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Inside The Interesting World of Aircraft Dealers
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Inside The Interesting World of Aircraft Dealers

Like many avgeeks, I have spent countless hours scrolling the internet looking at aircraft for sale. Whilst many of these ads were placed by brokers or aircraft owners, a large minority were placed by so-called aircraft dealers. Unlike used car dealerships, whose role is remarkably similar albeit it with cars rather than aircraft, aircraft dealers are not as universally hated, with many in the aviation industry seeing them as vital to the industry. Just not in the way they like to think... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What Are Aircraft Dealers? An old joke in the industry is that aircraft dealers are kind of like a mixture of used car dealers and real estate agents, in the sense that they are unregulated (like car dealers) and are high ma...
Does airline consolidation make sense in the 21st Century?
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Does airline consolidation make sense in the 21st Century?

The first part of the 21st century has been a turbulent time for the aviation industry. The past twenty years have seen it all, from more airline consolidation, to major disasters, to more bankruptcies. The former is naturally quite a worrying prospect for some, but how dangerous is it really? Is it even dangerous? And when does airline consolidation make sense? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Many people are worried by the rise of the three major airline alliances- Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam, which aren't owned by any one individual or company. So the prospect of many smaller airlines banding together to become one large airline, or several larger airlines coming together to become one, is a scary prospect. In the 21st Century, some a...
How is the devastating Coronavirus affecting the aviation industry?
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How is the devastating Coronavirus affecting the aviation industry?

That's it. Once again, you've read another article from yet another news source about Coronavirus. You've probably kept up with the latest stats, whether on the number of people affected, or the number of people who have passed  from it. The coronavirus is affecting each industry, in its own little way. Some industries are thriving, others are collapsing, so how is the aviation industry fairing? The coronavirus is hitting each industry in different ways. For some industries, the virus has caused a complete collapse in the market, as people do not want anything associated with the coronavirus, this is hitting Chinese businesses like Alibaba the most. For other industries, such as health and disaster prepping industries, stocks and profitability have never been higher! ...