News / As more aircraft are scrapped, 'we must aim to recycle every part of them'

23/06/2020

Passenger aircraft may be slowly returning to the skies, but “a significant proportion may never return”, according to FlightGlobal.

The consultancy estimates that, over the next decade, up to 17,000 aircraft may be decommissioned, with four-engined aircraft likely to be most affected.

Global head of consultancy Rob ...

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John Michael Voss
June 27, 2020 at 4:24 pm
I like such initiatives. I am afraid that the materials that are not recyclable can only be shredded and used as filler in various applications. Perhaps the seats can be sold as they are, on a simple welded stand. Don’t think that would have more than curiosity value though

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robin
October 23, 2020 at 4:39 pm
looking for the scrap of the scrap…. scrapped wiring connectors, or scrapped circuit boards or any type of scrap avionics pieces that you are looking to get rid of and move out of your way.

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