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Old 27th Feb 2016, 00:43
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alexb757
 
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Ditto your remarks, tdracer!

As I happened to know more than the "average Joe" about this subject, it is indeed bound for Victorville, CA (VCV) for painting and maintenance checks required before returning it back into service.

VCV is less than a 30 min trip from LAS, so is the nearest facility that does that kind of work and with an appropriate RWY too!

And like many other "boneyards" around these parts (Marana, nr Tucson, AZ for another) have engineering staff that have a lot of experience in getting previously laid up or "stored" aircraft back in to revenue service. Indeed, I myself flew an older 757 out of the Tucson facility en route to Algiers via Bangor, MA about 10 years ago. Interesting trip, if you can get it!
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