Also sad is flying by a minor airport and seeing a recently retired jet in all or most of it's painted glory, minus the carrier's name. Funny that while the name is gone, the livery is of course unmistakable. I did a Vancouver-Kelowna (British Columbia) run and Kelowna Flight Craft has a relatively recent US Airways 727-200 in the latest livery, with no titles and it's nacelles all plugged up. (By the way Kelowna has a real nice airport there, and WestJet provides STUNNING service.) Vancouver is now home to about 6 ex CP 737-200's in varying degrees of AC/CP livery that make it look like a junk-yard. Matthew > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On > Behalf Of W Wilson > Sent: March 24, 2002 2:27 PM > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: Airlines to scrap up to 1,300 grounded jets-papers > > > From a nostalgic standpoint, this is certainly sad. I have > only a couple opportunities each year (if that) to visit a > desert graveyard. Whenever I do, it is a depressing sight. > And if you ever witnessed and heard the sound of crushing > aluminum, you never wish you hear it again as you watch a > backhoe crush through the top of a beautiful and still flyable 727. > > Walter > DCA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W Wilson" <wlw-jr@att.net> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > > > LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Up to 1,300 commercial jets > could be sent > > to the scrap heap following the slump in traffic since > September 11, > > British newspapers reported on Sunday, citing research by aircraft > > maker Boeing (BA). The Sunday Times, ObServer and Mail said > Boeing's > > vice president of marketing Randy Baseler, had estimated > airlines will > > be forced to scrap planes worth $1.3 billion pounds. > > > > Around 2,000 planes have been grounded since the attacks. > > > > Instead of returning to service, they are likely to be stripped for > > spares and sold for scrap, the reports said. > > > > Analysts reckon each aircraft could be worth $1 million in > scrap value > > but could be on the airlines books for a lot more. > > > > The aircraft are currently being held in aircraft > "graveyards" in the > > Arizona desert. Normally about 250 of the world's > commercial aircraft > > are scrapped each year. > > > > > > C2002 Reuters Limited. > > >