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Old 26th Sep 2013, 15:00
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DaveReidUK
 
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OTHO why would you leave engines sitting idle for several weeks when they should be located in a spares location in case somebody needs one immediately ?
If somebody needed one immediately, that would only help if they had conveniently gone u/s at wherever you had chosen to locate the spares.

I suspect there are enough spare GEnx engines already to support the fleet, anyway.

There is also the issue of perception - while ETH and Boeing are trying to maintain the impression (whether true or not) that the aircraft isn't a write-off, it wouldn't be good PR to have the aircraft start to look like a Christmas tree.
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