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Old Feb 24, 2021 | 7:37 pm
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
Is there any chance at all that UA decides to permanently retire all the PW-powered 772s, even though quite a few of them underwent Polaris retrofits not too long ago?
There is certainly a chance, but I'd doubt it. Most airlines like UA buy "power by the hour" so I'd bet that P&W or some bank that owns the engines is likely picking up the tab for at least some of the costs ...ciated with the grounding.
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