Africa’s Parts Crisis Requires Extraordinary Solutions

Embraer E-190s

Airlink has acquired two Embraer E-190s just to use for spare parts. 

Credit: Jono Druion
African airline fleets have a high average age, which increases their demand for spare parts. However, there is a global bottleneck in the supply chain of spare parts—particularly for older aircraft. African airlines are therefore resorting to extraordinary measures to source parts with genuine...
Guy Leitch

Guy covers Southern Africa for Aviation Week Network publication African Aerospace.

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