Jfk777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 6319 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 2809 times:
KLM has had those for 20 - 25 years, they much have 70,000 cycles and 80,000 hours on teh frames.
Keesje From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2058 times:
KLM had some bad experiences after old machines were sold cheap to new owners who went "ambitious" with them regarding flight safety. If something would have happened an extensive "back to birth" investigation would have to be done by KLM..
The KLM 737-300s were well maintained, have upgraded cabins (big bins), new seats, meet all noise requirements, have low unit costs etc. Shame, I have the feeling there are many worse machines around..
MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4001 posts, RR: 48 Reply 4, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1965 times:
Quoting Keesje (Reply 3): KLM had some bad experiences after old machines were sold cheap to new owners who went "ambitious" with them regarding flight safety. If something would have happened an extensive "back to birth" investigation would have to be done by KLM..
Can you elaborate that statement?
I think about the major older types which have usually been sold to decent airlines. The A-310s went to FedEx, the 767s spread over a few airlines like Aeroflot, the DC-8s also had long lifes as cargo machines, only some 743 operators like Phuket Airways were a bit questionable but it was either them or the scrapman, it wouldn't put KLM in a bad light if someone crashes a former KLM machine, right?
nobody has ever died from hard work, but why take the risk?
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