Airlines are not only keeping airplanes longer, they are buying them used
Median age of the worldwide jet transport fleet was 12.5 years at the end of 1995, up from 10.5 years in 1985 and seven years in 1975. "The figures indicate that airlines are not only keeping their aircraft longer, but are opting for used aircraft more and more when they enter the market to purchase...
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