KLIA looking for owner of 3 abandoned 747 via newspaper ad.

DubDani

I thought this was quite interesting. Seems KLIA have been unable to find the legal owners of three 747 parked up at KLIA, and have now posted a notice in a local paper asking for the owners to come forward within 14 days to collect the planes (and probably pay their fees), as otherwise the planes will be sold to cover expenses.

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/will-the-owner-who-forgot-his-3-boeings-please-collect-them-from-klia-befor

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/aec/Owner-of-three-Boeing-747s-abandoned-sought-30274503.html

As far as I can see last owners were Air Atlanta Icelandic. Either they sold them on, or have lost Interest in those planes.

smurfjed

MAS probably did the maintenance, a lot of airlines would ferry aircraft to KL following contracts, they would leave them there until the next contract and get MAS to get them ready or painted. Unfortunately the classic 747's aren't wanted by anyone these days. I think that these aircraft will become Pepsi cans quite soon.

homerjay2005

how on earth can 3 planes just arrive at an Airport and nobody knows who owns them?

are they air worthy for cargo for instance?

Tenger

homerjay2005 wrote: »

how on earth can 3 planes just arrive at an Airport and nobody knows who owns them?

are they air worthy for cargo for instance?

I guess Air Atlanta sold them to a scrapage company who parked them and then went bust. Perhaps KUL know the owners but have to make this public announcment under Malaysian law to repossess them?

Gaoth Laidir

Jayz I was wondering where I parked them...

All TF reg so as Tenger said most likely former Air Atlanta bodies. This actually happens more often than you would think, partially through bankruptcies and new owners not knowing they are new owners having been passed these as part payment of debts etc or being passed these and not knowing what to do with them. Airport is probably also trying to collect fees while advising owners that they are about to confiscate them and scrap them to recover costs.

coylemj

UK Telegraph has an article on the story, nothing much new though ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/12040168/Claim-your-Boeing-747s-please-says-Malaysian-airport.html

Tenger

Oh look, the internet has data:
http://www.airframes.org/

TF-ARH: Built 1981. Last reg'ed owner is AAI
TF-ARN: Built 1980. AAI until 2010.
TF-ARM: Built 1980. AAi until 2011.

According to airframes these aircraft belong to Malaysian Air Kargo:
http://www.maskargo.com/fleet



*AAI=Air Atlanta Icelandic
*MAS; the K makes it Klassier!!