Two Norwegian Dreamliner's to be scrapped at Prestwick Airport

NORWEGIAN BOEING 787-9 LN-LNJ (MSN 37308)

I seriously can't believe this; the Boeing 787 only took to the skies for the first time on the 15th of December 2009 and there are talks of scrapping them.  All Nippon Airways (ANA) took the first 787-8 on the 25th of September 2009.

Two Norwegian Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which are only 10 years old are to be scrapped for spare parts at Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK). The work will be managed by Dublin-based EirTrade Aviation, an aviation asset management and trading company. The aircraft are the first Dreamliners to be retired, but the parts will help firms lower their maintenance costs.

First flown commercially in 2011, the 787-8 remains Boeing's flagship widebody aircraft.
EirTrade Aviation chief executive Ken Fitzgibbons said that with the first B787s approaching their 12-year check, the disassembly was ideal for aviation firms looking to source used serviceable material (USM) for their aircraft to reduce the cost of maintenance.

He added: "As no B787s have been retired from commercial service to date, there is almost no USM market for this platform at the moment.

"We are entering into a specialist area and hope to become a market leader in the provision of USM for the platform which will enable the reduction of the cost of maintenance events for B787 aircraft owners." EirTrade declined to reveal the identity of the owner of the two aircraft which are being scrapped, citing a confidentiality agreement, but it has been reported that they were formerly operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle.

The disassembly process will be coordinated in Prestwick and managed by EirTrade, and is expected to take about three months to complete.

The two 787-8's are registered as;

Aircraft Information:

Airline: Norwegian Long Haul

Code: DU/NLH

Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 

Registration: VP-CVL 

Serial Number: 35304

Engines: 2 x RR Trent 1000

First Flew: 13/06/2013

Age: 9 Yrs 9Mts

Previous Registrations:

EI-LNA 28th Jun 2013 

LN-LNA 10th Feb 2016
VP-CVL  29th Jun 2021
VP-CVL 26th Jan 2022


Aircraft Information:

Airline: Norwegian Long Haul

Code: DU/NLH

Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 

Registration: VP-CVM

Serial Number: 35305

Engines: 2 x RR Trent 1000

First Flew: 13/06/2013

Age: 9 Yrs 9Mts

Previous Registrations:
EI-LNB August 2013
LN-LNB May 2015
VP-CVM Jun 2021