One of the big side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is the fact that airlines have pretty much ground to a halt. I think it was stated that United Airlines lost over a billion dollars due this. I have to believe that the numbers for other airlines are just as dramatic.
I found out that they were storing Spirit planes at Willow Run, so I headed over there to get a picture. I think there are about 10 aircraft here. That number is not as large as other places but it is still a pretty nice number. When you figure that each of these planes hold about 150 passengers and then you figure that these planes take about 5 trips a day, the amount of money sitting here is staggering.
I think we will recover from this but I don't think are going to return to normal for a long time. If I had to make a prediction, I think airlines will be one of the last things to recover. I'm not sure that people are going to want to be in a crowded aircraft with the potential of a virus.
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