Originally Posted by norodnik
If it gets them out of a hole then maybe its worth it, but it would cost a fortune for a D-Check, cabin refit etc unless BA get very good rates off UA.
I think that its obvious that it would have to be a great deal. They are never going back in service for UA. I suspect that they were written off as part of UA's reorganization. If so then anything that they would get for them would be pure profit.