Express Boneyard- Ferry Missions
The huge hunks of metal that soar across our skies don't fly forever. There comes a time when every airplane has to be permanently grounded and scrapped for its parts and metal.
What is Express Boneyard?
Express Boneyard (BYR) is a global division of Express Air Virtual that provides virtual flight crews (you!) to leasing companies, airlines and governments who need their aircraft ferried to a "boneyard" for storage or scrap. This operation is known as a "last-mile" ferry service since many of these aircraft will be parted-out and scrapped at the end of their flight.
Our Express Boneyard pilots will jump-seat to the location of the aircraft and ferry the aircraft to its final resting place. It is a one-way ferry to be flown using the callsign "Boneyard" so that everyone knows this aircraft is being flown to a boneyard.
The Boneyard Missions which we have selected are actual storage/scrap missions which have already been completed in-real-life. Our mission is to re-create those actual flights as close as possible to the actual mission, i.e. same route/legs, same aircraft type, same aircraft livery, same airports. All new-hire pilots who want to ferry for Boneyard Express should select Pittsburgh International Airport as their main base. This allows new hires to start their first boneyard flight from Pittsburgh (KPIT) on BYR270 to Roswell Airport (KROW) without having to pay a jump-seat fee.
Rank Requirements?
Several of the flights will require a minimum rank of either First Officer, Captain, or Senior Captain due to route complexity and mission distance. Total mission distance in excess of 7,000 nm will require a minimum rank of Senior Captain; between 5,000 - 7,000 nm will require a minimum rank of Captain; between 2,500 - 5,000 nm will require a minimum rank of First Officer. For most flights under 2,500 nm, no minimum rank is required and may be flown by any rank.
Any Rank May Fly These Missions
| Flight No. | Aircraft | Company | Register | Miles | Hours | + XP | Route | Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYR1441 | A320-200 | Brussels Airlines | OO-SNA | 330 | 1.50 | 0 | EBBR-EGSY | Scrap |
| BYR404 | A310-300 | Swissair | HB-IPG | 400 | 1.75 | 0 | LSZH-LFBO | Scrap |
| BYR587 | A310-300 | Pakistan Int'l | AP-BEB | 680 | 2.00 | 0 | OMDB-OPKC | Scrap |
| BYR178 | B737-800 | Transavia | F-GZHV | 700 | 2.00 | 0 | LFMP-EGSY | Storage |
| BYR982 | A320-200 | TAP Air Portugal | CS-TNI | 858 | 2.50 | 0 | LPPT-EGBP | Storage |
| BYR902 | A320-200 | Avion Express | LY-VEI | 885 | 3.00 | 0 | EPWA-EGBP | Scrap |
| BYR270 | A330-300 | American Airlines | N270AY | 1,300 | 4.00 | 500 | KPIT-KROW | Storage |
| BYR622 | A320-200 | Air Moldova | ER-AXV | 1,350 | 4.00 | 500 | LUKK-EGSY | Storage |
| BYR403 | A310-300 | Federal Express | N403FE | 1,350 | 4.00 | 500 | KMEM-KVCV | Scrap |
| BYR2167 | A320-200 | Etihad Airways | A6-EIC | 2,100 | 5.75 | 500 | HECA-EGSY | Storage |
First Officer Rank or Higher May Fly These Missions
| Flight No. | Aircraft | Company | Register | Miles | Hours | + XP | Route | Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N310BL | A310-300 | Express Air | N310BL | 3,350 | 8.50 | 1,000 | EGHI-KIAD | Delivery |
