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User currently offlineBoeingnut From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 402 posts, RR: 0
Posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1594 times:

The news about BA has me thinking.

How many spare engines does an airline keep handy for a situation like this? Is it a ratio of spares:airframe or spares:engines in service? Or just a fixed number

Please, someone, enlighten me. Thanks in advance for your time guys


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User currently offlineDALMD88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2365 posts, RR: 15
Reply 1, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1519 times:

It would be a ratio to the number of engines in the fleet. I don't know what the standard is so I won't guess. Most smaller airlines don't even keep spares. They change engines so infrequently it wouldn't make sence to own a spare. If one was needed they could lease one until theirs is repaired. We always did this at a commuter airline I worked at. Due to airframe lease agreements we had to turn back the plane with the same engines so the extra engine change would have to be made anyways.

User currently offlineHAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 2, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1524 times:

Out here we currently have total of 10 Engines Flying,with Three spare.
I guess the ratio depends on the No of Checks due & Type of Engine too.A mixed fleet would cater for more spares.  arrow 
regds
MEL


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