Alice Springs adds four Airbus A380s to its plane storage stash during coronavirus pandemic - ABC News

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Why are some of the world's largest planes being parked in Alice Springs?

Mr Vincent says APAS follows stringent maintenance protocols to keep aircraft in "nearly flight-ready" condition.

The planes are painstakingly sealed airtight, covers are put over the engines to protect them from the elements, and then once every couple of weeks they'll be turned on to keep them in condition. Our greatest resource is not our significant mineral wealth or our world-class agricultural produce. It is our people

Monash University Professor Greg Bamber, co-author of a book about the aviation industry, said while A380s were popular with passengers, the rising popularity of "point-to-point" flights over transit flights, and the cost of fuel, saw a shift in industry priority.Mr Hansford said COVID-19 could signal the end for the aircraft."There's been the development in engine technology that allows us to contemplate what we've wanted for many years: non-stop services," he said.

 

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Temperature?

Can’t get repossessed in NT

Because of the dry heat.

What? It's a nice place. No really.

aconvict Dry air

Ultra violet body baths and disinfected fuel injection systems.

Don’t you idiots at the ABC do any research. The dry climate.

What a sad shameful waste to see all these planes just grounded doing nothing. Truly a big waste.

Climate?

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