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Old Jun 27, 2021, 11:31 pm
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Originally Posted by N104UA
UA literally flew a PW4000 bird to XMN last week
I'm a bit surprised the FAA would grant a waiver to fly a grounded plane permission to fly to China - even for maintenance (isn't the engine part of heavy maintenance?). It is one thing to get them from - lets say Hawaii - to San Francisco - to be readied for inspection.
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