Dhaka, March 23 -- The Middle East's commercial airline fleet is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1pc over the next decade, according to a new report.

The Global Fleet and MRO Market Forecast, 2025-2035, from Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm, highlights that this growth rate is nearly double the 2.8pc annual growth projected for the global fleet over the same period, underscoring the region's increasing demand for air travel.

The Middle East's share of the global fleet is also expected to increase from 5.3 per cent to 6.7 per cent by 2035, as its fleet expands to close to 2,600 of the world's more than 38,000 aircraft by 2035.

Reflecting the increase in aircraft, the spending on maintenance...