August 27, 2025 | 07:33 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The American aviation giant, The Boeing Company, projects that Indonesian airlines will require an additional fleet of up to 600 new aircraft to support aviation growth in the next two decades. This projection is based on the comparison of departure seat capacity per capita in Indonesia.
Managing Director of Regional Marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Dave Schulte, mentioned that Indonesia's current seat capacity only stood at 0.4 seats per capita, well below the Southeast Asian average of 0.65 seats per capita. Schulte said during a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, August 27, that Indonesia would require approximately 600 new aircraft to raise the seat capacity to be on par with regional average.
Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia, Schulte said regional airlines would require 4,885 new aircraft in the next 20 years to support the average 7 percent annual growth in the aviation industry.
Out of the total demand, Dave mentioned that almost 80 percent comes from the single-aisle aircraft category, such as the Boeing 737. Meanwhile, the other 900 units are twin-aisle aircraft used for long-haul flights. "We estimate that there will be deliveries of 4,885 new aircraft for the Southeast Asian market over the next 20 years," said Dave.
Supply Gap at Boeing
During the same event, Dave revealed that Boeing currently has an active fleet of nearly 30,000 aircraft worldwide. However, this number remains insufficient to meet current airline demands.
He mentioned that aircraft supply is challenging these days, as there's an annual growth in aircraft demand, which he said makes it "harder for airlines to acquire new aircraft."
Dave recommended that airlines plan their fleets and look at business growth opportunities when ordering new aircraft. He also mentioned that they have collaborated with airlines worldwide, including Garuda Indonesia, to support the airlines' interests and business growth.
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