Exploring Abandoned Boeing 747 Airplanes (Like Arizona Plane Graveyard)

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hey guys,
Its September 2017 and here we have another video! this time lucky enough to explore another Boeing 747 in its final weeks before being totally scrapped and recycled.
Its so sad to see as the Boeing 747 is a personal favourite of mine and one i hold close to my heart.
Please excuse the wind and rain at the start of the video and just look at the inside!! wow... it really is a crying shame but wow!.
Lots more aviation stuff to come in the following weeks. Please subscribe for more videos.
#abandoned #derelict #boeing747

[@ExploringWithBoss]

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[@RoadCone411]

At 03:23, makes you wonder how many hundreds of thousands of people walked through that entry door during this aircraft's lifetime. It's staggering really.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

lots of energy there.

[@aviationlocation2932]

Looks like it operating for saudia

[@aviationlocation2932]

I meant operated

[@jimmylee2221]

Yeah, it was operated for Saudi Arabian Airways B747-400

[@brianglade848]

Arab Air

[@IndonesiaMajapahitNDPCA]

its actually owned by Air Atlanta Iclandic, it was just leased to Saudia

[@Finitya]

Heh yea

[@wisteela]

Very interesting. At least a lot of the parts will have another life.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@Hisyer]

no wonder the first class cabin looks so familiar.. this is ex-Malaysia Airlines 747 9M-MPI.. 😂

[@inbreadfred4293]

747-400?

[@wesleynash9385]

Ive thought about writing a horror story about abandoned planes late at night one by one take off in various stages of condition and land mysteriously at large airports.... as they land all power to the airport shuts off and screens play creepy old TWA and Pan Am commercial ads and then violently shuts off as demons flood the airports and haunting each and every airport.... I don't know just an idea

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I think you should do that… It sounds epic

[@michaelramamurthi772]

sad to see such a powerful plane abondened like this..

[@thomasjacques5286]

How sad to see all this engineering, craftsmanship and resources rotting away.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I completely agree 🤙🏼

[@davidfrench5407]

So many thousands of hours of labor, to run all the cabling, the ductwork, the hydraulics. It eventually becomes too expensive to maintain, though.

[@curtekstrom9531]

Aircraft have A Service Life. And most are run 10,000 to 15,000 Hours more than designed to do. They wear out.

[@tazdevl2000]

I wonder what is up with that plane, Those coffee makers are worth over 1k each, Seems likei it was left to die instead of being scrapped for all usable parts.

[@deeremeyer1749]

Except it was never "alive" in the first place.

[@donaldperson9833]

Steve S I

[@RoadCone411]

This plane was delivered new to Malaysian Airlines in 1996. Stored at 20 years old, and will be lucky to see out 2017 in one piece. To think, some airlines such as Delta, United, and even British Airways are currently flying older 747-400s, although not for long perhaps. :/

[@ekweseman]

Correction. United Airlines has started retiring its 747s but it still has 13 active 747s flying in the fleet. The final United 747 flight will be in October on Seoul, South Korea-San Francisco.

[@MaxVliet]

BA will continue to operate their 747's until fuel prices start rising again, then even BA will have to scrap theirs.

[@RoadCone411]

Actually, that's not really true. BA just spent a lot of money refurbishing the cabins on about half of their B744s, so the plan is to keep them flying for several more years to pay off the investment. The cost of fuel, unless it becomes absurdly high, is almost irrelevant. They will retire the planes when there an adequate number of replacement aircraft have been received. That will likely be in the form of new B787-10s.

[@ImNotMad]

this is a Saudi Airlines 747

[@ahmadazhim6048]

@@ImNotMad Saudia lease this plane from Malaysia Airlines back to 2012/13

[@moodberry]

747 was one of, if not THE best passenger plane ever made!

[@andrzej3511]

It all depends on what criteria you will judge by. However, one thing is beyond the slightest doubt: the importance of this aircraft in the history of passenger (and cargo) aviation cannot be overestimated.

[@Infinitygaming-xi7fy]

This hurts so bad to watch😊

[@RVREVO]

brings back memories a lifetime ago. always wondered about that little staircase the stewardess went in to. got told off.

