Here's how one company breaks down the world's largest passenger plane, recycling around 90% of the aircraft, and occasionally upcycling parts for auction.
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Only a handful of companies are capable of recycling the world's biggest passenger plane, and the most experienced is Tarmac Aerosave, which has recycled over 300 aircraft since it was founded in 2007, across three sites in France and Spain. The company, which is partly owned by Airbus itself, has already recycled six A380s. It is currently working on a seventh, which will be completed in March.
These include the engines, the landing gear and some of the avionics -- the electronic components of the aircraft that handle tasks like communications or navigation. These parts are checked and resold with complete traceability, guaranteeing their airworthiness. In the case of A380 parts, they become spare components for the existing fleet of A380s. They can also be used for training purposes.
The cost of the operation is in the"six figure" region, he says. It's heavily dependent on the number of parts that need to be removed from the aircraft -- and that can vary based on the requirements of the client.David Copeman/Emirates
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