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minus-squareMountainairelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days ago“Every few years?” You mean every 14 years, right? And this article was even nearly 2 years ago, so theyre probably even older now: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/aircraft-age-iata-airbus-boeing-b2665192.html
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_InlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI mean from a fleet of 30 planes they could (in theory) buy/retire one or two a year without big spikes in cash needs.
“Every few years?” You mean every 14 years, right? And this article was even nearly 2 years ago, so theyre probably even older now: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/aircraft-age-iata-airbus-boeing-b2665192.html
I mean from a fleet of 30 planes they could (in theory) buy/retire one or two a year without big spikes in cash needs.