dechelski wrote:
"My money is still on the tail strike incident. I imagine a charter plane would be treated in a similar manner as a courtesy car would be. Maintained to the bare minimum/legal requirement and slightly lax care/consideration for it"
You could not be more wrong. At the time of the tailstrike the plane was owned by ILFC. Lessors are known to be very strict when it comes to return conditions. They want it back in at least as good condition as when it went out.