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The storage facility is operated by Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) Ltd. which chose Alice Springs because its dry, arid climate is ideal for aircraft storage and preservation.It caters to Asia-Pacific carriers as well as other airlines from around the world. It is capable of handling all aircraft types, including the Airbus A380, Boeing 747 and Boeing 777.
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The latest batch of aircraft arrivals is another coup for the new Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) facility in Alice Springs, which is spruiking the Red Centre as a leading storage port for airlines across the region. "This is a fantastic opportunity for us," Alice Springs Airport general manager Dave Batic said.
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Those jets have been sent to long-term storage facilities in Ciudad Real, Spain, and Alice Springs, Australia. Mr Healy noted this week that Cathay Pacific expects to operate at 25% of its 2019 capacity in the first six months of 2021. He hopes things will improve later this year. In the meantime, nearly half of Cathay Pacific's fleet sits idle.
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Many Asian locations are too humid for long-term storage of aircraft, so planes that were parked there on the expectation of a quick return to the skies are now heading to Alice Springs, whose dry, desert air and cool nights make for near-perfect storage conditions. Tom Vincent checks over aircraft at the facility. David Gray/Bloomberg
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Located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, APAS represents the first commercial aircraft storage and recycling facility in the Asia Pacific region. The facility was ultimately selected due to its climatic suitability, significant existing infrastructure and capacity for major expansion.
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Alice Springs has become such an ideal location for aircraft to be stored because of two main reasons. Firstly, Alice Springs has large flat areas of land in which many aircraft can be parked up for long periods of time.
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The majority of aircraft stored at Alice Springs are widebodies. Credit: Rob Finlayson In the foreground are some original arrivals from Our Airline (now known as Nauru Airlines), looking a.
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Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage Pty Ltd. ABN 22 137 509 525 Alice Springs Airport, Alice Springs NT 0870 Australia. Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage. Please direct all enquiries to: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +617 3171 4570 Fax: +617 3833 6742. Alice Springs, NT, AUS. Postal Address: GPO Box 294
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Geoffrey Thomas June 02, 2011. Alice Springs Airport and Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage inked an agreement to build and operate the first dedicated aircraft storage facility outside the US in the.
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Cathay Pacific Airways announced last week that it would be transferring one-third of its passenger fleet for storage in the Australian desert. The Hong Kong-based carrier is looking to economize amid the COVID-19 crisis. 12 Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon aircraft will be arriving in Alice Springs starting this week.
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A dozen aircraft worth more than $1bn are lined up at the Apas facility in Alice Springs, a desert town where temperatures regularly soar above 40 degrees Celsius in summer and rainfall is rare.
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Alice Springs was chosen for its stable weather, though freak dust storms still pose a challenge. Those challenges have mostly been logistics-related, with spare parts from Cathay's Hong Kong HQ having to be sent via the capital cities (Alice doesn't have customs or border control). Bulky items have to be transported by road.