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Airplane Parking Lot in Middle of Nowhere Has Never Been Busier
- APAS storage center in Alice Springs is home to over 100 jets
- Facility being expanded for 60 additional wide-body aircraft
Aircraft engineer Dan Baker expected his career would let him see the world. And since starting as an apprentice aged 16 with British Airways in London, it’s taken him to Africa, the Caribbean, New Zealand and the Middle East, where he worked for Emirates.
Now he’s in a desert of a different sort -- Australia’s vast red center. With the coronavirus pandemic upending global aviation and putting millions out of work, Baker has found an unlikely job in Alice Springs, storing and maintaining scores of grounded jumbo jets.