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A Norwegian Dreamliner registered LN-LNB was stored at Glasgow Prestwick.
Two Boeing Dreamliner 787-8s, which are only 10 years old, are going to be pulled apart for spare parts.
It’s the first time ever this model of aircraft is being scavenged.
Launched in October 2011, the Dreamliner is one of the most popular wide-body jet airliners flying. More than 1000 have been delivered to airlines, including Air New Zealand which has a fleet of 14 787-9 Dreamliners.
The jets being scrapped are believed to have once belonged to Norwegian Air Shuttle, reports aviation site PYOK. The aircraft have been left to languish at an airport in Scotland after the airline decided to exit the long-haul market due to the Covid pandemic.
They will be broken down by Irish company EirTrade Aviation at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, and CEO Ken Fitzgibbon said the timing is perfect as the first B787s approach the 12-year check mark and need new parts.
“As no B787s have been retired from commercial service to date, there is almost no USM (used serviceable material) market for this platform at the moment,” said Fitzgibbon.
It is expected the planes will take about three months to fully disassemble, with the first spare parts coming onto the market by next month.
The process will be coordinated and managed by Steven Trowell, who is Hangar Manager for EirTrade, and he said there has been “huge interest in these aircraft”.
”There will, of course be challenges along the way … we are privileged to be given the opportunity of disassembling the first 787-8s.”
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