Stored Airliners Could Become Intensive Care Units

April 14, 2020
stored fleet of widebody aircraft
British Airways has stored its widebody fleet at airports in France and the UK, awaiting the end of the COVID-19 crisis.
Credit: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
A British group is proposing to turn widebody airliners into intensive care units to bolster the capacity of medical services overwhelmed by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The team behind Project Caircraft is planning on stripping out economy-class cabins and outfitting them as temporary hospital...

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