“Airlines face higher fuel costs with fleets that are less efficient than planned, says IATA Director General, Willie Walsh. “Because the aerospace supply chain continues its failure to deliver aircraft and engines as promised. The aircraft order backlog is over 18,000. And the average fleet age has reached a record 15.2 years. Moreover, being short by over 5,000 more fuel-efficient replacement aircraft that we had counted on means missed efficiency gains, not to mention higher lease rates and increased maintenance costs. In total, supply chain failures cost airlines at least $11 billion in 2025. Today’s higher fuel prices will only make that worse,” he said in his AGM address.
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