Boeing 737 MAX crisis adds to high demand for older planes

The second-hand market for airplanes is booming due to a chronic shortage that has persisted since the pandemic – and fears are growing that Boeing 737 MAX crisis could tighten the squeeze in coming months.

The industry is already some 3,000 planes short of what it planned pre-COVID due to pandemic disruption and other bottlenecks at Boeing and Airbus, leasing firm Avolon says.
Now, curbs on…