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JUL 06, 2005 (newstodate): By the end of 2004, a total of 1,950 commercial jet aircraft were stored, according to figures provided by Focus Aviation at the recent Airfinance Journal conference in Moscow, Russia and CIS Airfinance.
-Of these, more than 1,200 will never fly again, and most Stage 2 and many early Stage 3 aircraft, including MD-80, L1011, and DC-10s have little, or no part-out value and remain parked cheaply in the desert, said Mike Monks, Focus Aviation.
The issue of stored aircraft was also raised by Laurent Rouaud, Airbus VP market forecast and research, at this year's Technical Press Briefing.
Airbus finds a total of about 800 commercial jet aircraft stored by January, 2005, after some 500 aircraft returned to operations during the preceding 15 months.
Airbus expects the remainder of the stored aircraft to be permanently doomed and offering little potential for value.
Airbus' figures, however, only comprise Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed aircraft.
-Of these, more than 1,200 will never fly again, and most Stage 2 and many early Stage 3 aircraft, including MD-80, L1011, and DC-10s have little, or no part-out value and remain parked cheaply in the desert, said Mike Monks, Focus Aviation.
The issue of stored aircraft was also raised by Laurent Rouaud, Airbus VP market forecast and research, at this year's Technical Press Briefing.
Airbus finds a total of about 800 commercial jet aircraft stored by January, 2005, after some 500 aircraft returned to operations during the preceding 15 months.
Airbus expects the remainder of the stored aircraft to be permanently doomed and offering little potential for value.
Airbus' figures, however, only comprise Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed aircraft.