Moves by a number of leading airlines to permanently retire significant parts of their fleet as a result of COVID 19 are a mixed blessing for spare parts sector with future demand likely to be non-existent for certain types of aircraft, according to Mike Bianco, chief executive of US firm, AvAir. Last week American Airlines announced the permeant retirement of 100 aircraft from its fleet, including A330-300a, B757-200s and B767-300s, as well as Embraer and Bombardier jets. Likewise, Air Canada announced its was ending the working life of 79 of its aircraft as part of a trend for carriers either

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