Ideally, an Aircraft Boneyard will have favorable climate conditions that slow down the rate of weathering experienced by each airframe. Space is also a vital factor, as the world's largest ...

The “boneyard” is the colloquial term given to aircraft storage facilities where out-of-use planes are sent to be sold, stored or scrapped. Most are in arid locations such as California or ...

According to Airplane Boneyards, by the time the depot closed in 1948, the company had dismantled a total of 5,483 military aircraft, including 85 reconnaissance aircraft, 615 fighters, 54 light ...

The aircraft's engines — the most valuable parts of the plane — are also removed. Old airplanes, including Boeing 747-400s, are stored in the desert in Victorville, California, March 13, 2015.

Inside the aircraft boneyard that’s now housing Boeing’s MAX 8s. As Boeing 737 Max 8s around the world continue to be grounded, more and more are being shipped to a remote desert graveyard.

The boneyard is easy to spot in the arid outskirts of Mojave, a 10-block town in a corner of the southern California desert. Several rows of dormant aircraft bake in the yellow basin, kept behind ...

This story originally appeared on Marketplace. You can listen to Marketplace live on WHYY 90.9 FM Monday through Friday at 6:30 p.m. There are 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft sitting on the ground in the ...

The “boneyard” is the colloquial term given to aircraft storage facilities where out-of-use planes are sent to be sold, stored or scrapped. Most are in arid locations such as California or ...

It’s the eerie boneyard where old, retired planes go to live out their final days. It’s the eerie boneyard where old, retired planes go to live out their final days. Read Today's Paper Tributes.