Originally Posted by
PiperCameron
They wouldn't need to register it at all if they were planning to part it out, so it's more likely they're wanting to get it flying again somehow. Maybe they have another aircraft in the USA that they're wanting to disappear?
More likely that they're planning to fly it there, whether it's for parts or to keep it flying when it gets there. They'd need a registration of some kind to be able to fly from Aus to USA. That same reg, N102AJ, has been on two other aircraft in last few years, a King Air, and a 777 ex-Emirates, both now scrapped. A possible pattern emerging there?