Atlanta firm acquires ex-WestJet B-737-600's for teardown Seven WestJet Boeing 737-600's have been divested to a US-based firm which will tear down the aircraft for parts. Aventure Aviation is picking up the twinjets which are in storage at a facility located in Marana, Arizona. The aircraft were all manufactured in 2005 and 2006. Source: www.FlightGlobal.com |
A VIP Boeing 747 Jumbo jet that spent just 42 hours in the air is being scrapped, report says. A Boeing Jumbo jet that spent just 42 hours in the air is being scrapped after the Saudi prince it was bought for died unexpectedly, a report said. Germany's aero TELEGRAPH reported that the Boeing 747-8 was being dismantled at Pinal Airpark in Arizona after no buyer was found for the plane despite the asking price being slashed to just $95 million. The aircraft was ordered for Saudi crown prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at a cost of about $280 million, but he died unexpectedly in October 2011, a year before it was delivered. Data from planespotters.net showed the plane was flown in 2012 from San Antonio to Basel, Switzerland, where Mail Online reported it was due to be fitted out with a luxury interior. Source: www.BusinessInsider.com See also: www.PlaneSpotters.net for the aircraft's history |
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