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The world's largest airline parking lot: California airfield where America's
beleaguered carriers have dumped 400 of their idle jets as they cut thousands of
flights amid pandemic

more pics at
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ia-desert.html

*Pilot Bryan Keith was given access to fly his Grumman Tiger over the Southern
California Logistics Airport

*Planes owned by Southwest, FedEx and other commercial and cargo carriers sit
idle under the desert sun

*The site in Victorville has the capacity to store up to 500 planes and is
thought to be nearing its max

*A decommissioned Air Force base, it was already home to a fleet of Boeing 737
Max jets after their grounding

*They are now joined by Boeing 747, 757, and 767, Airbus A310, A320 and
McDonnell-Douglas MD-10 and MD-11

*The dry climate helps reduce the risk of rust, minimizing the maintenance
required to bring the planes back

Stunning footage has revealed how more than 400 jetliners grounded by the
coronavirus pandemic have been parked in the California desert.

Pilot Bryan Keith was given access to fly his Grumman Tiger over the Southern
California Logistics Airport in Victorville where the dry climate minimizes the
risk of rust.

Planes owned by Southwest, Delta, FedEx and other major commercial and cargo
carriers sit idle under the desert sun after having their wings clipped by
worldwide lockdowns.

The Victorville facility in California is a decommissioned Air Force base. Last
year, Southwest Airlines began storing its fleet of Boeing 737 Max jets there
after the airplane was grounded following two fatal crashes.

But now with demand for flights plummeting amid the coronavirus pandemic, and
with thousands of aircraft grounded, airlines began to hit an unprecedented
problem: finding a place to park them.

The site has the capacity to store up to 500 planes, according to the company
that manages it, and is thought to be nearing that.


more pics at
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ia-desert.html



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