I wonder if the media report is not confusing the facts of the Qantas incident with the proposed repair to the EK A340-500
I doubt that it would cost 100 million to repair, if it is going to be back in service by November.
From memory the Qantas incident cost 100 million to fix and took a very long time to repair in Bangkok. The aircraft should have been written off. But Qantas wanted to maintain its safety record of never loosing a hull.
The Qantas incident was more substancial than an engine been torn off.
Note, Qantas has always referred to this as an incident and not an accident.
Last edited by kenbuck; 18th Jun 2009 at 22:49.