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We took off for the recovery but it will not be steep: 55% of fleets grounded
55% of fleets grounded in the beginning of April. 59% of fleets grounded at the end of April. 57% of fleets grounded at the beginning May. 55% of fleets grounded the end of May. So, our latest analysis shows the trend we noticed weeks ago seems to be true. The number of grounded aircraft is […]
The recovery trend continues – but it is still very slow
We continue to monitor the scheduled capacity from airlines around the world. This week’s update continues with the trend we’ve seen over the last few weeks – the airline industry is growing the number of seats week by week, but the recovery still doesn’t have traction. There are slight increases based on government-lifted restrictions, but […]
Aircraft deliveries are down substantially
At ch-aviation we are tracking new aircraft deliveries of the largest aircraft manufacturers: Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, COMAC, De Havilland, Embraer and Irkut. An analysis of deliveries for the first four months of 2020 shows a significant impact of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic for new aircraft deliveries from manufacturers to airlines. In April, we saw just 15 […]
Airlines are optimistic about jump in June. Really?
Our scheduled capacity review this week includes data for the first week of June. You will see, there is a huge jump in scheduled capacity for the period June 1-7 in most graphs. Do airlines believe the traffic will recover on June 1? The answer is most likely “no.” We see a lot of uncertainty […]
Airlines starting to take aircraft out of storage, but 57% of fleets remain grounded
Our latest analysis of active aircraft around the world shows another small sign of recovery in the airline industry. We see that 57% of airline fleets globally remain grounded. This is 2% less than what we saw two weeks ago, when, on April 24, we wrote that 59% of airline fleets were grounded. As of […]
There are signs capacity has reached the bottom and is preparing for recovery
After eight weeks of constant capacity reductions, we’re seeing some signs this may be the bottom and that we are at the lowest point of current scheduled capacity levels. Airlines continue to remove capacity from the last weeks of May and further months, showing reduced optimism for a fast return of demand. But the size […]
The number of grounded aircraft worldwide has increased to 19,000
Our latest analysis shows that 59% of the total airline fleets around the world are now grounded. Based on data from ch-aviation’s fleets advanced data, 19,068 aircraft are now parked for storage or maintenance globally. Compared to a ch-aviation analysis done two weeks earlier, the number of grounded aircraft has increased from 55% to 59%, […]
China domestic capacity is full of optimism as the world’s capacity continues to decline
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