Monday, August 23, 2010

Airliner Census 2010 – fleet growth marginal and idle jets at record high

The size of the world's airliner fleet has barely changed over the past 12 months, with the minimal growth in the number of Western airliners almost entirely offset by further declines in Russian-built aircraft. Meanwhile, the idle jet fleet is at an all-time high as operators continue to park their older, less-efficient airliners.

Our annual airliner census, compiled from Flightglobal's ACAS database, comprises 27,047 aircraft - up less than 0.5% on the 26,943 units a year ago. This growth is half that of......

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