Aircraft Retirements Continue To Lag, With No Surge Imminent

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Retirements of mainline commercial air transport continue to lag as airlines keep older, cheap airframes on hand while wobbly trends such as traffic recovery and new aircraft delivery schedules stabilize, Aviation Week Network’s Fleet Discovery data suggests. Commercial transport retirements totaled...
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.

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