Emirates A380 Damaged in Moscow

[MrBig]

https://www.businessinsider.com/emirates-airbus-a3...

Obviously hope the water tanker driver is ok!

Will emirates be able to get that repaired to be able to ferry it back to base?

[Tony1963]

MrBig said:

https://www.businessinsider.com/emirates-airbus-a3...

Obviously hope the water tanker driver is ok!

Will emirates be able to get that repaired to be able to ferry it back to base?

Everything is repairable, it’s just a matter of cost vs value of the aircraft.

[hidetheelephants]

Bit of speed tape and cross the fingers. Single flight clearance has been granted to worse damage than that.

[djc206]

Tony1963 said:

Everything is repairable, it’s just a matter of cost vs value of the aircraft.

It appears to be one of their oldest A380’s. Will be interesting to see if they repair it or turn it into a parts bin.

[eldar]

The Ukrainians did it, obviously.

[outnumbered]

Have the Russians got any stolen 380s that they need spares for ?

[djc206]

outnumbered said:

Have the Russians got any stolen 380s that they need spares for ?

Nope.

[540TORQUES]

Shouldn't be there in the first place.

[WyrleyD]

540TORQUES said:

Shouldn't be there in the first place.

Exactly, my first thought too. I guess the oligarchs have too much invested in UAE.

[croyde]

The Ruskies love bringing other countries' planes down

[MarkwG]

WyrleyD said:

540TORQUES said:

Shouldn't be there in the first place.

Exactly, my first thought too. I guess the oligarchs have too much invested in UAE.

The UAE are endeavouring to stay "neutral" - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/uae-stance... . International politics is complicated sadly, especially when dealing with psychopaths.

[540TORQUES]

MarkwG said:

The UAE are endeavouring to stay "neutral" - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/uae-stance... . International politics is complicated sadly, especially when dealing with psychopaths.

All that matters is money and power to these despot states.

[abzmike]

540TORQUES said:

MarkwG said:

The UAE are endeavouring to stay "neutral" - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/uae-stance... . International politics is complicated sadly, especially when dealing with psychopaths.

All that matters is money and power to these despot states.

A lot more than Gulf states are welcoming Russian visitors and business with open arms..

[540TORQUES]

abzmike said:

540TORQUES said:

MarkwG said:

The UAE are endeavouring to stay "neutral" - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/uae-stance... . International politics is complicated sadly, especially when dealing with psychopaths.

All that matters is money and power to these despot states.

A lot more than Gulf states are welcoming Russian visitors and business with open arms..

They are wkers too.

[djc206]

MarkwG said:

The UAE are endeavouring to stay "neutral" - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/uae-stance... . International politics is complicated sadly, especially when dealing with psychopaths.

Lots of Russian (and other) money gets laundered through the UAE, they know which side their bread is buttered. We probably shouldn’t throw stones though, London is no stranger to dodgy money and unsavoury characters.

[IanH755]

It's just realpolitik in action and nothing to be surprised about really.

[MarkwG]

djc206 said:

MarkwG said:

The UAE are endeavouring to stay "neutral" - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/uae-stance... . International politics is complicated sadly, especially when dealing with psychopaths.

Lots of Russian (and other) money gets laundered through the UAE, they know which side their bread is buttered. We probably shouldn’t throw stones though, London is no stranger to dodgy money and unsavoury characters.

Sadly yep: we could do with cleaning the House of Lords for starters... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60765665 - doesn't excuse the ME interests, but makes it more difficult to take the higher moral ground.

[RobGT81]

Ferried back to Dubai yesterday. Got up to 40,000ft so a bit of speedtape, double bond and a new panel might sort it out.