All articles by Max Kingsley-Jones – Page 3
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News
Emirates’ Clark expecting tough 2020 then slow near-term recovery
Industry will have to “tough it out” for the remainder of this year as it reels from the coronavirus pandemic, but Clark is optimistic that business will begin to improve gradually during 2021.
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Airline Business
Pandemic fleet cull to swell surplus engine stock
As airlines retire mid-life fleets in response to coronavirus downturn, the spares market will be flooded with engines and parts
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Airline Business
Air France latest to act as coronavirus speeds wave of fleet retirements
News that the Air France Airbus A380 fleet has become an immediate victim of the coronavirus pandemic is a stark reminder that the collateral damage of this crisis will reach far and wide across the airline industry.
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News
Qatar plans near 20% staff and fleet cuts; pledges support for investments
Group chief indicates carrier will retire around 50 aircraft and almost a fifth of its staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Analysis
Mainline deliveries slump by over 50% during first four months
Deliveries across the two mainline aircraft manufacturers’ production lines fell by more than half during the first four months to less than 200 aircraft, as the coronavirus pandemic began to have a major effect.
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News
Time to revive export credit financing: BOC Aviation chief
Leading lessor believes government-backed financing in wake of the airline industry crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic.
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News
BOC Aviation chief sees 2020 deliveries at ‘lower end of 600-1,000’ range
Mainline jet deliveries will be heading down significantly this year as the impact of the coronavirus takes its toll from both a demand and supply-chain perspective, warns BOC Aviation chief executive Robert Martin.
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Opinion
Why industry can benefit from enforced hiatus in airliner production
Rates are being slashed as demand slumps - but this will provide crucial breathing space for stretched industry
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News
Cheap fuel should not tempt airlines to keep older aircraft: Ascend
Four-engined widebodies like 747 likely to be among the types worst-affected by the coronavirus crisis
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Airline Business
A380 and 747 hardest hit as stored fleet soars past 14,000 airliners
Latest storage data from Cirium reveals that just 2% of the A380s and less than 10% of Boeing 747s are currently flying
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Airline Business
Mixed fortunes globally as active fleet drops towards 7,000 aircraft
More than 12,500 Airbus and Boeing airliners have entered storage since January
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Analysis
Industry orders and deliveries plummet as Boeing takes pain
Airbus has solid first quarter but Boeing suffers dramatic decline as cancellations hit
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Airline Business
Global airliner fleet returns to 1990s levels
As airlines worldwide ground their aircraft in the wake of a collapse in passenger demand, the industry has passed a key cross-over point with the number of stored jets now exceeding that of the active fleet.
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Airline Business
End looms for passenger A310s as Air Transat retires fleet
Operational airline fleet decline to single digits as Canadian airline calls time
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News
IAI ships first cargo-converted 737-800s following certification
Approval adds second variant to existing -700 modification
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Airline Business
Lessors exposed to more than 800 near-term jet deliveries
The sector is committed to around 25% of the Airbus and Boeing deliveries due by end of 2021, according to Cirium fleets data
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Airline Business
Potential glut of near-term deliveries exceeds 2,700 airliners
Cirium fleets data illustrates size of potential problem facing Airbus and Boeing through next two years
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In depth
How the A380 ran out of runway after just two decades
A year on from Airbus’s decision to halt A380 production, the outlook for the superjumbo’s long-term prospects has diminished further
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Airline Business
How coronavirus could impact airliner fleets across the globe
Worldwide fleet comprises over 25,000 aircraft, but what could effect be across regions?
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News
Operators ground A380s in wake of coronavirus traffic slump
Several airlines remove all or part of fleet as part of capacity cuts