Assuming your numbers are accurate, that's still $5K per trashcan. Aviation is stupidly expensive. Maybe contacting to a custom shop was an option but would ta

Assuming your numbers are accurate, that's still $5K per trashcan. Aviation is stupidly expensive. Maybe contacting to a custom shop was an option but would take an extra week, and they needed those E3s in the air ASAP. I don't know what specific circumstances were at play, and neither does anyone in this thread.