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3-Mar-2016 9:41 PM

Philippine Airlines notes challenges with old aircraft on long-haul routes

Philippine Airlines senior financial advisor Ian Reid, speaking at the CAPA Airline Fleet & Finance Summit 2016, said (03-Mar-2016) it is one thing "when you've got an old short-haul aircraft and you can spruce the seats up" but noted that becomes difficult for a competitive long-haul product. Mr Reid explained: "When you've got a 12-14 hour sector and you want to sell a premium product that's more difficult to do… Older aircraft have lower dispatch reliability and when these things happen a long way from home its a bigger issue."

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