REX 737 fleet disposal thread

[Tristan S]

Originally Posted by Ayden H

It's a 21 year old airframe so I'd say so. Not many aircraft return from MZJ.

A couple of years ago, frames of that age would have gone for conversion to a freighter, but now, not so much..

[Robert.M]

Useable parts are worth more these days.

[Dylan Hardie]

8ZL to follow in a couple weeks

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by Stuart McCarthy

VH-RYU just departed Sydney for Nadi, looks like callsign is its rego

Completed ferry (probably last flight) to Marana, AZ.

Remember a show I watched on aircraft scraping a couples of years ago (so the data may of changed) that the engines equate to 70% of the value returned from scrapping an aircraft.

[Robert.M]

Engines, landing gear and computers are the most valuable items and tend to be sold even before an aircraft arrives at a bone yard. Won’t surprise me if they start working on it not long after it arrived.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Robert.M

Engines, landing gear and computers are the most valuable items and tend to be sold even before an aircraft arrives at a bone yard. Won’t surprise me if they start working on it not long after it arrived.

Castlelake are the owner of two Rex birds including this one and last week made no mention of its disposal in an investor update, they expected delays in new delivery ac which may mean these aircraft find a temporary new home.

[Greg Hyde]

8KH is scheduled to ASP later today

[Greg Hyde]

Boeing 737-8SA 44217 4765 VH-8KH Rex Regional Express ferried 11sep24 MEL-ASP for onward storage ex 9V-MGA

Just about to land

[Tristan S]

RQP just about to leave MEL on its way to LOP (Lombok) in Indonesia.

[Greg Hyde]

VH-RYU was deleted from the VH-Reg on 11/09/24 as Exported to - Guernsey