3 'abandoned' 747s in Malaysia

[jamiebae]

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/12/08/w...

TF-ARM
TF-ARN
TF-ARH

The first two seem to have been sitting there for 5+ years so I'm not sure why they've only just got round to this!

They appear to belong to Air Atlanta Icelandic but if they still exist (and want some 35 year old cargo jumbos) is another question entirely.

http://www.atlanta.is/index.aspx?GroupId=4

Edited by jamiebae on Tuesday 8th December 14:06

[dudleybloke]

Bloody hell. That's where I left them.
Iv been looking under the sofa and everywhere for them.

[jamiebae]

The Icelanders say they sold the planes in 2010, in fact one is cargo and two are passenger versions.

I assume they're worth scrap value and nothing more than that given their age and the fact they seem to have been left parked in the open for so long?

Some more info (in German) here, basically an airworthy 747-200 is under $5m and these ones have been standing for 5 years so are as good as worthless.

http://www.aerotelegraph.com/besitzer-drei-verwais...

Edited by jamiebae on Tuesday 8th December 15:41

[dr_gn]

doogz said:

What ever happened to the guy on here that was convinved he was going to buy an old aircraft, an L1011 or similar, to live in on an airfield somewhere in England?

He was hilarious.

I heard he went to Malays....hang on a minute!

[littlebasher]

jamiebae said:

The Icelanders say they sold the planes in 2010, in fact one is cargo and two are passenger versions.

I assume they're worth scrap value and nothing more than that given their age and the fact they seem to have been left parked in the open for so long?

Some more info (in German) here, basically an airworthy 747-200 is under $5m and these ones have been standing for 5 years so are as good as worthless.

http://www.aerotelegraph.com/besitzer-drei-verwais...

Edited by jamiebae on Tuesday 8th December 15:41

Surely a set of spark plugs & points, plus 2 cans of WD-40 would see them in the air again?

[hidetheelephants]

littlebasher said:

Surely a set of spark plugs & points, plus 2 cans of WD-40 would see them in the air again?

Long enough to crash at the end of the runway in a big ball of fiery death perhaps.

[Normy]

Connie Kalitta will probably bid $100,000 for each one. And win.

-And he will fly a plane load of mechanics over there, get them flying, ferry them to Michigan, and put them into service with his airline. A couple years later when they come up for a heavy check, he'll part them out and sell the parts for a good price and the rest for scrap, probably earning $5 million in revenue during the years he had them flying freight!

That guy trips and money falls out his rear end....

[Equus]

There's an article in on the Telegraph about them today; owned by a company called Swift Air Cargo, but subject to a long-running dispute with the Malaysian airport authority over the necessary paperwork to demonstrate proof of ownership, apparently.

[jamiebae]

Holy thread-bump Batman!

I flew into KL this morning and what did I see next to the runway...



Looks like the engines are being removed but they're still sitting there!

[hidetheelephants]

Will be either getting checks or being stripped for spares, although removing them from the wing is a bit drastic for just an inspection.

[Wobbegong]

hidetheelephants said:

Will be either getting checks or being stripped for spares, although removing them from the wing is a bit drastic for just an inspection.

They're receiving the new eco-Boeing upgrade.

You can just about see the glider tug they'll use in the background

[MartG]

hidetheelephants said:

Will be either getting checks or being stripped for spares, although removing them from the wing is a bit drastic for just an inspection.

IIRC the engines are quite often leased - maybe the owner finally got around to retrieving them

[jamiebae]

I didn't get a pic, but when I flew out a couple of days ago I'm pretty sure all engines were present and correct, and the maintenance equipment had gone so maybe they are getting flown out of there?

[Silver Smudger]

Reminds me of the story I read the other day about Baltia Airlines - In the airline and package holiday business for 27 years, they have just decided to retire their 37-year-old 747, their only aircraft.

They are yet to carry a single passenger!

[Equilibrium25]

Silver Smudger said:

Reminds me of the story I read the other day about Baltia Airlines - In the airline and package holiday business for 27 years, they have just decided to retire their 37-year-old 747, their only aircraft.

They are yet to carry a single passenger!

Wow, that's fascinating. A front for something surely!

[V8A*ndy]

jamiebae said:

I didn't get a pic, but when I flew out a couple of days ago I'm pretty sure all engines were present and correct, and the maintenance equipment had gone so maybe they are getting flown out of there?

Donald Trump has bought them for AF1 decoys