Originally Posted by
sinca3
I thought the 717's were MX nightmares...at least the engines? Also the only reason AAI can afford to continue to operate them is AAI bought an engine MX plan that is a flat rate to get all engine services done by the manufacturer. If they had bought this MX plan the 717's would have been parked long ago.
Just second hand info I've heard from AAI peeps.
The Rolls engines were at first very unreliable. However, one source told me that Rolls actually paid for the AAI ACARS installation in order to get real time engine trend data. Since then certain trends have been identified and the relibalility rate has gotten better.