V-Flyer

When plane's get scraped, were do IFE's go?

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Scraped or scrapped?

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Sorry i don't know either...sold maybe? Thinking about it, most scrapped a/c so far (retired as opposed to crashed) probably haven't had any IFE, or at least not the seat-back type anyway.

Cheers
Alan

quote:Originally posted by Odessey
When plane's get scraped, were do IFE's go?

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Are you looking to get one!!:)
I guess they'd be good if you had a big house !![8D];)

Seriously though most airlines bring in IFE systems with new metal, so I guess there isn't much of a resale market.[?]
I suppose some bits are kept as spares?

quote:Originally posted by airchabum
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Pendant or Pedant even? ;)

Would be interesting to find out what happens to the IFE bits - I wonder if they might get recycled or something....?

Cheers

Michael

quote:Originally posted by mcuth

Pendant or Pedant even? ;)

Oops! [:I][:o)][:I]

Let this be a lesson to all of us never to take the piss ever again!! ;)

Cheers
Alan

Surely, it remains with the aircraft when it is sold on. VS are bvery unlikely to scrap aircraft. They would sell onto to second tier airlines and eventually the aircrft complete with its IFE will end up flying mercenaries into Zimbabwe or something similar.

So the short answer probably that Virgin leave it where it is.

Yes i think that the IFE go with the a/c so as when we sold one 343 to bwia the ife went with it. As do SQ's and Ba's when they sell to other carriers like FJ and RG.

If they are sat in the mohave i persume the IFE is still all there. i duno!

quote:Originally posted by airchabum
Oops! [:I][:o)][:I]

Let this be a lesson to all of us never to take the piss ever again!! ;)

LOL - but never say never :D

Cheers

Michael