Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Sept 12, 2013 19:14:21 GMT 1
I was looking at the Thai A330 fleet history on planespotters. The first batch they're talking about in the article was delivered between December 1994-1998 (a single GE powered A333X was delivered in 2000). The article also says that the aircraft are due to be parted out with during 2014-2017. The affected aircraft HS-TEF was delivered in March 1995. I think it's safe to say that it didn't have much left in it and that it would have been decommissioned within an year or two. I say it's a write-off.
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mjoelnir
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Post by mjoelnir on Sept 12, 2013 22:55:16 GMT 1
It could be a matter of prestige to repair her.
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someone
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Post by someone on Sept 13, 2013 7:44:25 GMT 1
Enigines are replacable and can be swithed around between aircrafts, so that should be a deciding factor for scrapping or not.
That means they need new boogie beems and fix a few dents and scratches
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Sept 13, 2013 16:54:46 GMT 1
I'd find it rather odd to make this frame airworthy again only to be decommissioned in just over a year. It could make more sense to use it to supply parts to prolong the life of its sister ships slightly to compensate for the "early retirement"?  |
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Post by FabienA380 on Sept 13, 2013 17:03:04 GMT 1
Could it be repaired and then sold second-hand to another airline?... Fabien  |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Sept 13, 2013 22:53:30 GMT 1
Could it be repaired and then sold second-hand to another airline?... Fabien Only if (expected aircraft selling price - cost of repair) > wreck selling price. The only other case they might prefer reparing the aircraft is if they had an urgent need of capacity, and repair could be done quickly. |
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Sept 14, 2013 0:03:06 GMT 1
In summary, I think there are 3 ways Thai can handle this situation. Option 1: Write-off affected aircraft, sell for scrap, parts. Option 2: Use parts from affected aircraft to prolong life of other aircraft that are about to be decommissioned. Option 3: Or repair affected aircraft using parts and engines from aircraft that will be decommissioned soon. Have I missed anything else?  |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Sept 14, 2013 0:29:39 GMT 1
I don't think your second option actually makes sense. Cannibalising a frame to use a few parts instead of selling all of them is poor management.
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Sept 14, 2013 0:33:54 GMT 1
I don't think your second option actually makes sense. Cannibalising a frame to use a few parts instead of selling all of them is poor management. I meant it in a "take what you need, sell everything else" sort of way. |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Sept 14, 2013 0:43:22 GMT 1
OK, then the difference between options 1 and 2 is small.
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