Tragedy struck the airport again on 5 January 1977, when a former employee of Connair, Colin Richard Forman,[REF] flew a stolen aircraft into the Connair offices (formerly Connellan Airways) located at the airport, killing himself and three of the airline's employees [REF].
On 27 May 2011 it was announced that Alice Springs Airport had been selected to be the first large-scale aircraft boneyard outside the United States, with the first aircraft for storage to arrive early in 2012 [REF].