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How airlines have adapted their maintenance cost strategies and planning to cope with unprecedented upheaval in the market.

Advertisement: Last week, Finnish flag carrier Finnair announced that it would be dismantling one of its remaining Airbus A319 aircraft. This led to a surge of interest from avgeeks and collectors, who wanted to obtain parts of the retired aircraft. However, earlier this week, the airline confirmed that the aircraft’s parts would not go up for sale. Let’s have a look at why this is the case. Finnair’s remaining A319s are the oldest aircraft type in its fleet. They have an average age of 1...

One of Air Namibias two Airbus A330-200s at Frankfurt Airport. Photo: © Marvin Mutz The Namibian government announced on Wednesday, February 10, that it would shut down flag-carrier Air Namibia as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its unprofitability. Every one of the airline’s 600 employees will be paid twelve monthly salaries and refund requests will still be processed. Over the past decade, the Namibian government injected almost US $500 million into the company, which until ...