Originally Posted by
chainsaw
Where? Melbourne - the only way that aircraft will fly out of Melbourne is: a) after it's been repaired and signed-off as airworthy, or b) as cargo, once it's been disassembled.
Nah - I've seen a lot worse damage than that flying around. Bolt a big external patch over the damage and ferry it unpressurized to the heavy maintenance base.
An AA 767 in London landed on the nose gear and did a massive amount of damage to the fuselage - a few big plates bolted on externally and then ferried back to Mr Boeing in Seattle.