Top lessor Air Lease says some aircraft manufacturer delays getting worse

Air Lease

13/01/2025 11:17

DUBLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Delays in deliveries from
major aircraft manufacturers are in some cases getting worse,
and estimates of delay time can not be trusted, Steven
Udvar-Hazy, the executive chairman of Air Lease Corp  AL.N  said
on Monday.
    "Supply chain bottlenecks, OEM delays .. in some cases, are
getting worse," Udvar-Hazy told the Airline Economics
conference, using the term Original Equipment Manufacturer,
which is used to refer to large manufacturers such as Boeing
 BA.N  and Airbus  AIR.PA .
    "You can't trust those notices," he said of delay notices
from aircraft manufacturers are systematically extended.

 (Reporting by Conor Humphries, Editing by Louise Heavens)
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