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Awesome time to buy a new private jet :-) My understanding is that many (most?) airlines use a leasing company to "hold" their physical inventory. If this is t
by ChuckMcM 6y ago
Awesome time to buy a new private jet :-)
My understanding is that many (most?) airlines use a leasing company to "hold" their physical inventory. If this is the case is this really just notice that they are going to break all their leases?
I also wonder, given that the 747 has been EOL'd by Boeing as well, how much one can recover by 'parting out' these 28 planes. Will they live on like the DC-3 did as a 'third party' airline plane or are they just too big to be useful in that way? Could make for a heck of a fire fighting fleet I suppose.
- olivermarks 6y agoThey are widely used as cargo planes which is what they were originally designed for.
- ChuckMcM 6y agoTrue, so the need for spare parts for the cargo fleet will continue for a while. But Boeing won't be making them : https://www.businessinsider.com/50th-anniversary-boeing-747-queen-of-the-skies-passenger-flight-2020-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/50th-anniversary-boeing-747-...
- bretpiatt 6y agoYou don't need to wonder, plenty of active used plane dealers, just like used car dealers... You can have your own 747 for $12.5M, flight hour operating costs not so friendly. https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/81028201/1991-boeing-747-400 https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/810282... Alternatively, this one will run you $275M+ https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23001/qatari-royal-flight-747-8i-jumbo-jet-is-up-for-sale-and-yes-there-are-interior-pictures https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23001/qatari-royal-fli...