Filming Hollywood’s Flights of Fantasy by Christine Negroni When the movie ‘Flight’, starring Denzel Washington, is over you might wonder, ‘Just how many airplanes did it take to make that picture-perfect airliner crash?’ The answer is three: McDonnell Douglas MD-80s salvaged from Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and the former Continental Airlines. I know this … Continued

In the feature FLIGHT starring Denzel Washington. Scroggins Aviation was contracted by Paramount to supply two MD-80 series airliners for the film.  MD-82, N442AA was choice for the crash scene. However, the cockpit from MD-88, N901DL had to be used to replace the damaged one from N442AA.  MD-82, N16807 upper forward fuselage was chosen for … Continued

In Hollywood, Flights of Fancy By CHRISTINE NEGRONI Published: July 8, 2012     Enter Scroggins Aviation. Early in the season in the American television show “THE EVENT,” a Boeing 767 goes down in the desert. To achieve the aftereffect, which is featured in two episodes, Scroggins, based in Las Vegas, sawed an airliner into … Continued

James Douglas Scroggins III, founder of Scroggins Aviation co-authored a book titled “Junkyard Jets” about the Aircraft End of Life Process.  Junkyard Jets is a comprehensive look into what happens to the world’s commercial aircraft when they reach the end of their service life. This is the first book completely dedicated to this subject. This … Continued

In ABCs network television series Pan Am, Scroggins Aviation built the Boeing 707 cockpit and added a unique feature with a removable nose section which allowed cameras access to film the cast. Scroggins also supplied many of the cabin items such as galleys, seats, main entry door and panels featured in the show.   Pan … Continued