Sometimes it's just cheaper getting rid of something that is costing you a small fortune just by seating there, comercial aviation is tricky, you either make money or you out, parking ain't free, yearly inspections are not free and all kinds of things.
Early 787's were notoriously overweight, and many had to be extensively reworked. After looking up its history, this may not be the case since it was #293 off the line. Kind of a shame, but spares bring big bucks.
It didn't even go to a bone yard. Arizona is where aircraft go to wait for their next gig. Scrappers, well, turn something into scrap. I wonder of Boeing bought it out?
We have quite a few people in the UK who do plane spotting in the country it's very addictive I must say your quality and style is up-there with the best keep up the good work
In the post-COVID world, it's probably more lucrative to just part it out. Any potential buyer would have to pay to have the interior gutted and brought up to passenger service specs. For such an old-build it's most likely not worth it.
@@rayray8687 This has a VIP fit out so would require major re-work internally to convert to aisles of passenger seats. But still seems odd that its better to part out than convert.
business related loss/write off. Good chance they would not recover the cost of re-work, and Boeing having issues likely a resale consideration as well.
@@1chish: I read some other comments and reviewed the video and realized the cargo plane shown at the beginning of the video has nothing to do with the subject material and that the video in itself might not be particularly accurate. Thanks for the additional info.
Compared to most of the plane spotting videos I have seen, this is great camera work. It really is a pleasure to watch. Thank you for making my day that much better my friend 👍 Hope everyone's doing good ✌
My understanding is that the engines, avionics, and hydraulics make up 80% of the cost of an aircraft. All those parts will undoubtedly be salvaged if the plane actually gets “scrapped”
The A321 is so much more economical than the equivalent Boeing As a matter of fact it is the best Aircraft ever made so easily adaptable International to domestic routes.
Hello Elias. I am German born and here in the US. My genetic profile shows I have many relatives in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. So we could be distantly related but of course I am much much older than you. I enjoyed watching your video, and it is very high quality. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing more of your videos. I wish you great success in the future. Yours, Werner.
Thank you for subscribing to my UA-cam channel, because it's a pleasure to produce special videos like this and share them with a large audience. Greetings from Basel / Swizerland
I have heard that there is a shortage of jet planes, and the manufacturers can’t build them fast enough for the airlines. It still seems to me that this plane could have filled. a need if it had been preserved.
This 787 might be the perfect candidate for additional fatigue testing on the Dreamliner to either prove or disprove whistleblowers claims over structural integrity of the fuselage.
@@karloarsch1579 I know that…I would put it in a test rig and test it independently of Boeing and its subsidiary the FAA. Seems a shame to part it out when it could be put in a rig and used to ascertain once and for all if the 787 is flawed or not. I’m sure an independent or impartial testing agency could be found. It would be a costly but I believe worthy endeavour.
Boeing has more than this to worry about now, they have been doing terrible, second largest grounding of and entire fleet in less than 5 years i think? That's embarrassing.
I just watched a video from Prestwick airport… Qatar A340-200 landing and taxiing…. same length fuselage as the A330-F but crazy nose-down profile without the lifted nosegear…. You can see it on the gold and white A330 in this video too…
Of it had sat around for nine years, it would have needed a very time consuming and expensive C check. It was probably worth more in parts so flew on a one way ferry permit to Kemble.
In 1976 I flew Swissair from Chicago to Zurich - upon landing we taxied past many open hangers - I could have sworn that in one of those hangers I saw a Ju-87 Stuka that appeared to be in excellent condition. Just wondering.
If you love planes, it's actually a waste and a shame! If you love money, this poor brand new B-787 will be sold for spare parts to get more bucks. We're living in a crazy world: this beautiful Boeing could have given excellent favours elsewhere flying.
Why didn’t they just save it and use the engines on another plane until someone buys it Also how do people get so close to the runways on some airports without nah fences blocking the view?
Would not be an easy or cheap fix to get this aircraft into airline serivice, it has no interior and if it has a unique specification such as landing gear and fuel system even more so. The other issue is this aircraft has never been maintained in an airline regulated enviroment only as charter operator, this means component trace documentation will not be good enough for airline qc requirements. In order to comply the components will have to be recertified / traced to a repair shop meaning extra $$ and less value of components.
