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You make it sound like she's been written off. I don't believe that's been decided yet. Most others have been repaired, many with worse damage than this one apparently suffered. I'd say there's a good chance she'll be back in the air in a few months. From what I remember of the Airtours 757 that was damaged at POP, the Boeing AOG team did yoeman's work in getting it airworthy again. Yes, that was a much newer aircraft but "MC" must have several good years in it yet!
Oh, and for what it's worth, the previous accident reports all stated "there were no injuries to the passengers and crew on board". And as I said, some of those aircraft were much worse off than the SSV machine. I hope the SSV lawyers do a good job of separating the wheat from the chaff before they sign any cheques.
Last edited by Safety Guy; 9th Jun 2005 at 20:20.