Originally Posted by
Pearly White
I'm seeing conflicting stories on this one. At least some sources suggest that it's not being scrapped as such - although the engines and some high value electronics have been removed, the airframe is still intact and the owners are still trying to sell it as a complete aircraft (obviously they'd need to restore the stuff that's been removed).
Might make sense if there is a hull loss due to a hard landing or something similar - make the hull loss the donor aircraft for the stuff missing from this one.