So what will people be talking about this week?

Well one thing for the market to consider is A380 maintenance check costs. It seems only yesterday that the A380 took to the skies, but SIAEC had an SIA A380 (MSN004) in one of its hangars two weeks ago with all engines off-wing as it undergoes its first full maintenance check. Finding out the turnaround time, the problems encountered and the cost will be essential to plotting the cost of ownership for many and thus the full economic worth of the aircraft. You will not get all of that from an in-house maintenance check that is for sure, but no