It's been, what, 18 months now since the type was grounded. That in itself must be a record. And there still is no sign of a definitive return to service date, or a plan for that. Based on the past experiences of various other aircraft recovered from desert storage after such a period of inactivity, they are going to have to work hard not to have a fleet of hangar queens.
I wonder what Luis Gallego, new Chief Exec at IAG, will make of Willy Walsh's option for 200 of the aircraft, placed during the grounding. Interesting early decision for him.