Passenger aircraft sales will take off and pull even with US, executive says

The Chinese market will continue to grow for another 20 years in terms of commercial aircraft demand, pulling even with the United States as the leading markets in the world for Airbus Group NV, according to Chief Executive Officer Thomas Enders.

Enders, who has been running Airbus since 2007, gave a positive forecast of this year's orders during an interview on Tuesday in Beijing.