Boeing Aircraft Engineers contracted with Desert Air Spares in October of 2001 to help them create a totally intact 747 wing flap jig.  This test bed will be used for main wing flap assemblies to be tested for any & all conditions.The process of extracting and cutting the entire wing and all assemblies was completed November 6th. Transportation of this ninety foot wing was another challenge facing winter weather , holiday restrictions & California Highway Patrol schedules. However it did arrive at the  Seattle Boeing Facility on January 2, 2002.

In April, 2001 a TV production company in Vancouver Canada contacted Desert Air Spares in search of a very important prop for the up and coming TV special "Everything That Rises".  This movie is a documentary about the "NTSB"  (National Transportation and Safety Board). One of the most sought after answer in commercial aviation is the supposed rudder failure of the 737 type aircraft.  Below is a picture of Jaymie Doyle holding the main PCU for the rudder of the 737 aircraft that will be used as a prop in the movie.

In September of 2000, Associated Aircraft in Dallas Texas contacted the Desert Air office for support and consulting service for a large project that they were about to under take.  The project was to install a forward airstair system on the Boeing/Perdue University 737-200 test aircraft from scratch.  Desert Air along with the Associated Aircraft engineers and technicians extracted the entire airstair system from a retired 737-200 aircraft located in El Mirage California.  The project took six months to complete as the entire Radio and Electronics compartment had to be removed and completely re-engineered to fit the stair section

In June, 2000 Japan Airlines, (JAL Trading USA). Contacted the Desert Air office to help them create a Flight Attendant Evac. Simulator for a 737-400 aircraft.  We located a L1 door assy. and door jam section from a earlier model 737-200 which is the same configuration as the 400 series aircraft.  We cut the section from the retired aircraft and fitted the door, jump seat and evacuation equipment for shipment to Tokyo Japan.

In early October, 99 Boeing Aircraft Engineers contacted Desert Air Spares International Inc. in search of a Vertical Stabilizer and Rudder assembly from an early model 737-200 aircraft.

The project:  Rudder trim testing, to evaluate the problems that supposedly exist in that generation of 737 aircraft.

Desert Air Spares located exactly what the Boeing Engineers were looking for to establish a perfect test bed for their project.  Located in the Arizona Desert (Below) Under one of what was once the most modern aircraft ever designed, the Lockheed L1011, we located a fully functional 737-200 Fin, and rudder assembly, last flown on an Aloha Airlines 737-200 aircraft.  John Topping, President of Aero Concepts 3000, Inc. was also present in the below photo.