Jetstar Stands To Save On Maintenance.

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Jetstar stands to save on maintenance

2 December 2004


Jetstar will benefit from lower maintenance costs for its A320s after US and European air safety authorities declared the aircraft need less maintenance than previously thought, the Australian Financial Review has reported.

The savings are expected to mount up to tens of millions of dollars over the life of the aircraft after the maintenance schedules were modified.

The A320s $1.3 million 10-year “D” check has been extended to 12 years and the five year check has been extended to six years.

However, Jetstar said it had not yet received formal confirmation of the changes from the Civil Aviation Authority.

Jetstar currently operates four A320s but plans to increase its fleet to 23.

[Orville]

If the airline is still operating in 6 years there might be a saving but it is only a smoke screan they require many more hours of servicing prior to a major lay up and those who have handled A320's before ( 14 years ago at Ansett, not a new a/c ) will give testimony to the fact that they can be a drain on manpower.

I say leave them in Singapore, because what is going to happen is that they will fly the pants of them there and then when they start to have problems, and they will., they will send them down here to be fixed. NO THANKS.

If you buy a cheap car after two or three years they constantly give problems, aircraft are no different.