Over Pond - Pacific Ocean

[Ernie Martin]

Paul, I don't know the answer to that (although I think not, or everyone would keep US registry to avoid SBs and SIDs), my point was solely one of cost. The cost of the SIDs is not in doing the "inspections", it's the disassembly/reassembly required to expose the areas needing inspection. And now that we know the cost of doing it safely, my gut tells me that those costs (plus crating and shipping) may well exceed the costs of ferrying the aircraft.

Ernie