Having experienced a flight carrying a fifth pod all the way to FRA, the delay it caused to the scheduled service made me wonder what other options are there?
The flight was initially delayed 4 or 5 hours while the pod was fitted, then the flight was much slower due to the pod, then it needed to refuel between SIN and FRA at DBX.
Are engine changes upline infrequent enough to not justify positioning spare engines at major hubs, such as SIN, LHR and LAX?
If the engine won't fit in the hold, is it too cost prohibitive to send it on a freighter or is it a time factor rather than cost?
Last edited by twiggs; 19th Dec 2009 at 23:00.