Spirit Airlines has sold two of its Airbus A320neos to EirTrade, which will dismantle the aircraft and transfer their parts to its Dallas hub. According to EirTrade, the four-year-old N950NK and three-year-old N959NK were withdrawn from service due to age.
Italian prosecutors are investigating the disappearance of nearly €17 million worth of aircraft parts for Tornado and AMX fighter-bombers, as well as C-130 tactical transport aircraft, according to La Repubblica reports. The Italian Air Force has provided full cooperation with civil and military judicial authorities.
A 38-year-old man based in the UK has been jailed for over four years in prison after orchestrating a $52 million fraud selling fake commercial aircraft used by global airlines. The scam involved over 60,000 engine parts worth $9.