Have 2 questions for U guys out there:
a) Where do you find the cycle and hours data for a given airframe ? If you feel uncomfortable posting the answer, a private message is fine.
b) Given that the low cost airlines will automatically end up with high cycles and relatively high hours on short haul aircraft how do the different airframe retention concepts of SW v. the 2 major european players affect safety and incident statistics ? (run forever to get as big a bang for your investment buck v. replace while still in prime of life and optimise on second hand value at times when new airframes are at a premium due to short supply).
