entertainment choices in the coming years.
Also, recycling energy from air conditioning reduces demand, which in turn reduces customers' bills and carbon emissions.
The idea is to introduce air travel on demand, using Web-based software to route small aircraft as needed.
It said it also holds daily teleconferences with airlines to discuss expected staffing and weather disruptions for the day and the FAA's plans to manage expected air-traffic demand.
Aircraft operators and suppliers of business aviation goods and services in Africa have joined forces to assist in the constructive expansion of on-demand air transportation throughout the continent.
The drones, some as small as eight pounds, can be put into the air on-demand, but because of the complexity of flying them, farmers will likely hire a company to provide the service.
Worries that an outbreak of a new bird-flu strain in China will stifle domestic air-travel demand sent shares of the nation's airlines falling sharply Friday, triggering a broader selloff in airline and travel stocks world-wide.
The government believes economic growth is the strongest driver of demand for air travel.
"The link between economic growth and demand for air travel is very clear, " he said.
And consumer tastes for out-of-season vegetables, exotic fish and fresh flowers have also added to the demand for air-freight services.
Higher temperatures, of course, create greater demand for air conditioning, which requires higher energy consumption and a deterioration in air quality.
Baker said he disagrees with the pervasive thinking that credit woes and subprime jitters will put demand for air travel in jeopardy.
Mulally said the estimate of 30, 000 jobs is "pretty firm" but could be less if the economy and demand for air travel pick up.
Brazil's largest airline TAM Linhas Aereas is looking to join with Chile's LAN as demand for air travel in Latin America continues to grow.
The privately-held business-class airline is reportedly unprofitable, which would not be surprising given the record price of fuel and the decline in demand for air travel.
The UK government is considering its options on how to boost capacity over the next 30 years to cope with an estimated tripling in demand for air travel.
The threat of a widespread bird flu contagion comes as profits of Chinese airlines are already under pressure due to softening demand for air travel and intensifying domestic competition.
Tiger Airways returned to profit after six consecutive quarters of losses, but the Singapore-based budget carrier said it sees tough months ahead as demand for air travel enters a seasonal slowdown.
The minister for aviation, Chris Mullin, noted earlier this year that the demand for air travel would have to be managed in the interests not just of the passengers but also of the environment.
Only by re-configuring the technological basics, they argue, can the airline industry square the circle of meeting increased demand for air travel while at the same time reducing the environmental damage caused by such travel.
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Yet demand for air travel, and energy generally, is rising quickly in China and other developing countries - something likely to push up prices for the rest of us in future, as the world's oil resources deplete.
The aircraftmakers' confidence about the emerging world is based on what appears to be an iron law of aviation: rising numbers of urban middle-class people will mean rising demand for air travel, whatever short-term blips the economy suffers.
They also say that the 11 September attacks have pointed up the fragility of demand for air travel, though for the DGAC this is no more than a temporary blip that will have little effect on its long-term forecasts.
But Paul Sheridan of Ascend, an aviation consultancy, says that worldwide demand for air travel is growing so strongly that today's order books represent only 25-30% of the planes that airlines are likely to need in the coming 20 years.
While such initiatives are certainly helping to reduce aviation's environmental footprint, however, the rapid growth of the airline industry, with an ever-increasing number of flights catering to an ever-increasing demand for air travel, means that their impact is at best limited.
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All is at a delicate equilibrium, until the owner feels compelled to give in to a firmly worded request from the retailer for an additional discount, or a demand to air-freight, at manufacturer's expense, some boxes of shirts that suffered a two-week production delay and now won't be accepted by the retailer if they're any later than they already are.
What will be in demand are intercontinental air travel, remote area access where air strips are spotty, air traffic control networks, aerospace fasteners capable of holding together lighter, stronger composite structures, airplane maintenance and overhaul, jet engines and spare parts galore.
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