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Old 6th Feb 2017, 21:51
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Originally Posted by Airbubba
However, I'm thinking that an engine change at the base is normally followed by a separate full blown test flight before the aircraft is released to revenue operations.

Would Swiss do a functional check flight near Frobay, land and then put on fuel for a ferry out? Or, can they head out over the pond, do the checks and if something doesn't look good, visit Narsarsuaq?
If every aircraft required an air test after an engine change, the world's skies would be black with aircraft flying around going nowhere.
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