@@AlbertHess-xy7ky No doubt, there are a lot of spares - with all the control surfaces, gear, doors (popular replacements on Boeings ) but was more highlighting that the modern composite fuselages are probably not worth their weight in scrap like Al fuselages are.
@@mikelastname By the pound is a small part of the value of any aircraft that can be flown. Wind farms are driving the technology to turn recycled composites into valuable materials for road construction, it's about the strong fibers.
Sure. Boeing has some problems but the biggest problem now is the Airbus and media propaganda calling out every insolent only n Boeing that are all but routine with all manufactures jets
I recently had a discussion with my American friend, who sings American aviation is at the center of the universe,, I asked him why the first DC-10 blew his doors off,, doors are still blowing off new American planes,, why American planes fall out of the sky,, I'm not proud of my home country of the USA...
I let a jeep sit for about that long and the mice ate the insulation off every wire. Not sure I would be able to forget that if I was doing the ferry flight.
It's a Boeing, a name that once stood for quality and perfection. Now after a merger with "McDonnell Douglass" whose only concern is the quarterly profits and cutting corners, it has become a game of cat and mouse. Look up what Boeing Aircraft are under scrutiny for the many flaws, metal filings in fuel tanks, tools left in wings or fuselage and of course the failure rate of certain models. Now they are in court for more than just these dangerous acts and shortfalls of inspection processes, it seems they are in court for the killing of an ex employee who turned whistle blower. I am normally not worried about aircraft that much, I spent 30 years in the military and flew in some of the crappiest contraptions known to man, but this Boeing epidemic has me looking at my flight schedules these days to see if I am on one of there ill fated aircraft. Scrapping it the best option after sitting for nine years.
Its the world we live in everything gets scrapped its a joke .In certain parts in Africa they flying DC9 and even DC 8 in the DRC and here we are scrapping a state of the art airliner ,I really don`t like it makes me sick .
*Scrapped after only 16 flight hours?...says who? I really find it hard to believe a 787 with only 16 flight hours has no value to anyone other than for scrap. If it sounds too outlandish to be true, it probably is.*
@@AlbertHess-xy7ky *A virtually brand new 787-900 with only 16 hours? Hard to believe, unless you have something to show otherwise because it defies logic. Again if it's too outlandish to close to being true, it probably isn't.*
@@AlbertHess-xy7ky *Here's the issue....you say "you THINK". That's not what I call solid evidence a 16 flying hour, 787-900 is being scrapped/parted out. Why you ask?....because it makes no sense. Would you expect a Ford Mustang of the same year that has been barely driven with 1,600 miles just be scrapped out because there's more profit in the parts instead of the whole WORKING car?...no. It makes no sense unless there's something fatally wrong with the item. Do you have anything more conclusive than "I think"??*
Hi guys. This aircraft has only 16 flight hours and has not been in the air since 2015, since then no new customer has been found and it has been decided to possibly scrap it after a while.
Sorry but I can't see this aircraft being scrapped. With 16 hours on the airframe I can see the engines having to come off the wing and various other checks being done but it certainly wouldn't be worthy of scrapping. There are plenty of very rich people out there that would pay for a low hours VIP 787 I'm sure.
Please explain this wasteful behaviour to the millions who have no clean water or nutritious food ? It's more than weird. A few rich or influential people playing games with tens of millions while others starve .....
@@AlbertHess-xy7ky not arguing, but doesn't it have even more value if it was never built, and the components were sold new from the OEM ? Because somewhere in it's line of owners, somebody probably lost a lot of money. Was the loss written off to taxes ? So the taxman paid some of the loss (with taxpayer money) ?
@@terryross1754 Oh absolutely with what they know today that aircraft would never have been built. Automobile companies often build cars that they must sell at a loss. Fashion companies often produce more product than they can sell, they do not tarnish their label by discounting or giving their product away, they deystroy it. . Those losses come off their taxable income. You have a screwed up idea of how the world economy works. Most every company takes some actions that result in a loss. Look at the number of defunct airframers, we are down to two majors. You appear to want to blame someone for the loss. The airframer? The aircraft financers/lessors? The airlines? Market conditions? You? "who have no clean water or nutritious food" meaningless bleeding heart drivel Trump 2025 - Federal Penitentiary Mara A Lago - Solitary Confinement
@@terryross1754 Didn't press my buttons. There is no practical method of turning unwanted aircraft into "clean water or nutritious food". Let your heart bleed, go find an Illegal to hug.