[@BossaNossa1]

O.k. here's what I'd do... Gut the plane... Then hook up the toilets (all of them) and get the galley's working... Install a shower and bath... and install a bed, etc... you know where I'm going right? Make a livable domain! :)

[@sjejhejsjsRjdjdjdjdjd]

this plane will get scrapped though

[@HelenHollywoodExplores]

So jealous, I've always wanted to go look at old planes ✈️ Awesome video 👻👌🏻🎥

[@ExploringWithBoss]

My third time doing something to this extent, honestly its incredible to see.

[@HelenHollywoodExplores]

Exploring With Boss you're so lucky, I'd love to see that. And all the photos are awesome too 👌🏻✈️💀

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I'll show you some one day :)

[@HelenHollywoodExplores]

Exploring With Boss that would be awesome 😁👌🏻👻✈️

[@orlawalsh372]

​@@ExploringWithBossI'm very late,but where is this,also u should try the old jet2 737 beside it

[@gotham61]

I'm surprised to see a 20 year old 747-400 being parted out like this. An older 747, sure, but this one is relatively young still.

[@MrRobarino]

It's not all about the age of the plane, but the total amount of flight time it has had.

[@pythons206]

Also quad jets require a lot more fuel then twin jets

[@eetmahbykechorts5925]

Perfect to turn into a house

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I agree :)

[@heroknaderi]

I ebjoyed the video. WHat a great experiance. one day i would like to tour it in person. those 747s were Great Planes the queen of the skies.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Thanks for watching 🤙🏼

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Nice video!

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@lbowsk]

Long time Boeing driver here. This makes me sad. Very sad.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Thank you for watching

[@MrUnknownCOD]

This is really cool but yet really sad thay spend millions of dollars and thay just trash it

[@avinavi5414]

Boeing spent 300 million to make, and it earned the airline that amount.

[@valbeaumont8402]

There's nothing sad about it. The saudis paid for it and used it for some time. It could have been kept flying for longer but that all depends on a cost-benefit analysis. Saudis probably saw the newer and bigger airbus toys and decided to spend their money on them. Saudis of course are filthy rich and waste a lot more of their easily earned oil money on weapons bought also from the US.

[@ikywtootw4225]

Val Beaumont Most of their old/new aircraft are from boeing tho -_-.

[@deeremeyer1749]

You throw garbage away every day, do you not? Why is "cost" the difference between "worth saving" and "garbage"?

[@deeremeyer1749]

It also depends on AIRWORTHINESS. AIrframes have a FINITE SERVICE LIFE and have to be INSPECTED and REPAIRED if damaged, overstressed, etc. You people who don't know shit about machines yet are "experts' on them are hilarious.

[@KnifeFvck]

Nice footage what a sight but it's sad to see such a plane die off like that

[@tyekeppler726]

it most definitely was. It breathed air and moved people. Maybe not the traditional definition of life, but it was alive

[@docd340]

Aircraft are alive the minute they get there avionics powered up and modern Aircraft are rarely ever powered down they'll either have there APU running or a ground power supply to keep their computers running very rarely will you ever see a locked aircraft that been completely shut down with engines covers on in UK 🇬🇧 the birds alive

[@deeremeyer1749]

You're an idiot.

[@deeremeyer1749]

Only every time you go to a municipal airport....

[@docd340]

DEEREMEYER1 name 1 & aircraft type

[@BossaNossa1]

Perfect set for a story where some people get stuck in this plane and begin to experience ghosts of passengers and pilots that died in similar aircraft that used parts from this abandoned 747... :)

[@wesleynash9385]

There was a plane crash I belive in the 1980s where they actually reused ovens and other parts from a wreaked plane and it haunted the plane those parts went into until the very point where they had to be replaced because nobody wanted to fly in a haunted plane

[@glynstein2922]

I always wanted to land in a 747 at Hong Kong's old airport, a dream never to come true! I noticed in the Cockpit that 'Dewalt' have moved into airline 'Instrumentation' lol!

[@kuriangeorgebinu]

Kai tak?

[@stardustdreamfactory1947]

Hoping there will be a more dignified ‘decommissioning’ of aircraft in the future.

