flightuk wrote:Can anyone tell me what are the main factors in the scrapping of a modern airliner today? I understand there is the airframe hours/cycles, pending D checks etc...What are the main airline finance reasons for scrapping? I find it so hard to see A320's, 777's and 9V-SKA and 9V-SKC waiting to be crushed
Mate,
I think Tim's answer hits the nail on the head. In case you didn't know:
A320 first flight: February 1987
777 first flight: June 1994
Both are fairly old types.
Stuck at age 15 thanks to the certification date of the A320-200 and my parents' decision to postpone having a kid by 3 years. At least there's Dignitas...