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We certainly do live in a throw away world, what a crying shame.
Sometimes it's just cheaper getting rid of something that is costing you a small fortune just by seating there, comercial aviation is tricky, you either make money or you out, parking ain't free, yearly inspections are not free and all kinds of things.
Not a shame but an intentionality.
@@lcfflc3887 The plane also isn't being "thrown away". Its spares will keep many others flying for years to come.
@@supadoopa926 well yeah, that is what you do, when he said scrapped people misunderstood, they thought it was going to get destroyed.
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Early 787's were notoriously overweight, and many had to be extensively reworked. After looking up its history, this may not be the case since it was #293 off the line. Kind of a shame, but spares bring big bucks.
What a total shame they couldn't save it, sad to see an almost new 787 going to the boneyard!
They can save it but they’re a lazy corporation that doesn’t care and just says they can’t keep it
It didn't even go to a bone yard. Arizona is where aircraft go to wait for their next gig. Scrappers, well, turn something into scrap. I wonder of Boeing bought it out?
We have quite a few people in the UK who do plane spotting in the country it's very addictive
I must say your quality and style is up-there with the best keep up the good work
not scrapped at all...gone into temporary storage till decision on future is decided
lol
Info from?
Id say parked for 9 years was its temporary storage decisions been made
@@kylejones4060 yah, sell and get off the books.
Makes no sense. No explanation. Not credible.
Interesting the leasing company / bank couldn't find a buyer for a relatively unused 787-9. So it gets scrapped.
In the post-COVID world, it's probably more lucrative to just part it out. Any potential buyer would have to pay to have the interior gutted and brought up to passenger service specs. For such an old-build it's most likely not worth it.
@@Keestral: Why would you need to change a cargo plane into a passenger plane?
@@rayray8687 This has a VIP fit out so would require major re-work internally to convert to aisles of passenger seats.
But still seems odd that its better to part out than convert.
business related loss/write off. Good chance they would not recover the cost of re-work, and Boeing having issues likely a resale consideration as well.
@@1chish: I read some other comments and reviewed the video and realized the cargo plane shown at the beginning of the video has nothing to do with the subject material and that the video in itself might not be particularly accurate. Thanks for the additional info.
Awesome video, greatly captured.
Thank you very much.
Its scrap value would depend on its maintenance history, assuming its intact then the components 10X in value,
Compared to most of the plane spotting videos I have seen, this is great camera work. It really is a pleasure to watch. Thank you for making my day that much better my friend 👍
Hope everyone's doing good ✌
Thank you so much for your feedback.😀
It's a mad world!
Really awesome video!
Thank you
The same happened with N458BJ Boeing 747-8JA(BBJ)
Here is the test flight ua-cam.com/video/J-YSrv9gIgE/v-deo.html
The engines and parts are worth more than a whole plane
the Airframes Not Worth Any Though can't even make coke cans out if it,
Love this channel. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much.🤗
Pan and zoom perfect. Good work.
Thank you for your feedback.😊
My understanding is that the engines, avionics, and hydraulics make up 80% of the cost of an aircraft. All those parts will undoubtedly be salvaged if the plane actually gets “scrapped”
Good job Elias ❤
Thank you very much.
Those buzzsaw trents epic on the 330
Great video... I look forward to your video skills in the future! Great compilation as well!
Thank you very much for your kind words.
It's a beautiful aircraft
Excellent camerawork - kudos! The 787 still reminds me of an over-weight A321.
The A321 is so much more economical than the equivalent Boeing
As a matter of fact it is the best Aircraft ever made so easily adaptable International to domestic routes.
Hello Elias.
I am German born and here in the US.
My genetic profile shows I have many relatives in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.
So we could be distantly related but of course I am much much older than you.
I enjoyed watching your video, and it is very high quality.
I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing more of your videos.
I wish you great success in the future.
Yours, Werner.
