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Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet by sjwright on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:24PM (#23865540)
Or fuel in the tank.

And it’s probably being blocked in by other planes. Those desert boneyards don’t park planes with random access in mind.

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Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet by quickthrowman on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:26PM (#23865564)
Looks like they leave fuel in the tank if it’s for short term storage, but they drain various fluids if it’s longer term storage. Probably depends on the circumstances.
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Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet by sjwright on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:13PM (#23866258)
Precisely—and this circumstance is retirement with no prospect of a quick sale.

At a guess, they’ll probably have limited parts value, only that which would be valuable to operators of 747 freighters. Mainly the engines, if they’re in good nick.

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