Cheap Oil Boosts Business Case For Older Aircraft

Credit: Adrian Pingstone
While carriers may not like to admit it, low fuel prices are having a noticeable influence on the fleet strategies of many of them. A traditional refrain of airlines is that fleet planning is aimed at the long term, so fluctuations in oil prices should not affect such decisions. However, the current...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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