Fleet Retirements Affect Post-Covid-19 Planning for ASA Members
May 8, 2020 Leave a comment
A number of airlines have announced that they will will accelerate the retirement of older aircraft types. It is important for ASA members to be aware of these retirements so they can adjust inventory appropriately. This table shows some of the retirements about which we are aware. Many of these were retirements were already planned, but Covid-19 is causing the retirements to be accelerated.
If you know of other fleet retirements, please let us know and we will add them to the table.
| Airline | Aircraft Type |
Number in Fleet |
Link to Source |
| American Airlines | Airbus A330-300 | 9 | Link |
| American Airlines | Boeing 757 | 34 | Link |
| American Airlines | Boeing 767 | 17 | Link |
| American Eagle/PSA | Bombardier CRJ200 | 19 | Link |
| American Airlines | Embraer 190 | 20 | Link |
| Copa Airlines | Boeing 737-700 NG | 14 | Link |
| Delta Airlines | MD-88 | 47 | Link |
| Delta Airlines | MD-90 | 29 | Link |
| Emirates | Airbus A380 | 115* | Link |
| Virgin Atlantic | Boeing 747 | 7 | Link |
* = 8 more A380s are pending delivery, according to the Emirates website. It is unclear whether Emitrates plans to retire the entire fleet or just a part of it.
Updated May 17, 2020 to reflect Emirates’ plans
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