Qantas Airbus A380 superjumbos: Rattlesnakes cause problems for engineers maintaining planes in desert storage – Traveller

Qantas’ fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbos are currently in storage at Victorville, in California’s Mojave Desert. 
Qantas engineers maintaining the airline’s grounded Airbus A380 fleet in a Californian desert are facing a novel problem: rattlesnakes are making homes in the landing gear.
The airline moved its superjumbo fleet to Victorville, in the Mojave Desert, for deep storage last year, due to the downturn in air travel and the suspension of its international routes.
The location’s dry heat and…

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