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Old 06-01-2012 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
Different subject, do you have any idea what the price of oil needs to be at to make the 50 seaters viable again?
Considering the very costly high-cycle heavy check, they would have to create oil to be worth it. These one-time overhauls are supposedly so cost-prohibitive, it's cheaper to just buy a used one on the black market. I don't know if Delta has even done one yet; Comair's aircraft were just scrapped.