After COVID-19 slapped supply chains, Americans got used to Deficiencies in most aspects of life. Airlines are no exception. in all from airplane part To crew To air traffic controller Hard to come by. The aviation industry is now facing a whole new shortage of jets, a very important ingredient.
Supply chain issues, stagnant travel demand and aging fleets are creating the worst for airlines.United Airlines has placed the largest order Boeing’s Widebody Jets in U.S. Historyone expert said bloomberg All planes ordered from Airbus have arrived more than two years late. The European jet maker currently has a backlog of 6,100 orders and airlines are not keen to place new orders with the company. pretty good was the manufacturer About welfare pre-pandemic.
from bloomberg:
in a career from United Airlines Holdings Co., Ltd. Placement or considering placement in Air India Ltd., jet order There are hundreds of them, but Boeing and Airbus SE have different voices about blockbusters. However, due to supply chain constraints, these aircraft will likely not be delivered until years later. Jefferies LLC estimates that it currently has a backlog of 12,720 aircraft.
“People are used to lower fares during the pandemic and China’s reopening will make it worse,” said Ajay Awtaney, founder of the frequent flyer website. LiveFromALounge.com, Said. “Not only aircraft shortages but also other factors such as oil prices are at play.”
One airline that has raised funding in a particular jurisdiction may have the financial headroom to lower prices, but that stumbles other airlines and “leads to higher fares in the long run. “It’s highly likely,” said Awtaney.
Boeing and Airbus are giant aircraft manufacturers reveling in the duopoly of supplying airliners, with the most popular single-aisle models selling out by at least 2029.
Another unforeseen problem complicating airliners The problem with the shortage is that many airlines stored unused planes on large desert reservations during the COVID-19 lockdown when travel demand plummeted. is still sitting remotely parking, Either it’s too old to take to the skies again, or it needs extensive maintenance to make it work.
What does this mean for you, the average traveler? Oh, it’s all the same: higher fares, canceled flights and long queues at airports in 2023. 131,000 new planes arrive at hangars and runways across the country.