Originally Posted by
Scottie Dog
I've heard all the B744 are coming to MAN so that they can have engine swaps - original engines to original airframes - then off to the big yard in the desert.
Also I believe the A330s are then coming to us for storage.
Happy to be corrected if needs be.
Why would they want to waste time and money moving engines around?
This is not a practice I have heard of before. Especially if the aircraft are being permanently withdrawn from service.