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Will shippers miss British Airways’ 747?

British Airways 747-400 jumbo jets lined up at the airport gate. British Airways is retiring the planes, which were not the most efficient from a fuel or cargo perspective.

British Airways’s decision to immediately chop all 31 Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets from its fleet represents a sizable loss of future cargo capacity until the global economy returns to normal. But their eventual replacement with newer, more fuel efficient, planes better suited for cargo will likely benefit airlines and shippers over time.

Passenger airlines, struggling to make ends meet, are accelerating the retirement of large aircraft already targeted for replacement because of higher operating...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-shippers-miss-british-airways-747

Boeing tells 737 MAX fuselage maker to pause production

Aircraft fuselages lined up for assembly

Boeing [NYSE: BA] told its supplier of aircraft fuselages to pause production on four 737 MAX units and avoid starting work on another 16 units scheduled for delivery this year.

The aircraft manufacturer said it’s decision is tied to the coronavirus’ devastating impact on the airline industry’s finances and the need to avoid unnecessary production costs when airlines are canceling or postponing orders for new airplanes they no longer can afford. Airlines grounded most of their fleets in response...

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