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Emirates says Seattle flight delayed 6 hours as Delta withheld $300 spare part
A Boeing 777 that was to fly from Seattle to Dubai was delayed for more than six hours by a mechanical issue. Emirates acquired and installed a spare part from Delta’s local engineering office but a senior manager later ordered that it be removed, Emirates said. (www.seattletimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
There is an agrreement covering lending of spare parts amongst carriers ( in my time it was called ATLAS) and, if applicable, tbis would have compelled Delta to provide the spare whatever quantity was available. If Delta had given and then retrived one this was in complete violation of this agreement ( if applicable in this case.....)
Then Delta had alternative facts available to override the agreement?
This is a preposterous story. What better place could there be in the world to source even the most rarely used part for a 777 than Seattle which is within driving distance of the plant that makes the aircraft? As someone else has pointed out that part was second-hand as soon as it was removed from the Emirates plane and therefore could not be immediately re-used no matter how dire the need - might as well have let them keep it and get on their way.
The hype-to-reality ratio on this story is astoundingly out of balance
Sounds like a sensible policy on Delta's part. I imagine Emirates and Alaska both have a similar policy. This story is written as if "poor little Emirates" is being bullied by "big bad Delta". Most of these G3 against US3 stories are written in the same style. My question is why not ask "code share partner Alaska" in the first place? I guess there would be no hand-wringing story to write otherwise.
If the part was actually installed on the Emirates aircraft, it would be of no use to Delta until it went to a shop to be recertified. The serviceable tag is only good for one installation. It would not fit into robbed parts scenario, because it was not a Delta aircraft it was installed on.