Flt BYR458 - "Boneyard 458 Heavy" Est. Miles: 5,200nm | 5,200 EXPT Basel (LFSB) to Pinal (KMZJ) *Captain rank or higher
MISSION: SCRAP This B747-8 BBJ was ordered for Saudi crown prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at a cost of about $280 million, but he died unexpectedly in October 2011, a year before it was delivered. The plane was flown in 2012 from San Antonio to Basel, Switzerland, where it was due to be fitted out with a luxury interior. N458BJ had only clocked 30 hours of flight time by this time. The plane was a BBJ, which stands for “Boeing Business Jet” – a heavily modified edition targeted to governments and corporate clients. Only ten were ever built. No other member of the Saudi royal family expressed interest in taking on the jet. As a result, it stood unused for a decade at the Swiss airport while a buyer was sought. Boeing repurchased the plane for an undisclosed sum on April 11, 2022. Express Boneyard has been fictitiously hired to fly N458BJ from Basel to the boneyard at Pinal Airpark, Arizona, USA. Your mission is to fly this piece of Royalty across the Atlantic and United States to her final resting place with dignity and respect.