Hi Patrick.
Thanks for your useful comment, a slight twist may help!
Am reconciled to the use of a white gloves service or the 20 foot in any
hopefully
rare hypothetical worse case recovery. Whenever Ive had an issue to date
I have been able to solve with parts carried or have received outstanding
support
---From European based Europa Club members or general friendly airfield support
in Europe.
ISO shipping containers usually come out of the factory as 40ft or 20ft, the
universal
size for intermodal transport and shipping. A 20ft container is are always
available. The 30ft is rare by comparison and is often a cut down 40ft. The
price paid for hiring a 30ft container would likely be the same as a 40 foot.
The larger the container the less chance a small port on a small island would
be able to handle in a contingency situation of trying to get your plane back
---From the middle of nowhere. If constrained to not use multimodal containers
the costs increase. So ease of using multimodal transport is key. The cost of
handling increases with size. So the movement of a 20 foot container is say 1000
to 2500 depending on where in the world you are stuck. A 30 ft or 40 ft would
be say 1800 to 3500.
It is possible to contract out the solution. A white gloves service capable
organisation
could sort out the return, paying 1500 to well over 10000 . Key is what
was the incident that necessitated the contingency and what event the existing
aircraft insurance covers. What is paid for the insurance and what does the
insurance actually cover in respect of recovery, if anything.
White gloves service: A premium delivery service, with special attention to
details,
especially with fragile or very expensive items, such as works of art (i.e.
a Europa).
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