Kaitak744 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2208 posts, RR: 3 Posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3242 times:
With the recent decline in global air traffic, many airlines have put planes in storage in Mojave and Victorville, ect. I was wondering which airlines have put what planes in storage? The particular planes in question are "new" or "modern" current generation planes, such as 747-400s, A330s, A340s, A320s, 737NGs, 767-300ERs, 777s.
NWA757boy From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 662 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3117 times:
NW/DL have two A333s in MZJ. They are up for C checks and they are being held off until they are needed for the summer schedule.
Jayeshrulz From India, joined Apr 2007, 1000 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3040 times:
Quoting LHRlocal (Reply 1): Didnt a couple of airlines fly their brand new 777Fs straight to the desert for storage straight from the factory?
You know what, i really laughed out loud on this statement i dont know why..:D
i thought its funny for airlines to send the brand new aircraft to desert...then i read storage :P
Yes IIRC LAN cargo? China Cargo?
Quoting Anshuk (Reply 4): 9W sent their 77W's to Marana without taking delivery. Although I think they've taken delivery and are flying them to Brussels.
BmiBaby737 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 1635 posts, RR: 10 Reply 6, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2611 times:
Quoting Anshuk (Reply 4): 9W sent their 77W's to Marana without taking delivery. Although I think they've taken delivery and are flying them to Brussels.
It was ntu, now going to a VIP operator
Quoting LHRlocal (Reply 1): Didnt a couple of airlines fly their brand new 777Fs straight to the desert for storage straight from the factory?
The Air France 77F's have now been delivered, and the China are due to be delivered soon.
FlyingColours From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2315 posts, RR: 11 Reply 7, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2581 times:
Though not going into storage I read somewhere that Delta have got a few new 737s which they are trying to sell before Boeing complete construction.
Well some "Modern" planes are already awaiting the axe-man, BA have scrapped at least one A320 as have a few other airlines, several have been only a few years old. The BA aircraft was an A320-100 I believe so it was one of the very first production models and had some commonality differences with the -200s.
Didn't Airbus have a few A330s "stored" as their intended operators were unable to accept them?
I know my airline's first A330 was due for delivery just a few weeks after we went under, was stored and then delivered to Mexicana in our livery (with our new interior and new gizmo's )
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21448 posts, RR: 24 Reply 8, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2553 times:
A recent article in Aviation Week said that 63 747-400s (passenger and cargo) were now in storage, although a few freighters have recently returned to service with Asian carriers with cargo markets in that area gradually improving. Many of the passenger 744s will probably never fly again, and many were probably sent to the desert just before they were due for expensive heavy maintenance.
FlyingColours From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2315 posts, RR: 11 Reply 11, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2420 times:
Quoting Dash9 (Reply 10): I read somewhere that an A318 was being scrapped. That frame was not even 10 yrs old!
Yes, I believe they were Frontier aircraft, or an airline operating on behalf of Frontier.
It's a real shame that young aircraft get scrapped, but its a sad fact that some aircraft are worth more for spare parts than as a whole.
Phil
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Anshuk From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2009, 478 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2392 times:
Quoting Jayeshrulz (Reply 5):
Yes but to LHR.BRU is nowadays rarely by 77W sad
Incorrect.
9W flies ONLY 77W's to LHR from both BOM and DEL.
Also, the 77W was recently reintroduced on the BOM-BRU-EWR service.
Further, the 77W will be used for the BOM-BRU sector on the BOM-BRU-JFK service. The BRU-JFK sector will be flown by the 332.
RobK From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 3932 posts, RR: 19 Reply 13, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2335 times:
Quoting Anshuk (Reply 4): 9W sent their 77W's to Marana without taking delivery. Although I think they've taken delivery and are flying them to Brussels.
77W's? They only sent one to storage and that was VT-JEL which is now back at PAE being prepared for a VIP punter as they are not taking it.
Nope . LANs went straight to them and China Cargo doesn't have any yet.
Quoting BmiBaby737 (Reply 6): The Air France 77F's have now been delivered, and the China are due to be delivered soon.
Air France's 4th has gone to the desert.
Quoting FlyingColours (Reply 7): Though not going into storage I read somewhere that Delta have got a few new 737s which they are trying to sell before Boeing complete construction.
Nope . Delta doesn't have any problems selling their 737s as there is no shortage of leasing companies with nice offers to snap them up.
DeltaL1011man From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 8565 posts, RR: 8 Reply 15, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 2243 times:
Quoting FlyingColours (Reply 7): Though not going into storage I read somewhere that Delta have got a few new 737s which they are trying to sell before Boeing complete construction.
They have already been sold. DL sold them in BK(38 out of the 40 on order IIRC) and bought 10 73Gs with the money.
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Anshuk From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2009, 478 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 2169 times:
Quoting RobK (Reply 13):
77W's? They only sent one to storage and that was VT-JEL which is now back at PAE being prepared for a VIP punter as they are not taking it.
My bad! I was under the impression that two of them had been sent there. I just read about VT-JEL being sold to a VIP. I wonder who this it's for..
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