Poor reliability of new-technology aircraft, especially engines, is holding back the scrapping of older-generation airliners. While the number of aircraft to be scrapped post-Covid is expected to pick up some two years from now, the durability and supply chain issues…
Global passenger air traffic will reach 2019 levels already by June this year, driven by the strong recovery of Asia Pacific and, in particular, China. “Despite the implementation of testing requirements, reopening of the world’s second-largest aviation market will drive…
Market values for the Airbus A321neo are expected to firm up, even more, confirming the trend that this is currently the most popular aircraft type in use. The Boeing MAX is catching up as well, but the Airbus is still…
Airlines can soon hedge their ticket price revenues with a new financial product launched by Airbus-subsidiary Skytra Ltd. The tool was unveiled on January 20 in Dublin, where this week the air financial and leasing industry gathers for the Airline…
Airline profits have been further squeezed during Q3 2018 and their outlook is very uncertain for the next months, IATA’s December financial monitor as well as UK consultants IBA January survey show. Both were released late last week. For 2019 IBA is pessimistic…
Leasing of aircraft has taken a jump. Yet airlines prefer to buy them outright too. Richard Schuurman looks at the trends. Over the half a century of airliner leasing it has been a booming business. “In 1970 a half of…