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Old 15th Dec 2019, 03:43
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Originally Posted by f1yhigh
Curious why some news reports are emphasizing on how it's an ex JQ aircraft, what does that have to do with anything?
It’s pretty well known within QF that they were Hangar Queens on their return to QF from JQ.

It’s fair to say that they were maintained to the absolute bare minimum while at JQ and took many months to get back up to standard.

Expect the same thing with some second hand 787-8s in the near future!
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