American Airlines retires Airbus 330 fleet
In a few years, airplane profiles in the air will be completely revamped
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As the pandemic continues to bite the aviation world, airlines are constantly looking for ways to save money and ease the strain on budgets.
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The first models to say goodbye to the skies for good were the B747s and A380s, retired by many airlines. Now it is time to look at the fleet starting with the long-haul, no longer efficient and especially expendable on the altar of savings considering also that according to all analysts, it will take at least 3 years before air traffic levels return to pre-pandemic levels.
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That is why American Airlines' announcement came as no surprise when it announced today that with immediate effect it was retiring its entire Airbus 330 fleet. The member company of one world decided to send the last Airbuses it still had in its fleet to the desert.
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The pruning comes only a few months after the same fate befell the 757 and 767 fleet and actually streamlines the remaining list of long-haul aircraft: the 777 and 787.
While waiting for the market to recover, AA will probably also slowly proceed to retire the old 777s, average age 20 years, while new and more efficient Airbus 321xlr and the remaining Boeing 787s, ordered by the company, will enter service.