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Something I think was left unsaid here is that airlines are starting to take over more of their own engine maintenance to reduce costs. The engine makers have s
by miller_joe 8y ago
Something I think was left unsaid here is that airlines are starting to take over more of their own engine maintenance to reduce costs. The engine makers have secured huge margins with their maintenance contracts for years and the airlines are looking to bring this in-house.
- metalliqaz 8y agoThe margins are not as huge as you imply. The engines are sold at a loss, with profit only being made up later in maintenance. If the airlines want to cut in on that business, they should be prepared to pay a lot more for the engines.
- phasetransition 8y agoThis is not the case with Delta. Delta techops is one of the world's largest airplane repair organizations