Originally Posted by
Mk1Aviation
This could be the next episode of cockpit casual.
The Lessors only repossessed. For them it’s not an urgent priority to get a bird out of the country ie no risk to the assets if it remains here for a week or more while arrangements are made and the aircraft is brought back to standard (clear MEL’s etc)
Agreed. These aircraft are hot property, given that Boeing 737 production rates have been capped by the FAA whilst Boeing sorts out its own mess. We learnt last week that Boeing's actual production rates are voluntarily lower than the FAA cap. So there are a lot of Max 8 and Max 9 customers mad as hell right now. Not to mention the Max 7 and Max 10 certifications which have been delayed indefinitely, and may never happen. Virgin Australia would be the obvious candidate, with the assets on the VH reg. But who is running that show right now? They seem to be preoccupied with big issues like pet carriage.