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Photos: Air India begins scrapping its newest Boeing 777-200LR
Air India’s B777-200LR VT-ALH, a 3.8 years old aircraft is being cannibalised for scrap parts after suffering a cracked undercarriage spar. While the rumors mentioned on the website suggest it sustained hidden damage during a heavy landing, it's still notable that a modern 777 less than five years old is being cannibalized. (www.bangaloreaviation.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
When did this plant happen!? One dark night when no one was looking I guess. Very funny
This is hard to believe!
Didn't they purchase a bunch of 787 as well?
Yup they have 13 in service and 14 more on order.
Some forums such as http://www.hkspotting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7497&view=unread#unread show the dreamliner in an even more pathetic condition.
Some forums such as http://www.hkspotting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7497&view=unread#unread show the dreamliner in an even more pathetic condition.
I'm a thinkin' you are correct. Last I heard the gov't hadn't certified them for the foggy landings at Dehli or some such as that. More loses and corruption.
It seems like they are flying something until they have to start spending serious money on it and then start cannibalizing, then dump it back in the lap of a lienholder. I guess this will work until they run out of sugar daddies and no more financing or lessors available
Hmm, Hope that lien holders has some "maintenance" or "acceptable" criteria in the return. If i lease a Ford vehicle here and return in 3 years, I have to maintain the car during the 3 years, else Ford will charge me fees upon return.
I have no idea what they are up to. Kingfisher walked out on a bunch of Airbus equipment and left it in rags. That should have given AI a shot in the arm with the reduction in competition but apparently too much bureaucracy to seize upon the opportunity. It will be interesting.
This aircraft is a machine and a tool that was purchased/leased to deliver a financial outcome to the business. Whilst being of a law mind, I am also aware that accountants minds are equally ruthless when it comes to the best interests of a client.
Insurance companies are also devoid of logic at times and this suggests to me that a compromise was reached between Boeing, Air India and the underwriters to obtain maximum benefit for all by extracting the greater sums of the parts above the nominal value airframe itself.
As safety is paramount, any doubt over the integrity of an outwardly intact aircraft is a heavy negative to a potential buyer and on these occasions, stripping the craft can often be more profitable. A cracked undercarraige spar sounds innocent enough but these are critically arranged structures that can impact deeper within the airframe and can perhaps only be discovered and dealt with by way of a D-Check and no 3 or 4 year old aircraft would be required to undergo such a check!