They carry special equipment and have the capability ... The four highly-modified Boeing 747-200 jumbo jets have become increasingly difficult and expensive to maintain as parts become obsolete.

English heavy metal band Iron Maiden once sang, “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter,” but when it comes to dismantling the band’s Boeing 747-400 tour plane, it’s a little more complicated.

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A decommissioned Boeing ... to host special events. According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, which covers the Burning Man festival, Bay Area-based Big Imagination camp first brought the 747 ...