Pinal Air Park in Arizona is one of the largest aircraft storage facilities in the world. The multi-million business boomed during the pandemic as airlines worldwide grounded hundreds of jets. The ...
The continued high proportion of parked aircraft as a result of the global pandemic creates a range of issues for airlines and maintenance providers to ensure these aircraft remain airworthy and ready ...
There are dozens of prominent boneyards around the world where. In some cases, thousands of aircraft are kept here, either waiting to be broken up or left in storage before returning to service.
In the Arizona desert in the United States, more than 3,000 aircraft sit across a 2,600 acre site, forming the largest ...
The COVID-19 outbreak led to a high of nearly 80% of the world’s commercial aircraft being grounded earlier this year. Patrick Lecer, CEO of Tarmac Aerosave, which stores aircraft in France and Spain, ...
U.S. domestic flights dropped 63% from the first week of January though the first week of April, and U.S. international flights were down 82% over the same period, according to RadarBox. A substantial ...
These aircraft boneyards serve diverse functions, housing retired planes awaiting recycling and providing storage during periods of low demand or financial strain for airlines. From the vast Mojave ...
Commercial aircraft storage firm Tarmac Aerosave is to explore the use of automated airframe inspections using drone technology. The company – part-owned by Airbus – has three storage facilities in ...
In the middle of Australia, under clear blue skies, sits a collection of aircraft parked up in the red dirt. They come in all shapes and sizes, from airlines all over the world, and Alice Springs, in ...