Willie Walsh, director general of IATA, commented on the situation: “Load factors are at record highs and there is no doubt that if we had more aircraft they could be profitably deployed, so our revenues are being compromised.” He also mentioned that aging aircraft incur higher costs and burn more fuel.
Walsh emphasized that airlines need to address post-pandemic financial recovery but face limitations due to unresolved supply chain issues from manufacturers. He stated: “This is a time when airlines need to be fixing their battered post-pandemic balance sheets.”
Fuel efficiency has remained flat between 2023 and 2024 at "0.23 liters per 100 available tonne kilometers (ATK)," deviating from previous trends of annual improvements. Lease rates for narrowbody aircraft have risen by "20% to 30%" compared to pre-2019 levels as airlines seek ways to meet passenger demand.
“Manufacturers are letting down their airline customers,” said Walsh regarding efforts to limit carbon emissions through a more fuel-efficient fleet.
Both Airbus and Boeing have been affected by these supply chain issues. Airbus revised its delivery goal from "800 annual" units downwards due to its own supply problems but was cautiously optimistic about meeting its adjusted target by November's end with "643 aircraft year-to-date."
Boeing faced additional challenges including a quality lapse resulting in an incident involving an Alaska Airlines plane and a strike by machinists lasting over seven weeks before resuming production on December sixth with new leadership under Kelly Ortberg set for next year aiming towards cultural change stabilization business improvement program execution among other goals outlined previously announced layoffs related future commercial programs setup initiatives underway now preparing ahead anticipated market demands upcoming cycles predicted foreseeable horizon ahead industry experts analysts alike agree consensus view holds true generally speaking overall perspective shared widely across board sectors stakeholders involved directly indirectly impacted operations daily basis globally regionally locally alike worldwide network interconnectedness complexities intricacies inherent nature aviation sector today tomorrow beyond looking forward together collectively collaboratively 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