A private company flies a second-hand Airbus 340 to a blue-ice runway in Antarctica:
https://theluxurytravelexpert.com/2023/04/19/airbus-a340-antarctica/
A friend of mine took such a trip recently, and reported that the pilots left one engine running at all times after landing in Antarctica...
Surprised that this wasn't being discussed or have its own thread but it regards militarization, icebreaker projects, living in cold conditions, transporting fuel, possibly another area of conflict later. Examples of starting off thread to get the general idea...
21st century
adélie land
antarctica
arctic
argentine antarctica
australian antarctic territory
british antarctic survey
british antarctic territory
canada
chilean antarctic territory
cold war ii
icebreaker
marie byrd land
nuclear power
people's republic of china
peter i island
queen maud land
ross dependency
russian federation
united states antarctic program
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