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No real winners but some aircraft types to benefit long-term.
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Jens Flottau

Ask the Editors: While there are no real winners in the COVID-19 downturn: Some aircraft types are expected to benefit in relative terms, while others will make up a vastly smaller part of fleets or disappear altogether.
 
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