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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 7:52 am
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screech
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
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A heavy maintenance facility has to be set-up for a specific aircraft type with lots of specialized tooling, equipment and personell. The only way for a facility like this to be economically viable would be if it is in constant use. Qantas do not have enough A380s to keep such a facility in constant use.
It is a similar story with the Qantas 747s, they used to operate their own heavy maintenance facility in Avalon, Victoria. Once the 747 fleet was reduced below a certain number, that facility was no longer viable.
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