Malaysia to China plane missing (MH-370)

[dnoblett]

Flaperon confirmed as coming from MH370

 

MH370: Reunion wing debris 'certainly' from missing flight

 

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34145127

[Randy W]

Meanwhile, they HAVE located a couple of extras . . .

 

Are you missing three Boeing 747s? Malaysia’s airport advertises to find owner

Would the owner of three 747 jumbo jets please report to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, otherwise the vehicles will be towed, and auctioned off

 

 

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. placed an advertisement Monday in the nation’s best-selling English daily asking for the “untraceable” owner of three Boeing Co. 747-200F planes to come and collect them. The planes are parked at three separate bays at KLIA in Sepang, outside the Malaysian capital, the Star newspaper ad showed.

 

“If you fail to collect the aircraft within 14 days of the date of this notice, we reserve the right to sell or otherwise dispose of the aircraft pursuant to the Civil Aviation Regulations 1996 and use the money raised to set off any expenses and debt due to us under the said regulations,” the notice read.

 

Out of production since 1991, even the youngest models from the -200F line would fetch only pennies on the dollar. A freighter from that year has a market value of about $13.1 million -- and a 1978 version would be worth only about 1/10th that sum, according to prices compiled by aviation consultant Avitas.

 

That’s a reflection of the planes’ age as well as dwindling demand for four-engine jets and a slumping air-cargo market. A factory-fresh 747-8 freighter retails for $379.1 million before the discounts that are customary in the aerospace industry.

 

The three jumbos have been sitting on the KLIA tarmac for more than a year, said Zainol Mohd. Isa, the contact person listed in the ad. He declined to say how much in parking fees and other charges were owed to the air terminal.