US aircraft manufacturer Boeing predicts that the aviation industry will need almost 44,000 aircraft over the next two decades, in its latest long-term forecast issued on Friday. It expects the total number of passenger and cargo planes in use worldwide will almost double by 2043. Travelling was even more important to people now than before the coronavirus pandemic, said Boeing manager Darren Hulst. Demand was also mounting because aircraft are being replaced later than usual due to delivery bottlenecks. On average, he said the fleet was around one to one and a half years older than before the…