The 747 Had a Great Run. But Farewell Doesn’t Mean the End.
- 6 years ago
The 747 Had a Great Run. But Farewell Doesn’t Mean the End.
And I’d move it somewhere else and it would be right over here next to the stairs again.”
Though many of the plane’s valuable electrical components have been removed, whole seating sections are preserved — filled ashtrays (dating back to at least
2000, when the United States fully prohibited smoking on flights), old magazines, emergency oxygen masks and all — seemingly ready for passengers to board.
Her company’s inventory includes two former Northwest Airlines cargo 747s and a passenger 747
that used to fly for Trans World Airlines, a brand that disappeared after it merged with American Airlines in 2001.
plane is one that Ms. Lange pays particular attention to.
His company, which also sometimes dismantles aircraft, is performing heavy maintenance on about 25 airplanes,
and is storing more than 100 others at Pinal Airpark, including the 747 fleet that Delta just retired.
“Could be a pop can, could be a beer can, could be part of a car, could be part of another
airplane,” or a mobile phone, said Pat Connell, the general manager of Jet Yard.
And I’d move it somewhere else and it would be right over here next to the stairs again.”
Though many of the plane’s valuable electrical components have been removed, whole seating sections are preserved — filled ashtrays (dating back to at least
2000, when the United States fully prohibited smoking on flights), old magazines, emergency oxygen masks and all — seemingly ready for passengers to board.
Her company’s inventory includes two former Northwest Airlines cargo 747s and a passenger 747
that used to fly for Trans World Airlines, a brand that disappeared after it merged with American Airlines in 2001.
plane is one that Ms. Lange pays particular attention to.
His company, which also sometimes dismantles aircraft, is performing heavy maintenance on about 25 airplanes,
and is storing more than 100 others at Pinal Airpark, including the 747 fleet that Delta just retired.
“Could be a pop can, could be a beer can, could be part of a car, could be part of another
airplane,” or a mobile phone, said Pat Connell, the general manager of Jet Yard.