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Two ex‑Spirit A320neos (3.5–4 years old) dismantled for spares after sale to EirTrade

Irish asset manager EirTrade Aviation has bought two ex‑Spirit Airbus A320neo airframes (MSNs 10769 and 10921), just 3.5–4 years old, and is already dismantling them in Goodyear, Arizona; harvested components will be shipped to EirTrade’s parts hub in Dallas — the youngest full teardowns recorded for the type.

Discovered 2026-02-17T22:50:22.051075-08:00 | 2026-02-17T22:50:22.051075-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • These are the youngest A320neo airframes to undergo complete teardown (MSN 10769 — 4 years; MSN 10921 — 3.5 years); disassembly is underway in Goodyear, AZ and parts are bound for EirTrade’s Dallas hub.

  • The purchase and part‑out follow Spirit’s Chapter 11 asset disposals and jet auction, illustrating how bankruptcy-driven sales are feeding near‑new narrowbody inventory into the aftermarket (Spirit auction cluster).

  • This move adds to recent examples of deliberate part‑out activity as a channel for spares supply, affecting aftermarket availability and residual‑value dynamics for young single‑aisle airframes (Seattle part‑out precedent).

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Simple Flying aeromorning.com Travel Radar air-journal.fr Air Data News AviationPros
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First Seen
2026-02-17T22:50:22.051075-08:00
Latest Update
2026-02-20T03:35:58.963194-08:00
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