COVID-19 Marks Dramatic End Of Longest Air Transport Upcycle

Jens Flottau Sean Broderick Bradley Perrett Adrian Schofield February 24, 2020
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The effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak are severe, manifold, complex and could be catastrophic for some airlines.
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The air transport industry has had a phenomenal 10 years. It has been growing fast, far more rapidly than the global GDP to which it is normally linked. Some even contended that cyclicality is a phenomenon of the past because the growth phase was much longer than previously experienced. Some in the...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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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