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AviTrader MRO360°: Eoin Doherty speaks to David Dundas about end-of-life management for commercial aircraft.
In the June issue of AviTrader MRO360°, Eoin Doherty, Vice President of Pricing at EirTrade Aviation, explains end-of-life management for commercial aircraft to David Dundas.
“The decision to part out an aircraft or sell as a whole is dependent on its age and demand,” he notes. “Specifically with engines, once the Life Limited Parts (LLPs) reach low life and there is no desire to complete LLP replacements during shop visits, engines are typically torn down, depending on the asset type and the market demand for whole assets.
“Fleet retirements can also speed up part-out decisions as certain aircraft become phased out of airline fleets. Alternatively, companies may choose to ‘flip’ whole assets: if there is strong market demand and it is possible, engines can be rebuilt and reinstalled onto another aircraft or put back on lease. This will happen if the value of a ‘flip’ outweighs the value of trading the parts after teardown.”
Read the full article here.
Article courtesy of AviTrader.