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8 OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST WIDEBODY FLEETS: WHO FLIES THE MOST TWIN-AISLES?...
Recent years have seen the rise of long-haul narrowbody jets, like the Airbus A321XLR , that have killed the hub-and-spoke model by making point-to-point travel between niche destinations possible.
SCOTT: Lessors already own the metal. When four names dominate widebodies, your airline’s “fleet strategy” is really a lease-return calendar. Crews feel that as a mix of types and a shorter time on any one of them.