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.
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.
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.