Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
Aircraft storage space was under pressure before COVID-19 due to the MAX fiasco, so the ideal storage places like VCV, ROW, GYR, etc may be getting full or prohibitively expensive.
As for Texas, it's generally quite humid there, so not a great place to store aircraft - humidity, rather than temperature, is the biggest concern: (hot + dry) > (cold + dry) > (hot + wet) > (cold + wet).
Without having done any research on the issue at all, I would guess that MCI is better, from a humidity perspective, than most places in Texas.
Agreed though leaving planes in Kansas during tornado season (including hail) is exposing some of their fleet to potential damage. On the contrary, if damages do occur due to storms, it might benefit AC in terms of insurance claims (think $$$) and a smaller fleet.