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'Miracle' needed for NZDF plane to get Christopher Luxon home - Judith Collins (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 5 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics

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So two points here, first, didn't this dingus promise to take commercial flights to save money anyway?

Second, this is getting embarrassing for NZ that this keeps happening.

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[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 5 months ago

There are DC-3 aircraft that were built prior to WW2 still in commercial service, most notably by Buffalo airways in Canada. Having said that, a modern airliner is a much more complex beast, so much harder to keep running as it ages.

It also sounds like the fuses blowing and spoilers being removed are symptoms of a bigger issue.