TOKYO -- Aircraft materials production has started to pull out of a pandemic stall for Japanese suppliers including Toray Industries and Teijin, emboldened by forecasts of passenger numbers climbing above pre-COVID levels in 2024.
Japanese aircraft materials makers boost production as air travel recovers
Boeing 737 Max airplanes in Seattle, U.S. The number of air passengers is expected to overtake pre-pandemic figures in 2024. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Aircraft materials production has started to pull out of a pandemic stall for Japanese suppliers including Toray Industries and Teijin, emboldened by forecasts of passenger numbers climbing above pre-COVID levels in 2024.