Thank you for subscribing to my UA-cam channel, because it's a pleasure to produce special videos like this and share them with a large audience. Greetings from Basel / Swizerland
Another possibility could be its VIP configuration. Perhaps nobody wanted to pay big bucks to refit it.
As a little used plane would it not make a perfect freighter
It's at Kemble stored awaiting sale. No interior ever fitted.
any updates on it?
I have heard that there is a shortage of jet planes, and the manufacturers can’t build them fast enough for the airlines. It still seems to me that this plane could have filled. a need if it had been preserved.
The numbers have to add up...
This 787 might be the perfect candidate for additional fatigue testing on the Dreamliner to either prove or disprove whistleblowers claims over structural integrity of the fuselage.
No, it was not used. The data gathered from an unused plane is worthless.
@@karloarsch1579 I know that…I would put it in a test rig and test it independently of Boeing and its subsidiary the FAA. Seems a shame to part it out when it could be put in a rig and used to ascertain once and for all if the 787 is flawed or not. I’m sure an independent or impartial testing agency could be found. It would be a costly but I believe worthy endeavour.
Boeing has more than this to worry about now, they have been doing terrible, second largest grounding of and entire fleet in less than 5 years i think? That's embarrassing.
@@leep5113 LOL, there are a lot of subsidiaries in the USA! The government is a prime example!
An original A330F....extremely rare.
IAI has mod rights to convert them to freighters.
@beckyumphrey2626 Yes but this particular one was built by Airbus from new as a freighter. The bubble under the nose wheel is the giveaway.
I just watched a video from Prestwick airport… Qatar A340-200 landing and taxiing…. same length fuselage as the A330-F but crazy nose-down profile without the lifted nosegear….
You can see it on the gold and white A330 in this video too…
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Thank you.😍
Nice video, I just subscribe 🙂
Thank you very much my friend😄
Amazing quality footage, what camera are you using. Thanks.
Thank you for your feedback. I use the Sony RX10 IV.
The engines alone are worth the entire salvage. Somebody took a bath on it for sure
What a beautiful aircraft. You would have thought Boeing could have mentioned this aircraft to potential B787 buyers who placed orders for this model.
I heard the birds saying it was going cheep
I’m surprised airlines haven’t picked it up
That's really sad that they weren't able to find a new owner for the aircraft
Dreamliner 😍
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Gulfstream ❤
Thanks
Although 787s are lemons, I feel certain even a 787-9 will be rehomed in vip or an existing fleet for the right price
Of it had sat around for nine years, it would have needed a very time consuming and expensive C check. It was probably worth more in parts so flew on a one way ferry permit to Kemble.
Nice photography, really a shame on the B787-9 being sent to scrap with such low hours on her.
I can't believe Million dollar 💲 B787 Dreamliner getting scrapped... 😢😢 Someone please buy him...
More to this story. Scrapped has nuance within this industry.
Scrapped for parts.
What is it?
A almost brand new 747-8 N458BJ was recently scrapped now this one shame no airline bought them.
ua-cam.com/video/J-YSrv9gIgE/v-deo.html 747-8 N458BJ
The plane in question has its tail number first clearly visible at 4:01.
It’s not going for scrap it is going for storage hoping to find a buyer again and if not then it will go up for parts.
In 1976 I flew Swissair from Chicago to Zurich - upon landing we taxied past many open hangers - I could have sworn that in one of those hangers I saw a Ju-87 Stuka that appeared to be in excellent condition. Just wondering.
7:58 why does Gabon have a Gulfstream aircraft? Is it for presidents or officials? Seems strange given the poverty in the country.
Why should their politicians care how their people live, as long a they have the good life and everything they need let the peons suffer.
The Gabon Government G650ER was in Basel for aircraft maintenance.
....why do you think so many African countries are impoverished.....!
Just like many in Detroit, drive an Escalade and park it on the lawn next to the porch of their $3,500 house.
Scrapping the 787-9 is a waste of monies❤😢
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How sad! What a waste! What a beautiful bird!
Amazing plano spotting❤😊 Stunning film takeoff and landing❤👍
Thank you.
If you love planes, it's actually a waste and a shame!
