Playing the Long Game with Near-Term Results Looking ahead, aircraft-makers Boeing (NYSE: BA ) and Airbus Group (PA: AIR ) both see huge growth in deliveries as the global middle class continues to swell in rank. In its Current Market Outlook, Boeing projects total demand for nearly 40,000 new jets over the next 20 years—a 4 percent increase over last year's forecast—with a large percentage of the growth occurring in Asia.