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Owner Of 3 "Abandoned" 747s Steps Forward

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:09:50 +0000

Earlier in the week I posted about how Kuala Lumpur Airport took out ads in newspapers to find the owners of three 747s which have been parked at Kuala Lumpur Airport for more than a year. The airport claimed that parking fees hadn't been paid for the planes, and that "exhaustive steps" had been taken…

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Count Pyruslav — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:31:01 +0000

They are still there, March 2020, and seems they will stay much longer.

Louis — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:04:30 +0000

They're still there! 14 Aug 2019. L

Roamingredcoat — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 04:37:04 +0000

So many unloved 747s Two Boeing 747 jumbo jets sold in China Taobao auction - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-42076373

Flo — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 14:13:38 +0000

Another similar ad has popped up: wonder whether it is the same or different 747s https://image-store.slidesharecdn.com/0e6511fd-0a4c-4d68-a0d9-874ca6b94570-original.jpeg

Al — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 22:24:50 +0000

@Ben - Exclamation marks are important. ;)

Tom — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:03:36 +0000

For anyone who still cares, aircraft ownership is formally recorded and is of public record. No one buys a plane and doesn't record their ownership since the consequence of that sort of negligence is that, in fact, you're not the owner insofar as the world is concerned. In the US, for example, ownership is recorded at the FAA records office in Oklahoma City. Think of it as a glorified registry of deeds, only it's for airplanes and (believe it or not) their engines. This stuff just isn't that complicated, trust me. So this little story seems to be missing some important elements. Still.

"Franklin — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 02:33:06 +0000

@Ben (in the comments): 12 year old GIRL? Nice casual sexism.

glenn t — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:31:54 +0000

The legal intricacies sound like the Malay version of the much beloved leftovers of the British Raj in India; much certifying, declaring (statuary and otherwise), notarising, stamping, signing and sealing of documents. All takes time don't you know!

flyinpete — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:57:36 +0000

No need to get your knickers in a knot - this is simply how Malaysia operates.