I'd posted the below on a different thread without having seen this one..
KQ stated
"Both planes were scheduled to return to service in the next few days hence no disruption to normal operations". To me, this seems like the most backwards, untrue statement there can be! More like.. "they were scheduled to return to service in the next few days, therefore we will likely have to reduce some flight operations, especially as there are other 190s in our fleet that are soon do for a C check".
Full KQ statement
here
What would it entail and how long might it take to restore these aircraft to airworthy condition? I don't know really anything at all about this type of damage and situation, but would I be wrong in thinking something like the following?
- New engine cowl, new nose, radar assembly, new pylon, and possibly engine flown to Nairobi and installed.
- Rest of fuselage repaired in Nairobi to "ferry standard". Is this a thing?
- Flown to OGMA in Portugal to be brought back to airworthy standard for commercial service. From what I can see, OGMA is owned by Embraer and one of two service centers in the world that can do this level of repair.
