Ouch
Shore Guy, that hurt...
Thanks for the photos. Here is a little on the repair progress:
"SINGAPORE Airlines will start repair work next month on the Boeing 747 that was damaged and had to make an emergency landing in New Zealand two weeks ago.
The SIA plane was taking off from Auckland International Airport and heading for Singapore with nearly 400 passengers and crew on board when it dragged its tail on the runway and caused a cockpit fire-indicator to go off. It had to circle the airport for about half an hour before making the emergency landing.
SIA said damage to the aircraft was significant and repair work would take about 16 days.
Repairs will begin on April 11, when hangar space is available. The work will be done by engineers from Air New Zealand and Boeing under SIA's supervision.
Meanwhile, the pilot and first officer are both suspended from flying duty until an official inquiry is completed. They have been offered counselling, SIA added.
'It is our company policy in these cases that they are stood down pending the investigation. That happens with any serious incident,' said SIA spokesman Stephen Forshaw.
'It could be some time, but that is the nature of this type of incident.'
The pilot, 49, is believed to have been with SIA for about two years but has about 20 years of flying experience. He and the first officer will continue to receive their base salary, but without any flight bonus."
(Straits Times)
Wish those skippers best.