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By: 24th December 2013 at 09:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-This is the damage:
Jeez, that's gonna cost BA a pretty penny to get fixed (both the building and the aircraft!).
By: 24th December 2013 at 10:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Several 747-436 are slated for retirement and parting out
This is one that was due to be retained. Some have been parted out already so there are plenty of spares but perhaps they'll just swap it for one of the ones due to be retired.
It's not as though they are desperately short of the type although in the short term it might cause a hiccup whilst they organise cover.
It does seem pointless to repair such damage when they are flying perfectly servicable airframes to their doom that possibly only need an overhaul which has caused their turn to come up.
That would be a quick answer too.
Just my thoughts.
By: Anonymous (not verified) - 23rd December 2013 at 11:09 - Edited 10th April 2020 at 19:45
British Airways plane collides with building at Johannesburg airport
No injuries reported after plane's wing slices through two-storey brick building next to runway
Read it here
Here is the official CAA taxi chart warning of possible confusion between taxiways B and M
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