Originally Posted by
UnitedEF
Probably the same economics as importing a majority of our products from China vs. mfg here in the US. Nothing strange about it at all.
Yeah, I know. But assuming the cost of materials isn't substantially different in Korea compared to the US, how much cheaper is labor in Korea and how much of it is required to paint a big jet that it's worth paying for the aircraft to be flown back and fort?
After all, I am not shipping my car to China for a new paint job, the local Maaco will do just fine (probably delivering the same crappy job we've seen on some UA jets recently).