Airbus: Brazil's Air Passengers Will Double by 2045
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Airbus is a big company that makes aircraft. It says big changes are coming to air travel in Latin America.
Airbus says Brazil will have twice as many air passengers by 2045. This means many more people will fly on planes.
Airbus also says Latin America will need 2,700 new planes by 2045. These new planes will join the commercial fleet.
A commercial fleet is all the planes that airlines use. Airlines carry passengers from one place to another.
Airbus made this forecast because more and more people want to travel by air. A forecast is a guess about the future.
More passengers means airlines need more planes. This is good news for companies that build aircraft, like Airbus.
Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America. So more flights in Brazil will change air travel for the whole region.
Vocabulary6 words
- Airbus
- a big company that makes airplanes
- aircraft
- a machine that flies, like a plane
- passengers
- people who travel on a plane, bus, or train
- commercial
- used for business, not for free
- fleet
- a group of planes or vehicles
- forecast
- a guess about what will happen in the future
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Airbus is a big company that makes _____. It says big changes are coming to air travel in Latin America.
Airbus says Brazil will have twice as many air _____ by 2045. This means many more people will fly on planes.
Airbus also says Latin America will need _____ new planes by 2045. These new planes will join the commercial fleet.
A commercial fleet is all the planes that _____ use. Airlines carry passengers from one place to another.
Airbus made this forecast because more and more people want to _____ by air. A forecast is a guess about the future.
More passengers means airlines need more _____. This is good news for companies that build aircraft, like Airbus.
Brazil is the _____ country in Latin America. So more flights in Brazil will change air travel for the whole region.
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