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Australian airline Qantas, which recently retired its fleet of Boeing 747 jets, is giving aviation fans the chance to bring a piece of the airline home by selling 1,000 fully stocked bar carts.
The airline said the carts, which were removed from the planes before they were flown to California for their retirement, are stocked with goods including champagne, Australian wines, Tim Tam cookies, pajamas and Qantas First Class Sheridan throw pillows.
im not entirely sure what kind of person would want that. can we buy the retired planes for $685?
If people will spend $1,000's to take a flight that ends up where it started from with no stops along the way, I am sure there will be people buying the bar carts. Anyone who's man cave is aviation themed is a potential customer.
I've pushed enough of those carts up and down the aisle of Delta Jets before I retired. I would never want one in my house. Delta sells their old carts as well as airline seats, blankets etc, at their headquarters up in Atlanta every so often. Its not uncommon for the airlines to do so
I'm sure Qantas won't have any trouble selling their carts.
Does anyone know why Qantas flew its aircraft across the Pacific, to retire them in the CA desert?
Australia itself has so much flat, dry territory, it's surprising they haven't gone into the aircraft-storage business.
Good question and we have just come back from dinner with a retired Qantas engineer who would probably know the answer. Will ask him next time we see him.
Does anyone know why Qantas flew its aircraft across the Pacific, to retire them in the CA desert?
Australia itself has so much flat, dry territory, it's surprising they haven't gone into the aircraft-storage business.
I've seen the storage facility in Calif, and it is massive. There are aircraft from all airlines stored there. My guess with Qantas storing their Jets in Calif, has to do with lack of storage facilities in Australia.
I was curious so I looked it up. I found there is a facility in Alice Springs, but it only has room for a certain number of aircraft and is filled up. Perhaps with the current issues going on, Qantas will look for ways to increase capacity in Australia.
So I guess the new Air Force One(s), N894BA and N895BA, in storage at SCLA, haven't been put into service yet.
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