Never have airlines had such an appetite for planes. But never have aircraft manufacturers been so hampered in satisfying them. Air transport is indeed caught between two opposing winds.
On the one hand, a strong recovery in traffic: the International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects it to reach 4.96 billion passengers this year, compared to 4.54 billion in 2019, the previous historic peak. On the other hand, Boeing and Airbus are facing a whole host of difficulties. While the former remains mired in its production problems, the latter is enduring the grounding of hundreds of A320neos due to technical problems with the engines supplied by Pratt & Whitney.
And both are more than ever confronted with the many tensions in their supply chains. Result? Hundreds of aircraft will be missing this year. No less than 400, compared to the initial objectives, according to the American firm AeroDynamic Advisory. Or even 2,000, according to Oliver Wyman, taking into account the cumulative imbalance between supply and demand in recent years. A shortage situation that risks lasting at least another two years…
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