""boneyards""
""Technically, what we do is salvage,""
""We take old, wrecked, and unwanted airplanes, and disassemble them into components we can sell.""
Desert aircraft boneyards house retired airliners and general aviation planes, their fuselages faded and windscreens dust-filmed. Some aircraft are stored for potential return to service while many are disassembled for parts that command high resale value. Salvage operations remove high-value components—from turbine cores and wheel assemblies to small cabin fittings—rather than undertaking uneconomical repairs. Market demand and cost calculations dictate whether a jet is repaired or broken down. Disassembly is performed with precision to maximize component recovery and resale. Recovered parts supply global maintenance markets and extend the usable life of aircraft systems while reducing waste.
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