Aircraft orders dry up as industry records worst ever January

Sector recorded no new orders for passenger aircraft at all, with only four cargo planes booked Orders for new aircraft all but dried up in January as the airline industry continued to be buffeted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Just four commercial aircraft orders were placed last month, according to ADS, the UK trade organisation. That’s the worst January on record for orders, down from 296 in January 2020. Read full story