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Phuket Airways 747 loses an engine at Cairo 17th June 2010.

Under charter to Saudia

rejected takeoff and debris left all over the runway.

Never mind, the 747 has 4 engines.

You can surely miss one?

Edited July 19, 201015 yr by hansnl

Not during takeoff.

I thought Phuket Airways did not exist anymore.

Who is doing the maintenance on this plane? Isn't that the company that chartered it?

It would depend on the lease terms but often maintenance is down to the owner...Phuket Air in whatever form it now exists..

<span class="sitecomment">I was under the

impression that Phuket Air were no longer operating after </span><span class="sitecomment">the EU blacklisted the airline, banning

it from flying to Europe.</span><br><span class="sitecomment"><br>If this

aircraft was leased from Phuket Air surely it wouldn't be carrying the

Phuket Air livery but the </span><span class="sitetext">Saudi Arabian Airlines.</span><br><br>The maintenance will depend on whether they agreed a wet or dry lease ( from wikipedia )<br><br>Wet lease - provides an <i>aircraft, complete crew, maintenance, and insurance

(ACMI)</i> to another airline (lessee), which pays by hours operated.<br><br>Dry lease - provides an aircraft without insurance, crew, ground staff, supporting

equipment, maintenance, etc.

<span class="sitecomment">I was under the

impression that Phuket Air were no longer operating after </span><span class="sitecomment">the EU blacklisted the airline, banning

it from flying to Europe.</span><br><span class="sitecomment"><br>If this

aircraft was leased from Phuket Air surely it wouldn't be carrying the

Phuket Air livery but the </span><span class="sitetext">Saudi Arabian Airlines.</span><br><br>The maintenance will depend on whether they agreed a wet or dry lease ( from wikipedia )<br><br>Wet lease - provides an <i>aircraft, complete crew, maintenance, and insurance

(ACMI)</i> to another airline (lessee), which pays by hours operated.<br><br>Dry lease - provides an aircraft without insurance, crew, ground staff, supporting

equipment, maintenance, etc.

Sorry, illegible

Still in business as a lease and charter airline. http://www.phuketairlines.com/

Apologize for my previous illegible post. I try again here below.<br><br>I also was under the impression that Phuket Air were no longer operating after the EU blacklisted the airline, banning it from flying to Europe.<br><br>If this aircraft was leased from Phuket Air surely it wouldn't be carrying the Phuket Air livery but the Saudi Arabian Airlines. The maintenance will depend on the kind of agreement the airlines did.<br><br>Wet lease - Provides an aircraft, complete crew, maintenance and insurance.<br><br>Dry lease - Provides an aircraft without the crew, ground staff, maintenance, insurance, etc.<br>

Apologize for my previous illegible post. I try again here below.<br><br>I also was under the impression that Phuket Air were no longer operating after the EU blacklisted the airline, banning it from flying to Europe.<br><br>If this aircraft was leased from Phuket Air surely it wouldn't be carrying the Phuket Air livery but the Saudi Arabian Airlines. The maintenance will depend on the kind of agreement the airlines did.<br><br>Wet lease - Provides an aircraft, complete crew, maintenance and insurance.<br><br>Dry lease - Provides an aircraft without the crew, ground staff, maintenance, insurance, etc.<br>

I would not lease from Phuket Airlines and leave the maintenance to them, recipe for disaster.