At the end of its life, a Boeing 747 is flown to a boneyard, where aircraft scrappers and recyclers follow a multi-stage process to safely dismantle the aircraft and sell its parts, either to support ...

This order provides guidance to FAA personnel responsible for evaluating aircraft wreckage and classifying an aircraft as destroyed or scrapped. This order also provides guidance related to actions ...

Deciding when and how to retire an aircraft is a complicated job for airlines, even in normal times. With Covid-19, the world’s fleet has been largely grounded. Many aircraft that might have flown for ...

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has filed comments on a new FAA advisory circular (AC) concerning "Destroyed and Scrapped Aircraft," fearing it will prevent the rebuilding of many damaged ...

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract for the towing and dismantling of the USS Ranger, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, to International Shipbreaking Ltd. (ISL), based in ...