Disassembly of passenger aircraft by E-cube solutions at St Athan's airbase south Wales. Various parts of the aircraft are sold on, re purposed etc. Or whole aircraft can be bought and stripped down or 'teared down' as it's known, according to the customer engine's are often the most valuable parts of the aircraft and can be worth as much as 2 - 3 million GBP. This being so many carriers only lease the engines and the owners then decide on their fate once the aircraft has been retired from service. Other parts might be sold off and repurposed as furniture for the home, office

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Location: St Athans Wales
Photo credit: © roger parkes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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