Originally Posted by
golfyankeesierra
In the quoted Times article in post 61, what do they mean by grounding?
Do they expect more groundings in absence of replacement turbine blades, or do they mean grounding as in “downtime” to in install replacement blades which are becoming more and more available due to RR “accelerated efforts”, effectively “ungrounding” the RR 787?
There is a plan in place to significantly reduce the amount of long haul flying this coming winter which will allow for a catch up much of Trent issues.
Things will then gear up going into spring, new type rating course are starting shortly.
Some one said recently that they have stopped their previous business model of buying aircraft then thinking about where to use them as they are delivered!!
Much of the waste of previous years has gone for good, but plenty of fat still to cut.