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Old 19th Mar 2008, 14:40
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Squirrel 41
 
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You make an interesting point. However, the great unknown is how many ex-airline 767 / DC-10 / MD-11s are actually available - and the mod state / engine choice / corrosion blah blah - and trying to buy 179 similar aircraft is likely to nothing but increase the price of those second hand jets.

So in principle a good idea, but for all the reasons outlined, I think that it is probably a non-starter.

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