Surely this can't be economical?

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 14 Dec 2006, 15:22

Hi all,

now I'm no expert but I would hazard a guess that Airbus A320's, even the early machines would be still worthy of a few more air miles.

Why do Airlines do this when surely these's a operator somewhere that would purchase these Aircraft?

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1152050/L/

ATB

Post by **Garry Russell** » 14 Dec 2006, 15:29

A lot become expensive to maintain with all the gadgets and the newer one are usually improved.

If you want to keep ahead you need new in a cut throat business.

Garry

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 14 Dec 2006, 15:31

Looks like robbing to keep another one serviceable :roll:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 14 Dec 2006, 15:33

They do seem to part out the aircraft now days instead of scrapping them whole.

Those are the useful bits.

Pity I havn't got any useful bits :sad:

Garry

Post by **RAF_Quantum** » 14 Dec 2006, 15:33

Seems like criminal damage to do that to a young sprightly thing like that. Talking of criminal damage, I hadn't seen any reports of this recent fire :

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1138550/L/

Rgds

John

Post by **Garry Russell** » 14 Dec 2006, 15:41

16 years of service is a lot more than some used to do in the old days.

Some Tridents barely managed that and a lot of Viscount did less than that before scrapping. Some Comets did less than than that as well.

Garry

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 14 Dec 2006, 16:03

Isn't there a raft of brand new Tristars sitting in the Arizona desert rotting away having never flown? :sad:

Something to do with the crash of the economy in the USA in the eighties or something?

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 14 Dec 2006, 16:04

Maybe the same reasons why a few 777's are now being scraped.

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 14 Dec 2006, 16:05

jonesey2k wrote:Maybe the same reasons why a few 777's are now being scraped.

Whaaat?! :shock:

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 14 Dec 2006, 16:07

The problem is the excessive use of composites in inappropriate areas making repairs much more expensive than the worth of the aircraft. The Airbus series since the A300 have little to no resale value after 10 years of service with their initial owner. They're that cheaply built.

Sad but true fact of life with Airbus, they're 1 Operator airplanes. Boeings, even the 777s, are still considered to have useful life for 3 or 4 operators (or about 35 years of operation). The biggest fault for the Airbuses is that none of their aircraft since the A300 make good pure freighters, so their second-hand value is severely hampered. Until they design a plane able to be converted (as Boeing has done with all of theirs) you will see many, many more Airbuses scrapped after leaving first-line service than any other manufacturer.