Originally Posted by
o2bmmw
Ok thanks. But what about the reliability issue? How do they run 3 planes on a total of 6 transatlantic flights a day with no break, and still do all of the maintenance? Unless they cancel flights to do it ...
The big stuff, which takes weeks, is scheduled months, if not years in advance. Therefore they will know when one's coming up, and de-schedule the aircraft for 1-5 weeks (rather than cancel, which would be for technical issues).
Exactly the same as British Airways (BA) Limited. Two aircraft, both doing a return to JFK from LCY. When a C-check comes up, they simply offer one flight per day for a while.