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The demand shock caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the industry’s long-projected recovery timeline are hastening the pace of change already underway in the global air transport fleet.

This is pushing out less efficient, hard-to-fill widebodies and speeding up the replacement of older narrowbodies still flying as carriers scramble to meet a steady uptick in annual passenger demand.

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