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2000
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Ageing fleets are coming under increasing economic and environmental scrutiny census 2000 Distribution of ageing jet fleet, 1 January 2000 Note: Western built types only Source: Airdaims CASE database Africa Asia • Australasia Europe a Latin America • North America FLIGHT Total fleet = 5,527 aircraft OAHETHBUHOESSOO Distribution of ageing turboprop fleet, 1 January 2000 Note: Western built types only Source: Airclaims CASE database • Africa Asia • Australasia 8 Europe ;y Latin America • North America FLIGHT Total fleet = 2,911 aircraft GARETH BURGESS OO MAX KINGSLEY-JONES/LONDON THE GROWTH of the world's ageing airliner fleet is starting to stabilise, as this year's additions are countered by older aircraft being retired from service. A total of 11,230 jet and turboprop airliners are included in this year's census, a decrease on the 1999 total of 11,400 aircraft. The West's ageing fleets, however, have grown slightly - from to 8,200 to 8,400 aircraft (see charts). North America has the most ageing aircraft in the West, with almost 60% of the 5,500 jets and over 40% of the 2,900 turboprops. Europe is next, with 13% of the fleet, while Asia and Latin America share runner-up positions. Fleet growth is reduced by the increase in retirements - almost 1,000 Western-built jet and turboprop aircraft have been been retired over the past four years, with over 200 retire ments annually. UK-based consultancy Airclaims recorded 220 Western-built jet and turboprop retirements last year, with 300 in 1998 and 230 in 1997. The high cost of keep ing older, inefficient aircraft in good running order and compliant with the increasingly stringent environmental legislation can mean the scrap metal and spares dealers beckon. The increasing number of widebodies being broken for spares - particularly older Airbus A300s, Boeing 747s and Lockheed L-1011 TriStars - has seen the size of the ageing large aircraft fleet remain static. In the past four years, over 180 747s, L-101 Is, McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and A300s have been with drawn from the world's fleets - 70 last year, 65 in 1998,30 in 1997 and 20 in 1996. Meanwhile, Western-built jet airliners in temporary storage has grown to over 960 air craft. The tally had been stable at around 600-
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