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AA and Delta have hundreds of -219 JT8d's that will be parked in the Desert in the next few years. Re-engining these planes with "new" engines makes no sense. A 15 year old engine in a 40 year old aiframe IS a "new" engine.

put in new LLP's and wear components and slap them on. It shouldn't cost more than 2-3 million/engine.

3 million X 4 Engines X 20 Aircraft (spares) = $240 Million, leaving $3/4 Billion for "integration" and "profit".

[Never on my watch]

I can’t tell you why the only engine options on the table seem to be ‘new JT8s or retire the plane.’ But I am sure the engineering studies that would go into other engine alternatives at this late stage would be far too late to meet the need.

And with a a 40 year old airframe, new wings and fusalage/structure repaires will be needed in the not too distant future.