CCS-MIA is not an ETOPS route. CCS-MAD & CCS-TFN are.
Seems strange that the ACMI was cancelled (by GSM) the day before ETOPS was relinquished, but the official explaination is that it was cancelled due to payment issues.
As GSM dropped SB pax off in MIA before taking the 763 to on to SFB, this suggests to me that it was indeed GSM who pulled the plug on the ACMI.
Re G-CEJM. It was not the new engine that had the surge, but the older engine which had been recently leased out.
GSM had 20 aircraft this year, with how many engine changes???????
Out of 3 757s, I think there were 4 engine changes, and a brand new 73G was grounded with engine problems. Plus the 2 engines that were taken off one of the 736s....... Surely this is more than just bad luck?