Originally Posted by
readywhenreaching
doubtful to me they spend dozens of millions for a 16 year old ship
You don't think that the reports it's going to be repaired are correct? I'll admit to being surprised that it is, but there is no reason to suggest that it has been misreported.
Insurance would pay anyway. An unprecedented repair like this is likely to be pricier than buying one from the desert or 2nd hand.
The insurers will likely have been party to the decision to repair the aircraft.