As a result of rising fuel prices between 2010 and 2014, many fuel-inefficient airplanes were replaced by newer models. In 2019, 538 passenger jets were removed from the fleet, an increase from 443 airplanes removed in the previous year.
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JADC. (October 25, 2021). Number of passenger jets removed from the global aircraft fleet from 2005 to 2019 (in units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622554/passenger-jets-removed-from-the-global-aircraft-fleet/
JADC. "Number of passenger jets removed from the global aircraft fleet from 2005 to 2019 (in units)." Chart. October 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622554/passenger-jets-removed-from-the-global-aircraft-fleet/
JADC. (2021). Number of passenger jets removed from the global aircraft fleet from 2005 to 2019 (in units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622554/passenger-jets-removed-from-the-global-aircraft-fleet/
JADC. "Number of Passenger Jets Removed from The Global Aircraft Fleet from 2005 to 2019 (in Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622554/passenger-jets-removed-from-the-global-aircraft-fleet/
JADC, Number of passenger jets removed from the global aircraft fleet from 2005 to 2019 (in units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622554/passenger-jets-removed-from-the-global-aircraft-fleet/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Number of passenger jets removed from the global aircraft fleet from 2005 to 2019 (in units) [Graph], JADC, October 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/622554/passenger-jets-removed-from-the-global-aircraft-fleet/