Hi guys,
Oh boy!!
We were discussing this eventuality within AP a couple of years ago, even before the most recent political coupe, I've been away for awhile, that was about mid 2000, right?
The Flight Engineers in AP have saved their bacon on so many occasions, I can't even begin to count the times!
And, the other problem, the expertise of the maintenance people there, it's not real hot, and there are not enough of them!
They have been kept 'honest' by the FEs, SO MANY TIMES, trying to, shall we say, economize, whilst trying to despatch several aircraft at once! (The details would scare you!)
AND NOW, trying to keep up with the jones, aquiring the -400, when the 2 X -238's they had did a good, reliable job, they will run into problems.
Good luck to them, they are going to have to lift their game to maintain/get a reliable service.
Cheers