Florida airport employee was seen giving Learjet one last flight in special way before being scrapped
Published on Jul 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jul 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews

A Florida airport employee at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport used the jaw-like grip of a CAT excavator to grab the mid-section of a plane.
The worker held the plane steady, lifted it off the ground, and then spun the cab.
And that makes the plane seem as if it’s taking one final flight before meeting its maker at the scrapyard.
Check it out in the clip above!
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