| BYR659 | A330-300 | Qatar Airways | A7-AEC | 3,600 | 8.00 | 2,500 | OTHH-EIKN-EGBP | Scrap |
| BYR598 | A310-300 | Air India | VT-EVW | 4,050 | 10.00 | 1,500 | VABB-EGBP | Scrap |
| BYR1456 | MD-82 | Scandanavian | OY-KHE | 4,400 | 13.33 | 3,500 | EKCH-BGSF-KBGR-KBYH | Scrap |
| BYR455 | A310-300 | Air Comet | EC-GOT | 4,400 | 9.67 | 1,500 | MMUN-LFBT | Scrap |
| BYR2124 | A319-100 | Finnair | OH-LVK | 4,600 | 13.50 | 4,000 | EFHK-BIKF-KBGR-KGWO | Storage |
| N310BR | A310-300 | Express Air | N310BR | 4,750 | 11.75 | 1,500 | EGHI-KPHX | Delivery |
| BYR483 | B767-400 | British Airways | G-BNWU | 4,950 | 12.00 | 2,000 | EGLL-KVCV | Scrap |
Captain Rank or Higher May Fly These Missions
| Flight No. | Aircraft | Company | Register | Miles | Hours | + XP | Route | Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYR8357 | B767-400 | All Nippon Air | JA8357 | 5,000 | 10.25 | 5,000 | RJTT-KVCV | Scrap |
| BYR458 | B747-8 | Boeing Co. | N458BJ | 5,200 | 12.00 | 5,000 | LFSB-KMZJ | Scrap |
| BYR651 | A310-300 | SATA Int'l Azores | CS-TGV | 5,225 | 15.75 | 8,000 | LPPT-LPPD-KBOS-KVCV-KMHV | Scrap |
| BYR3421 | A319-100 | Bangkok Airways | HS-PGT | 6,100 | 16.58 | 7,000 | VTBD-OMAA-LCPH-EGSY | Storage |
Senior Captain Rank May Fly These Missions
| Flight No. | Aircraft | Company | Register | Miles | Hours | + XP | Route | Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYR647 | A310-300 | Kuwait Airways | 9K-ALA | 7,250 | 19.30 | 9,000 | OKKK-EGSS-KBGR-KROW | Scrap |
| BYR60 | A330-300 | Thai Airways | HS-TEB | 7,550 | 16.33 | 8,000 | VTBU-RJGG-KSBD | Scrap |
Links to MSFS2020 Liveries for Boneyard Flights
Below are the liveries for all Express Boneyard flights. They can all be found on flightsim.to. In some cases, the livery will not have the exact registration, but if you know how to change the registration to the exact aircraft registration, then please modify before starting your mission. Otherwise, it is fine to complete the mission with the incorrect registration.
A330-300 American Airlines N270AY (PMP)
A330-900neo American Airlines N270AY (Headwind)
A310-300 Air Comet EC-GOT (iniBuilds)
B747-8 Boeing Company N458BJ (Salty)
MD-82 (DC-9-82) Scandanavian OY-KHE (Leonardo)
B737-800 Transavia France F-GZHV (PMDG)
A319-100 Bangkok Airways HS-PGT (LatinVFR)
A320-200 TAP Air Portugal CS-TNI (Fenix)
B767-400 All Nippon Airways JA8357 (Capt Sim)
A320-200 Etihad Airways A6-EIC (Fenix) (7Z file - may need to download 7Z file extractor)
A320-200 Air Moldova ER-AXV (Fenix)
A330-300 Qatar Airways A7-AEC (PMP)
A330-900neo Qatar Airways A7-AEC (Headwind)
A320-200 Avion (Sun) Express LY-VEI (Fenix)
A320-200 Brussels Airlines OO-SNA (Fenix) (.rar file - may need to download .rar file extractor)
A310-300 FedEx Express N403FE (iniBuilds)
A310-300 Air India VT-EVW (iniBuilds)
A310-300 SATA International CS-TGV (iniBuilds)
A310-300 Kuwait Airways 9K-ALA (iniBuilds)
B767-400 British Airways G-BNWU (Capt Sim)
A319-100 Finnair OH-LVK (LatinVFR)
A330-900neo Thai Airways HS-TEB (Headwind)
A310-300 Swissair HB-IPG (iniBuilds)
A310-300 Pakistan Int'l Airlines AP-BEB (iniBuilds)