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Full cycle: how TARMAC Aerosave stores, maintains and recycles airliners 

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The fruits of a collaborative project TARMAC Aerosave traces its roots back to 2007 and the Pamela Project, an initiative led by Airbus and a number of research and industry partners which sought to drive the development and adoption of new technologies into the field of aircraft maintenance.

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TARMAC Aerosave to recycle three more A380s to boost global spare parts pool  

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The French-based aircraft MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) specialist firm TARMAC Aerosave has announced that it has acquired three further Airbus A380s that it intends to part out for spares. TARMAC Aerosave has returned 29 A380s to commercial airline customers between 2023 and 2024.

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Qatar Airways Boeing 787 damaged after main gear falls into drain cover: video 

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With the resulting drop in height of the right-hand side of the aircraft, the plane’s number two engine cowling also contacted the tarmac, with the aircraft coming to rest on its right-hand side. Airport authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the failure of the drain cover and surrounding tarmac area.

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Man arrested on SYD airport tarmac after trying to jump into plane cargo hold

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A 30-year-old man was arrested at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) after breaching airport security, entering the tarmac and attempting to enter the cargo hold of a Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft. The man was eventually given a court attendance notice for breaching restricted areas of the airport.

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Man Arrested After Breaching Security & Walking On Tarmac At Charlotte Douglas International Airport

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A man from Virginia Beach was taken into custody late on Saturday, April 19, after he entered the tarmac at Charlotte Douglas International Airport through two prohibited access points. 27-year-old Elijah Nathan Pressley was arrested close to Gate D4 after allegedly going past conspicuously marked secure doors, according to the airport.

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Delta Airbus A330 engine fire at Orlando airport, 282 evacuated: video

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Hundreds of passengers were evacuated onto the tarmac at Orlando International Airport (MCO) in Florida after a Delta Air Lines aircraft briefly caught fire.

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Airbus selects VAS for Lufthansa and Malaysia Airlines A380 teardowns 

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VAS will manage the teardown of the aircraft through its partnership with Tarmac Aerosave which is based in Tarbes, France. Both Luthansa Airbus A380s, registered D-AIME and D-AIMF, were withdrawn from service in 2020 and placed in storage, while the Malaysia Airlines A380, registered 9M-MNC, was also stored in 2020.

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