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747SP owned by Sheldon Adelson damaged in hangar
A rare Boeing 747SP plane has suffered severe damage after a collision with another aircraft. The plane was set to undergo maintenance work before the collision occurred in an Arizona hangar, leaving a gaping slice beneath the fuselage’s front-end. Evidence suggests the aircraft has now been damaged beyond repair. (simpleflying.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
NASA is licking their lips. Spare parts for SOFIA!
Interesting reading history of the plane. Purchased by PanAm in 1979. In 1980 I flew a PanAm SP Sydney to Los Angeles. Back in those days I was a very nervous flier and the fewer times the plane touched the ground the greater my chance of living (I am completely opposite now). This PanAm flight was twice weekly so I arranged my schedule around the flight avoiding a Hawaii stopover. To think the same plane may still be flying - or crunched permanently in 1980. Memories.
I flew an ex-PanAm United 747SP from LAX to Sydney in 1986, very soon after the UAL takeover. The Pan Am lettering had been painted over with UNITED and a smaller version of the United U had been painted over the Pan Am logo. But inside, besides the inflight magazine everything was Pan Am with their logo in a lot of places., I think even some of the flight attendant uniforms were lightly modified Pan Am uniforms. My one and only SP flight...
They may not be too unhappy about this accident. Get a nice insurance payout for the totaled airframe and get something newer, more efficient and less costly to maintain than a unicorn 747SP.
Business is down in Las Vegas and they probably don't need two 747SPs at the moment anyway.
Business is down in Las Vegas and they probably don't need two 747SPs at the moment anyway.
My thoughts exactly. According to recent reports Adelson is trying to sell the Las Vegas Sands Corporation (Las Vegas, Singapore, Macau) for obvious reasons. They don't need these ancient Mini-Jumbo's to ferry around high-rollers. Better to collect on an insurance payout
See LINK! >>> https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/27/las-vegas-sands-mulling-6-billion-sale-of-vegas-casinos.html