Comments on: Probably Not a Good Day to Fly To Heathrow

By: Albert

Albert — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:30:49 +0000

I don’t mean to be a cheeky bastard but …

Is there ever a good day to fly into Heathrow?

By: L1011

L1011 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:06:35 +0000

I would agree with Mark on this. I worked for a few years in aircraft appraising. I can guarantee the owner of the aircraft has been in touch with 1-3 appraisal firms wanting to know the value of this aircraft. The firm will send it’s own inspector to the site. There will be many many discussions with all parties (BA, aircraft owner, insurance company, Boeing, JAA, FAA (probably)). It’s to early to say what they will decide.
In reference to CF, the insurance company will also be doing similar sort of things but will use different appraisal firms.
Basically, it will come down to money, what’s cheapest for the people paying out the money.. There will be quite of a bit of negotiating going on.

By: DR Gooch

DR Gooch — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:30:07 +0000

It is highly unlikely that this aircraft would not be written off as a total loss. They will mine it for parts though.

By: mark

mark — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:27:48 +0000

very poor judgement to speculate. let’s wait until the investigation is completed.

By: CF

CF — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:37:23 +0000

Like Hunter says, it’s a really big investment, so they’ll (or I should say, the insurance company will) do whatever they can to make it sure it flies again IF the price isn’t too high. If it costs too much, they’ll write it off and part it out.

If the wings are punctured by the landing gear, and the fuselage is severely damaged, this one may very well go to the scrap heap.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:42:58 +0000

It’s too big an investment to total. The airframe is only 6 years old, so this will likely be repaired. In the case of a total loss, the aircraft is usually “parted out.”

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:17:08 +0000

What typically happens to an aircraft damaged as this one is?
Are they ever repaired? To me, this one looks like a total.