Itchy, you seem determined to believe what you want to believe, so I'll post a few facts for the benifit of "pruners" who have a more open mind. OJH was insured for $187M and the repair cost $96M so obviously the insurance company was not going to write off the aircraft. I flew the aircraft recenly and could not detect any handling differences which is to be expected considering that Boeing fitted an entire front fuselage section brand new from the Seattle assembly line. I expect that the airframe will retire from QF service after 22-24 years service with approx 100,000 hours total time. I'll happily fly the aircraft till it is retired. GB