United Hiring (again!)

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Well well.... Seems now Airbus is feeling the suck. Parts shortage is limiting Bus production to a crawl. Granted, this isn't a result of airplanes spontaneously disassembling mid-flight, so as soon as parts come available they should be able to pick up, but, surprise surprise, the shortage is largely driven by needs to maintain an older existing fleet....

The shoe really is on the other hand now, eh Kramer?

Correct me if I’m wrong (I often am) but I thought I read that the drop in Airbus production was from 75 units a month to 70? I wouldn’t call that a crawl per se.

Meanwhile the other guys are limited to less than 30 pending further FAA approval. Either way both companies have enough of a backlog to last them a few years if they stopped taking orders today. With the Farnborough air show only a few weeks away, that should be more of an indication of where airlines are at with where they want to put their money.