[@coconutpalm1631]

Seeing the cabin like that really makes you wonder the massive number of individual parts that make up only the 747's interior.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I know right? Seeing them like this you get a completely different appreciation

[@davidperez9442]

Yo seriabfeliz con una de estas naves en mi mega patio y sin duda lo convertiria en mi hogar con todas las comodidades y asi no moriria en vano este avion legendario!!!!✈✈✈✈😎😎😎😎😎

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I agree, I would love one myself

[@mr.yuk4858]

Your lucky to get a close look at it. I remember flying into an airport that had abandoned 747s I started to walk towards them to take a closer look when this stupid security guard threw a tantrum (like I was going to steal an derelict 747)😆

[@ExploringWithBoss]

It’s a great vibe for sure 🤙🏼

[@Thirdgen83]

Hell of a thing to do to a half-billion dollar aircraft...

[@MrRobarino]

They never cost that much. Brand new, a Boeing 747-400 cost $228~$260 Million from the factory. After 20 years they are worth between $5~$20 million.

[@Thirdgen83]

@@MrRobarino That's B.S. They cost a half-billion new today. Trump paid $100 million for his 757 when it was 20 years old. The 747 would sell for far more.

[@aidan9958]

I likely might have flown on this 747 when I was much younger! It's an ex Malaysia Airlines 747-4H6

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Wow that’s awesome, thank you for sharing

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Grab a few of those seats. A friend has 8 first class seats out of a DC-10 that open into a lay down bed like unit. He has a spiral staircase out of a Tri-Star (I think) that allows him to go from his office closet to his aster bedroom above it cool deal. He's buying interior panels from the MD-11 to turn his basement into a first class section of the aircraft. At his warehouse he has the cockpit out of a 737-500. I would be happy with the front section of a 747-400 from the nose to the end of the double decker layout, the crew rest area included. I can buy it for 5,000 from Evergreen, move it for $15,000 onto my property

[@tazdevl2000]

Clearly an ameatur job at crapping took the engines and cockpit instruments and left tons of other items of value.

[@bensmith9575]

Steve S they are the only things which have value. You wouldn't get very much for the rest, the landing gear would be the only other valuable components, however it depends on the amount of cycles (one takeoff and one landing) it has done.

[@florichi]

Ben. I would totaly pay 500-800$ for a row of 3 seats. I would say there are a lot of people that would buy such seats for their home.

[@RSMith816]

@flo richi. ROFL , they might even throw in one of those lovely toilets for ya!

[@florichi]

RSMith816 well why not. They have a Teflon coating, so they must be easy to clean.

[@Howrider65]

Center fuel tank that took down TWA flight 800.

[@d0l0b]

Cockpit left pilot yoke and inner door handle is Great collection items!! This place is a treasure trove!!

[@ExploringWithBoss]

It really is. Crazy all the things left behind

[@billymacktexasdetective5827]

dang, was hoping you would crawl up into the crew quarters for a closer look but if you can't fit, you can't fit. Nice eerie video!

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I'll be sure to go it next time haha

[@edabella5568]

Flew with this as a cabin crew a few years back this is sad to look at.

[@geekgamerlamer]

wtf how did you not go and mes with the controls that like the first thing id do

[@MavAuto-Pete]

It's a shame in this probably not a lot wrong with it either before it start getting Pulled Apart

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Probably nothing at all, just flown it’s hours

[@larrydockery7201]

that was very sad like the l1011 so sad to be gone

[@jaredlazaron8414]

A lot of commercial jetliners are retired from service because it is economically more feasible to purchase a new aircraft. The largest reason for this is fuel economy as newer engines are more efficient and it would cost more to repower and refurbish an aging airframe than it would to buy new. As an example, a Rolls Royce Trent 900 engine is 20 million dollars. The cost of the engines is more than 50% of building the entire aircraft. As for all of the stuff that is left on the aircraft that is "Useable", it certainly is useable...... but outdated.

[@syafiqasyraf3836]

Former Malaysia Airlines 747-4H6 😢. Ex 9M-MPI😢

[@maxgashegu]

You were a pilot?

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Sad to see

[@markfulwell4256]

That's a Saudia 747. On some high volume routes, they used the upper cabin as Economy, rather than Business.

