QF: Nancy Bird to fly again.

It seems that Nancy Bird, the Qantas A380 damaged in the QF32 Engine incident will fly again later this year.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce states:

“We’ll be in the air by the end of the year with that aircraft”

However…

“it could take as long as September until it is fully repaired.”

Since the incident, Nancy Bird has been stuck at Changi parked in a corner. Repairs are estimated to cost over A$100m – the cost to be met with Insurance and Rolls-Royce.

As we’re all aware, this sparked a safety alert with A380’s with Rolls Royce Trent 900’s, and grounded the fleet for three weeks.  The Qantas A380 fleet is slowly re-entering service still as operational limitations are being removed as the fleet reproves itself. 

In addition this has had one hell of a hit with $55m costs in disruptions, and a further $25m to come.

Prehapas there’s one thing out of this incencet some people have forgotten – a big whalejet like that in the sky – and how many people perished?

Correct – None. And that’s worth more than the losses that are being entertained.