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Old Aug 25, 2023 | 5:37 pm
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Originally Posted by LarryJ (Post # 95)
If repaired, I would think that the lack of availability of replacements is a big factor. Also, when UA is finished with it, it will be in demand by the ACMI industry as a freighter.
Originally Posted by EWR764 (Post # 96)
At least with passenger jets, at airline levels of utilization, maintenance, especially HMV, becomes more expensive as the aircraft ages, and reliability suffers as well. Lower utilization patterns with freight flying can stretch those intervals out quite a bit, making it more economical.
ACMI = aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (a common method of outsourcing operations)

HMV = heavy maintenance visit
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