[@wesleynash9385]

Middle East is a bad environment for planes often times they get stand into the compressor blades and it doesn't take long till they start having severe engine problems

[@imexbar]

great shot Boss, what a plane. Cheers from Madrid, an airplane pilot

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@Herfer-mw7ss]

Air Atlanta operating in Jeddah and from Saudia. AAE RIP Remembering when I am doing pushback and towing of this aircraft wayback in Jeddah

[@blakewaddell451]

Man sad to know this plane is in this shape sure will miss these when they all disappear and look like this

[@yolsclassics6347]

not all 747s used the upper deck for business class. Some airlines, EVA is well.."was" well known for using the Upper Deck of their 747s for Economy/Coach.

[@MikiYork]

Definitely wow, loved it matey

[@ExploringWithBoss]

thank you brother.

[@sean-t8124]

Exploring With Boss go in the cockpit

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I do go in the cockpit at one point in the video.

[@Visionery1]

Great video, thanks! What are chances of getting hold of the seats, revamping them and giving them a second life in someone's home? We were probably one of the first to convert car seats into a lounge suite in the 70s, no reason why the same can't happen with 747 seats.

[@fleischlicht7452]

I have three of them at home and they are so cool!

[@davidh9844]

Ebay has sold them in the past.

[@myalaynaangel]

Why do they trash these planes? I mean all of them are rampaged on the inside

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Stripped for all the good parts and basically what you see left is scrap

[@myalaynaangel]

They can turn these things into really nice mobile home type of living spaces

[@artthefarter]

I wonder. Do these ever get bought up at all?

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Bought up for parts or scrap sadly

[@artthefarter]

@@ExploringWithBoss very sad indeed.

[@BossaNossa1]

Nice vid' next aircraft please bring an infrared camera, maybe you can capture some paranormal footage...? :) JK!

[@TR6Telos]

Jet 2 fly 31 year old 737s. Them Saudis are not thinking green.

[@SpaceCommand]

This is what Air Force One must look like to Trumps standards...

[@jasonpomare5639]

What a sad place 😢

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Really is

[@mohshehri]

They were flying for Saudia Airlines

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Indeed 🤙🏼

[@mohshehri]

@@ExploringWithBossYeab I am saudi and I’ve been on this same airplane many times national and international flights from Riyadh

[@stevedoubleu99B]

If only she could speak. She'd have a few stories to tell i'm sure!! Very interesting video.

[@stanpatterson5033]

How was the smell inside? Meaning has it been sitting there so long that it's all musty and foul inside?

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Not to bad if I'm honest... I did explore a British airways 747 a few months back and you couldn't even breath on that one. I also explored a 777 in similar condition last week and it smelt perfect, almost like it was ready to live again (video will be up in a few weeks)

[@EnergeticWaves]

I was wondering the same thing

[@DHLHELP-s1j]

It's Saudi Arabia flight 🇸🇦 ✈️

[@PAC9322]

احد طائرات الخطوط السعودية خارج الخدمة

[@missiledude3817]

Nothing like AZ plane 'graveyard'. Tucson AZ climate is so different and the the planes are in storage to be sold, used for parts, or able to be ready for a later flight.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

It’s the closest thing to it in the UK. The exact same process here as you mentioned that happens in Tucson AZ. This one just one of many aircraft’s here that are either being broken up for salvage, spare parts, maintenance or storage before heading back out to service.

[@thomasprince7487]

OVER 350 passengers in each of 3 classes plus crew. A flying small town in Kansas

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Crazy to think

[@marshallpoe8087]

Easy to tell that is an old Saudia 747-400.

