I acknowledge the gear swings are necessary. The mid life update is not though. It’s not an insignificant cost and they wouldn’t be expending it if they didn’t think the aeroplanes were coming back. They’re choosing to do this now because they reckon they’ll need the jets back and are getting the work done whilst there isn’t much work for them,
As to when the jet comes back, there are a number of different audiences for whom the current narrative is important. There are a few different things occurring external to that narrative. I won’t go into too much detail here but feel free to give me a buzz.