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Old 26th May 2011, 10:43 PM
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The world's second aircraft storage facility will be set up on a site adjacent to the terminal at Alice Springs Airport.

The only other such site for ageing aircraft is a 1,000 hectare facility in Tucson, Arizona, known as The Boneyard.

More than 4,000 aircraft have been mothballed there.

Airport general manager Katie Cooper says a key for the selection of Alice Springs was the capacity to expand on the 110 hectare site set aside for the development.

Ms Cooper says Alice Springs not only has the perfect climate for the storage and preservation of aircraft, but also a runway capable of catering for planes as big as an A380.

She says it has taken 18 months to broker the deal with Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage.

The facility will be capable of accommodating up to 300 aircraft.

"It's great because it is a new industry initiative in Australia," Ms Cooper said.

"The aviation industry doesn't really have anything to this scale in Australia that provides this service, so we are delighted.

"We can have the ability to service all sorts of fleets, be it the smaller aircraft that the recreational or general aviation people use, right up to the very large commercial aircraft that are operated to do the long haul sectors.

"There is a lot of scope for us to provide some great service."

Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage managing director Tom Vincent says the Alice Springs airport offers a suitable climate, existing infrastructure and the capacity for major expansion.

He says development of the new facility is already underway and should be finished by the end of the year.

"Shortly thereafter we'd be expecting to see our first customers to arrive," he said.
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Old 26th May 2011, 10:52 PM
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Found this masterplan on the Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) website.

http://www.apas.com.au/Images/Facili...tyMapLarge.jpg
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