[@Gobindosahu-qq7xq]

Old aeroplane India ke Pune mein pada hua explore

[@FoFo-gm2iv]

Saudia use those planes for hajj and omrah charter and scheduled flights and sometimes on domestic routes mostly Jeddah-Madeniha

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Appreciate the information, thank you

[@MyRumplestiltskin]

Did you notice all the TV screens mounted on the back of the seats.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

@@MyRumplestiltskin crazy how much stuff was still left behind

[@airwipe1639]

I wonder if it flys

[@wesleynash9385]

Doubt it odds are the engines more than likely had bad compressor blades due to sand (middle east environment issue) scars on the airframe metal fatigue (cause plane to break apart in mid air) not to mention how many parts have been robbed off of it

[@5.43v]

​@@wesleynash9385It still had to fly to the graveyard

[@kefahmakhresh2283]

This is not Saudia aircraft but it was lessor by Air Atlanta from Iceland for Saudia.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Very true

[@portuguesnomundo]

Fantastic video

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@robertpoore7604]

Such a waste of equipment and plane. Should have sold the plane to another airline or country.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

I completely agree. Sadly they get to that age where it’s more lucrative to scrap them apposed to up keep / how many hours are on the airframe

[@ViralataSchneider]

Is it possible to reform these Boeings and bring them back to glory. Chinese workers is better option to this job

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Sadly these planes are just sold for scrap

[@Abhi-b7p]

Once they were around flying now they have all retired and they might be resting now

[@ExploringWithBoss]

This is very true

[@Winter1256]

Saudi airlines 747-400

[@Infinitygaming-xi7fy]

This hurts so bad to watch

[@duthcgamerking]

6:32 whl taught there was a man

[@EsotericDesi]

Saudi Arabian Airlines...

[@BagusWidyanto_HappyIn1997]

This plane was originally owned by Malaysia Airlines. Even the first class seats are typical of that airline

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Good to know 🤙🏼

[@Matityahu755]

@01:58 severe turbulance

[@ablue5419]

Thousands of people the queen of the sky carrie safely to their destination. Sad to see how those beautiful planes ending 🛫

[@betoborrela]

Man, it looks suffocating up there...

[@ExploringWithBoss]

For sure

[@DaveD2488]

Could you imagine how many people joined the mile high club😝😍 in those restrooms?🥰😍

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Haha a fair few I’d imagine

[@DaveD2488]

@@ExploringWithBoss Yeah! LOL

[@ahmadhtaher9731]

Saudi Arabia B747

[@pardeepjoshi6343]

Is aeroplane breaking a profitable business ?

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Massively

[@jameswest8280]

I would love to convert that into my house.

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Would be awesome

[@bobbybeta3967]

Saudi Airlines

[@moatazjamal8462]

This is airplane for Saudi Arabia airline

[@ExploringWithBoss]

It was, sadly long gone now

[@willemlenteren1485]

Why is it broke it need to fly make it please

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Sadly it was at the end of its life span

[@savagedk]

Would it be possible to obtain the yokes and the throttle quadrant because I need for my 747-200 home cockpit :)

[@bigtaxrefund]

worth more dead than alive. good for scrap metal

[@johnk.lindgren5940]

OK. Overall 7/10 production. Bangkok-Johnny, again.

[@xulphr]

The only reason it's disgusted is because it reminds people of how wealthy the Saudi king is.

[@johnk.lindgren5940]

One more thing. You could have used additional lights for the interior shots. Johnny de Bangkok. Encore une fois!

[@hb-nanas8836]

SV

[@georgesealy4706]

Thje coffee machine is pretty cool. I would have asked them if I could take it.

[@zetorek83]

looks like Emirates 747 the paint givit away

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Saudi

[@zetorek83]

@@ExploringWithBoss oh ok i forgot about that airline

[@aimanharani5093]

Ex Malaysia Airlines 9M-MPI (Pangkor).

[@Michael.Chapman]

Thank you. Good watching, if sad. What remains of the livery suggests this 744 was last flown by Saudia. The “food part” is called a galley on aircraft (and boats/ ships). It would have been great to have a look in the ship’s library (the book case) while you were in the cockpit-the operating manuals and original log book may have been there?

[@ExploringWithBoss]

Thank you for watching and also for the information, I really appreciate it. Oh yes all the original documents were still present including the fuel refilling forms etc. Really was a great experience

[@marshalllucky]

If you look at 4.33 you can see the drivers seat :-)

[@farhanashraf808]

That 747 seems very nice condition and a Saudi airline jumbo sad to see dismantled

[@phensriwood8081]

Always sad to see, demand for parts diminishing too.

[@RaffyCrespo]

Saudia if Im not wrong?. But you guys know.