Originally Posted by
Skipness One Echo
Depends on whether the expense of re-activating the four stored B744s is worth it to release more B772s.
I believe all the 747s that were worthwhile reactivating have been done; they obviously did the best ones first, the remainder now being beyond redemption. Aircraft back from the desert tend to have a poor reliability record.
However oil has fallen in four months from $109 in February to $83 today, which must have some impact - provided the Chancellor doesn't grab the whole lot back by yet another doubling of APD.