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How Will Rising Fuel Prices Impact Demand for Aircraft? -- Boeing Comments

More people fly today (even with the high cost of fuel) than they did even 5 years ago. To stay competative they have got to be more efficeint. That means fewer planes, but new bigger, more fuel efficient planes. Air traffic in recent years has been a limiting factor. When air travel picks back up, and it will in the next couple of years (contrary to your prediction past tense). Those that made the investment in larger more fuel efficient aircraft will be able to fill their alloted takeoffs with more butts in the seats, be more effiecient and be better off for it. Expect demand for larger, more fuel effiecent planes to be in high demand for years to come. Yes, even in tough economic times. Airlines know they have to keep up with the efficencies of the competition or die due to short sighted cost cutting.

5 Key Quotes from US Airways on the Airline Industry

Airlines will need to keep costs down to keep travelers in their seats. The way to do that is by reducing the number of flights but not the number of travelers. You can fly one bigger new fuel effiecient airplane cheaper than two. Newer bigger planes means less fuel, less crew, less maintenance, less airtraffic. Expect to see Boeing Dreamliners to fly NY - Houston - LA. As bad as this economy is for the airlines it's still a go for Boeing (BA).