Originally Posted by Blacksheep
rather than joining the last Shackleton on the other side of the Atlantic, where there's enough money to keep such large, complex old bangers airborne.
Money isn't the reason the Shack is in the USA, as any time it does fly the money to do it comes from the UK, as it's still owned by Air Atlantique IIRC, and a team from Coventry does go out periodically to tend to her over there. The reason it's over there is that it can fly there, as it can't fly in the UK 'cos BAe have told CAA that it's fatigue-ex'd, so CAA say non....
In the USA however, under the experimental category, the FAA have a different view I believe.