Aircraft Range Increases Will Not Spur Hub Declines, Executives Predict

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Credit: Rob Finlayson
PERTH, Australia—Aviation industry executives believe that despite the increased point-to-point capabilities of new-generation aircraft, they will not diminish the role of hub airports. Modern narrowbody and midsize widebodies have enabled more nonstop routes between secondary markets to become...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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