Narrowbody deliveries help Scoot make progress on fleet renewal goals

While many airlines in the Asia-Pacific region paused aircraft deliveries during the pandemic, some of the strongest LCCs continued to receive new narrowbodies and are now further advanced on their fleet modernisation efforts.

Singapore's Scoot is a good example of an airline that has kept taking new aircraft deliveries. This has allowed the airline to move within sight of its goal of replacing its remaining Airbus A320ceos with A320neo-family aircraft.

Other examples of LCCs that did not halt deliveries during the pandemic include Philippines-based Cebu Pacific and India's IndiGo.

In each case, the airline's new aircraft streams have given them greater options in terms of fleet refresh and capacity rebound.

This will put them in a better position to take advantage of the post-pandemic period.