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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,947 posts) Fri May 29, 2020, 03:20 PM May 2020

UH OH, Crashed Pakistan A320 jet insured for $19.7 million: airline document

AIG did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

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UH OH, Crashed Pakistan A320 jet insured for $19.7 million: airline document (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper May 2020 OP

I would think that this is an far below cost of a new A320 jet...IMHO. Surely such a ... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #1

one suspects all commercial planes are insured nt msongs May 2020 #2

Given that new Airbus A320's go for about $100m, that's not a big surprise for an 15-year-old plane. Eugene May 2020 #3

That's really low for a jet plane. nt NutmegYankee May 2020 #4

SWBTATTReg

(26,401 posts)

1. I would think that this is an far below cost of a new A320 jet...IMHO. Surely such a ...

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 03:28 PM

May 2020

craft would go for more money/cost more money. Perhaps this is the depreciated value of the jet?

msongs

(74,203 posts)

2. one suspects all commercial planes are insured nt

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 03:52 PM

May 2020

Eugene

(67,319 posts)

3. Given that new Airbus A320's go for about $100m, that's not a big surprise for an 15-year-old plane.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 04:49 PM

May 2020

If this crash happened in the developed world, the damages payout for passengers' lives lost would easily dwarf this figure.

NutmegYankee

(16,484 posts)

4. That's really low for a jet plane. nt

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 04:58 PM

May 2020

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