If you love money, this poor brand new B-787 will be sold for spare parts to get more bucks.
We're living in a crazy world: this beautiful Boeing could have given excellent favours elsewhere flying.
Well if it was actually scrapped and they were selling the pieces of the plane,I would for sure buy the wingtips
Why didn’t they just save it and use the engines on another plane until someone buys it
Also how do people get so close to the runways on some airports without nah fences blocking the view?
We have a good viewing platform at Basel airport especially for planespotters..
@@AeroProductions747 oh
Our viewing deck (or the one being built) has chain links so the shots aren’t as clean
A buyer has been found for the VIP 787 I believe
Boeing’s new planes - “We are junk.” Boeing’s unsold & off-lease planes - “Hold our beers.” 😂😂😂😂
So why do you show a Airbus330 freighter….
Hello, look at 6:00
Why was it scrapped?? Was something wrong? Or had it so many hours? Thanks !
Not buying that it was scrapped.
Would not be an easy or cheap fix to get this aircraft into airline serivice, it has no interior and if it has a unique specification such as landing gear and fuel system even more so. The other issue is this aircraft has never been maintained in an airline regulated enviroment only as charter operator, this means component trace documentation will not be good enough for airline qc requirements. In order to comply the components will have to be recertified / traced to a repair shop meaning extra $$ and less value of components.
Given it has a composite fuselage, it isn't even worth much for scrap.
The engines and avionics are not scrap.
@@AlbertHess-xy7ky No doubt, there are a lot of spares - with all the control surfaces, gear, doors (popular replacements on Boeings ) but was more highlighting that the modern composite fuselages are probably not worth their weight in scrap like Al fuselages are.
@@mikelastname By the pound is a small part of the value of any aircraft that can be flown. Wind farms are driving the technology to turn recycled composites into valuable materials for road construction, it's about the strong fibers.
Sure. Boeing has some problems but the biggest problem now is the Airbus and media propaganda calling out every insolent only n Boeing that are all but routine with all manufactures jets
I recently had a discussion with my American friend, who sings American aviation is at the center of the universe,, I asked him why the first DC-10 blew his doors off,, doors are still blowing off new American planes,, why American planes fall out of the sky,, I'm not proud of my home country of the USA...
Thunderbirds Are Go !
The aircraft was not properly preserved.and.was.covered in filoform corrosion.
If you don’t want that jet I’ll take it
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I let a jeep sit for about that long and the mice ate the insulation off every wire. Not sure I would be able to forget that if I was doing the ferry flight.
The product you displayed seems like an Airbus and not Boeing.
Look at 6:00 !!!!!!!
Surely they'll moth ball that 787 rather than scrapping?
I wonder if it ever carried a passenger
I suppose the salvage value of the parts is worth more than the plane. A shame … brand new.
thought it was just storage at this stage??
You know the economy is bad when noone even wants to turn such a plane into a freighter, let alone turn it into a regular passenger plane.
Why doesn’t a country use it for head of state or special military plane
Very sad indeed.
A shame. I guess they could part it out and make a profit. Still, a beautiful ship.
It's a Boeing, a name that once stood for quality and perfection. Now after a merger with "McDonnell Douglass" whose only concern is the quarterly profits and cutting corners, it has become a game of cat and mouse. Look up what Boeing Aircraft are under scrutiny for the many flaws, metal filings in fuel tanks, tools left in wings or fuselage and of course the failure rate of certain models. Now they are in court for more than just these dangerous acts and shortfalls of inspection processes, it seems they are in court for the killing of an ex employee who turned whistle blower. I am normally not worried about aircraft that much, I spent 30 years in the military and flew in some of the crappiest contraptions known to man, but this Boeing epidemic has me looking at my flight schedules these days to see if I am on one of there ill fated aircraft. Scrapping it the best option after sitting for nine years.
Its the world we live in everything gets scrapped its a joke .In certain parts in Africa they flying DC9 and even DC 8 in the DRC and here we are scrapping a state of the art airliner ,I really don`t like it makes me sick .
wait i want it
This is probably a tax write-off for financial reasons. If not why is the plane being demolished?
It has no value whole.
