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Old 31st May 2009 | 03:13
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jonathon68
 
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Boeing has always had the repurchase right to B-HNL, so it is more likely to go back to the Boeing museum rather than the desert or another operator. One 772 is owned outright and all the others are financed.

There have been numerous 772 deals which have "fallen through" over the past 6 months, Turkish, Transaero, Jet Airways, Qatar, Ethiopian (wet lease) and also Biman (6 month wet lease). It is still a buyers market, so parking would seem to be likely as each aircraft approaches major maintenance.

Basically 772's, 340's and 744's are up for sale at the moment. Each aircraft has its own pro's and con's. Buyer's will dictate what eventually happens.
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