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Both incidents have been in the first few minutes of flight and this is also a 'long term safety' thing. They're relatively safe to fly still. On the other han
by aunty_helen 8y ago
Both incidents have been in the first few minutes of flight and this is also a 'long term safety' thing. They're relatively safe to fly still.
On the other hand, if your plane gets stuck in a foreign country the bill just for parking the thing could be massive. Better to get it back while you still can.
- lozaning 8y agoEventually the bill can get so high that it doesn't make financial sense to still attempt to claim to be the owner. As of January there was a McDonnell Douglas MD87 in Madrid thats abandoned. Three 747 were sold for scrap in 2017 after they were abandoned at Kuala Lumpur.
- foobarbazetc 8y agoIt can happen any time if it’s the MCAS issue again. Which we don’t know yet.
- Scoundreller 8y agoYou have a lot more time and airspeed to work with when flying at altitude at full speed.