Originally Posted by
crewmeal
Given the damage to the engine and cowling I would have thought a 3 engined ferry direct to Airbus would be on the cards.
(2) An aircraft that has been involved in a reportable aviation occurrence, other than a reportable incident, cannot be moved without the express permission of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation & Safety Board in accordance with Transportation Safety Board Regulations.
Ref: CARs AWM 505 Schedule A & B
Part V - Airworthiness Manual Chapter 505 - Delegation Of Authority - Transport Canada
TC is really tight about allowing aircraft to do three engine ferry flights nowadays. Even with a Avro RJ they wouldn't allow it when we had an engine pooch up north in the boonies. Plane & crew was fully capable & certified for it. Although this is a foreign registered/operated aircraft so there may be some back & forth.
This is of course if the 380 is even certified to do three-engine-ferry (ie: training and procedures are developed for it and approved).
There's also a difference between "ferry flight with one engine inoperative" VS "ferry flight with one engine
missing (or partially)". Notwithstanding the famous early-90's ferry flight of a 146 out of South America where they took all of #3 (I think?) off.