Aircraft Recycling
Sycamore Aviation - Teesside 2011 to 2017
N249AN, SkyExpress, arrived 15/6/2011 for part out and scrapping
EC-HQZ, Spanair, arrived (in boxes) 7/2012 for part out
VP-BWY, Donavia Airlines, arrived 15/10/2012 for part out and scrapping
VP-BWZ, Donavia Airlines, arrived 15/10/2012 for part out and scrapping
F-GFKV, Air France, arrived 20/6/2013 for part out and scrapping
SP-LPE, LOT, arrived 15/7/2013 for part out and scrapping
F-GHQK, Air France, arrived 13/8/2013 for part out and scrapping
Donated to Channel 4, for the documentary Kevin's Supersized Salvage, which aired on 24th April 2014. Kevin McLeod and his team tore apart the aircraft to make unique furnishings, trying to use 100% of the aircraft thus saving composites from landfill sites. Filmed on location at Durham Tees Valley (as was) and the teams warehouse at Wembley. All profits from sales were donated to charity
UR-UTA, UTair Ukraine, arrived 7/12/2013 for part out and scrapping (re-registered as N5039Q)
UR-UTB, UTair Ukraine, arrived 7/12/2013 for part out and scrapping (re-registered N503ZT)
UR-GAO, Ukraine International Airlines, arrived 10/4/2014 initially for storage, later sold to China
G-MONK, Monarch, arrived 4/4/2015 for part out and scrapping
EI-SLH, ASL Airlines Ireland, arrived 21/7/2017 for part out and scrapping
Willis Asset Management - Teesside 2020 to Present
LN-RRN, SAS, arrived 21/8/2020 for part out and scrapping
DQ-FJF, Fuji Airways, arrived 20/9/2020 for part out and scrapping
LN-RCX, SAS, arrived 12/11/2020 for part out and scrapping
G-ISLH, Blue Islands, arrived 8/5/2022 for part out and scrapping (seen here as an exhibit at the 2022 Teesside Airshow)
CN-RNJ, Royal Air Maroc, arrived 17/5/2022 for part out and scrapping
G-JZDB, Jet2, arrived 21/3/2023 for pre-delivery maintenance
G-JZDC, Jet2, arrived 21/3/2023 for pre-delivery maintenance
YR-ADI, Air Moldova, arrived 22/3/2023 for storage (Re-registered OE-IDY 2/10/2023)
G-JZDA, Jet2, arrived 31/3/2023 for pre-delivery maintenance
C-FNWT, Summit Airlines arrived 14/4/2023 for parts source
EC-ELT, ASL Airlines, arrived 5/5/2023 for storage
G-EZAY, easyJet, arrived 23/9/2023 for part-out and maintenance
EI-IKB, ITA Airways, arrived 13/10/2023 for storage (Re-registered LY-BOA 13/2/2024)
G-EZAW, easyJet, arrived 17/10/2023 for end of lease checks and part-out
G-EZBF, easyJet, arrived 23/10/2023 for end of lease checks and part-out
G-EZBB, easyJet, arrived 2/11/2023 for end of lease checks and part-out
G-EZBC, easyJet, arrived 4/11/2023 for end of lease checks and part-out (Re-registered 2-EZBC 12/6/2024)
G-EZBE, easyJet, arrived 14/11/2023 for end of lease checks and part-out (Re-registered LY-CYM 6/2024)
G-EZBA, easyJet, arrived 1/12/2023 for end of lease checks and part-out
OE-LKI, easyJet, arrived 2/12/2023 for end of lease checks and part-out
YU-ALU, Air Serbia, arrived 11/12/2023 for part out (Re-registered 2-UALU 2/1/2024)
LN-DYK, Norwegian Air Shuttle, arrived 28/12/2023 for storage (Re-registered LY-FBL 3/1/2024)
2-WLFC, Willis Lease Finance Corporation, arrived 13/11/2024 for storage
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