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There will be winners and losers, mostly losers.

Some of the remaining 747's will be flown to the boneyards a year or two ahead of schedule, never to make the transition to freight. This could be the end of them, with a few exceptions such Air Force One.

Then the current requirements related to 'panic buying' or disruption in supply chains are a bubble. Can't invest in something that is going to be over in three months.

These requirements related to the disease won't provide work for the whole industry. Particularly when the depression sets in and nobody has money to spend on plane flights even if they can fly anywhere.




If Saudi-Russia game of chicken keeps on going, there will be very cheap air tickets. I doubt it will go on much longer than Covid though.




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