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43Inches
With only two major manufacturers building anything worthwhile and one of those struggling to meet orders the cost of aircraft is going to jump significantly over the coming years without significant government subsidies.
That has already started.
Some operators are now signing heavily priced leases way ahead of time and having them parked for months until needed, purely just to secure them. You will find many idle aircraft which are thought to be leased, simply sitting around have actually already had the contract signed, not required for months or another year. It’s going to get tough in the coming years for Seattle metal, especially the stretched one yet to be certified.
United was even talking about delivery buying slots from other customers also.
You can see why Skytrans are jumping at the charter opportunity, will be significant wet lease work over the coming years to prop up airlines who simply just don’t have the fleet. The luxury of a spare to cover engineering simply will be exactly that, a luxury. Step in Skytrans, Nauru and Wamos.