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SPECIAL FEATURE

by Ian Reagan,
Brian Prentice,
Tom Cooper,
David Stewart

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OVID-19 has severely affected the
global economy, but the impact on
aviation has been especially devastating. By April of this year, global
demand for air travel had dropped by
94 percent year-over-year, and the
International Air Travel Association
expects airlines to lose $84.3 billion in 2020.
As a result, aircraft MRO services will be deeply
affected this year and experience greater turbulence for

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2020	

the rest of the decade. The immediate "demand shocks"
for MRO are twofold: First, more than 18,000 commercial aircraft have been parked or stored-two-thirds of
the in-service fleet. Second, those that remain in service
are seeing much lower utilization: Turboprops, regional
jets and both widebody and narrowbody aircraft are
operating at 55 to 75 percent of the daily levels seen
pre-COVID-19.
As a result, aircraft will see 40 to 50 percent fewer
flight hours and flight cycles in 2020, compared to

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Aircraft Maintenance Technology

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Aircraft Maintenance Technology

A Place for Everything
The Wide World of Wi-Fi
Aftermarket Post COVID
Flying Colours' Flight Path
Precision Tools for Precise Jobs
What Aviation Maintenance Training Looks Like in a Pandemic
It Will Get Worse
Editor's Takeoff: From Toy Boxes to Toolboxes
Professionalism: The New Face of Safety and Service
GAMA Insight: Embracing Remote and Virtual Assist Technologies
Industry Inspection
Advertiser's Index
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Editor's Takeoff: From Toy Boxes to Toolboxes
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Industry Inspection
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - A Place for Everything
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - The Wide World of Wi-Fi
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Aftermarket Post COVID
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Flying Colours' Flight Path
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Precision Tools for Precise Jobs
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - What Aviation Maintenance Training Looks Like in a Pandemic
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - It Will Get Worse
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Professionalism: The New Face of Safety and Service
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology - GAMA Insight: Embracing Remote and Virtual Assist Technologies
Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Advertiser's Index
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