Avolon publishes white paper on aircraft retirement and storage trends

Avolon has issued a White Paper containing updated and expanded analysis of key factors that influence the economic life of commercial jet aircraft, building on an earlier study issued in September 2012. The analysis addresses aircraft retirement and aircraft storage trends and considers the outlook for the current stored fleet of commercial aircraft. Among the major conclusions reached in this 2015 White Paper are: •    The patterns of retirement behaviour have not materially changed since 2012, with average retirement age stable at or around 25 years and more than 50% of fleets remaining in service beyond 25 years •    Premature