*Scrapped after only 16 flight hours?...says who? I really find it hard to believe a 787 with only 16 flight hours has no value to anyone other than for scrap. If it sounds too outlandish to be true, it probably is.*
The parts are worth more the whole plane
@@AlbertHess-xy7ky *A virtually brand new 787-900 with only 16 hours? Hard to believe, unless you have something to show otherwise because it defies logic. Again if it's too outlandish to close to being true, it probably isn't.*
@@Local6News Where do think this aircraft is today? I think that is going to be parted out to maximize value.
@@AlbertHess-xy7ky *Here's the issue....you say "you THINK". That's not what I call solid evidence a 16 flying hour, 787-900 is being scrapped/parted out. Why you ask?....because it makes no sense. Would you expect a Ford Mustang of the same year that has been barely driven with 1,600 miles just be scrapped out because there's more profit in the parts instead of the whole WORKING car?...no. It makes no sense unless there's something fatally wrong with the item. Do you have anything more conclusive than "I think"??*
Hi guys. This aircraft has only 16 flight hours and has not been in the air since 2015, since then no new customer has been found and it has been decided to possibly scrap it after a while.
You are close to Laurent Auer when you take this vidéo 😂
Laurent Auer is my best friend at EuroAirport, so we organize from which perspective we film in order to have different videos.
@@AeroProductions747hello Élias, sent you by email ,picture from me and Laurent Auer during an A340-600 test flight at Belvédère in september 23.😊
They probably decided to recycle the material and build more A350s 😂
Boeing is collapsing from airplane industry... Due to its safety issues.. ✌️✌️✌️
Some company would almost certainly buy it to disassemble it for parts. There are very few parts that don’t have some value.
But hey it’s ok to scrap it as after all we all recycle our cardboard. Aren’t we saving the planet?
Look good in Trump Livery?
Imagine they buy a 780(787-10) and they do the same crap
Sorry but I can't see this aircraft being scrapped. With 16 hours on the airframe I can see the engines having to come off the wing and various other checks being done but it certainly wouldn't be worthy of scrapping. There are plenty of very rich people out there that would pay for a low hours VIP 787 I'm sure.
The parts are worth more than the plane. The engines will fly on.
It's been sat there for 9 years and no buyers found yet hence going for scrap
@@ChrisBarrow-617 Nine years of waste.
Some people just got to much money.
Why did the 787 get the works?! That's nobody's business but the Turks!!!
just one of the over weight twins; this was always in their future
ILL BUY IT I GOT 2€ TO MY NAME TAKE IT OR SMD
I think that scraped is BS
Where are we?
What a waste.
Ridiculous
Please explain this wasteful behaviour to the millions who have no clean water or nutritious food ? It's more than weird. A few rich or influential people playing games with tens of millions while others starve .....
The plane has more value in parts than whole.
@@AlbertHess-xy7ky not arguing, but doesn't it have even more value if it was never built, and the components were sold new from the OEM ? Because somewhere in it's line of owners, somebody probably lost a lot of money. Was the loss written off to taxes ? So the taxman paid some of the loss (with taxpayer money) ?
@@terryross1754
Oh absolutely with what they know today that aircraft would never have been built. Automobile companies often build cars that they must sell at a loss. Fashion companies often produce more product than they can sell, they do not tarnish their label by discounting or giving their product away, they deystroy it. . Those losses come off their taxable income. You have a screwed up idea of how the world economy works. Most every company takes some actions that result in a loss. Look at the number of defunct airframers, we are down to two majors.
You appear to want to blame someone for the loss. The airframer? The aircraft financers/lessors? The airlines? Market conditions? You?
"who have no clean water or nutritious food" meaningless bleeding heart drivel
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@@AlbertHess-xy7ky pressed some sensitive buttons there, did I ? Does it hurt to be humane ?
@@terryross1754 Didn't press my buttons. There is no practical method of turning unwanted aircraft into "clean water or nutritious food". Let your heart bleed, go find an Illegal to hug.
That air cargo aircraft is not a B787.
Hello, look at 6:00
@@AeroProductions747 yup, 787
Agree. NOT A 787
What is it?
A330-300
Look at 6:00
@@petere4540 Is the story a lie? Or just the accompanying video? The concept of scrapping low time aircraft?
So wasteful.