Science & spaceHow It RunsWhy Are Airlines Scrapping Nearly New Planes?

Why Are Airlines Scrapping Nearly New Planes?

Long-form13:56EducationPublished Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 PM · 2mo ago
Views
672
+0 views/hour
Views / hour now
0
measured 8h ago
Peak views / hour
—
 
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
1.8%
likes + comments / views
Likes
9
1.3% of views
Comments
3
0.45% of views
Est. ad revenue
$3–$7
lifetime, $4–10 RPM

Checked every 24 h while the video is this age · last check 8h ago · next in 941 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

Avg views / day
10
since upload
vs channel median
1.3×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#8
of 20 tracked

Views over time

0 readings

Total views Views gained per hour
Live tracking started
The chart fills in as FameX records new readings.

Description

Why would anyone dismantle an airliner that is only a few years old — especially when airlines are still waiting years for new aircraft? In this video, we look at how the PW1100G engine problem affected young A320neos, why two engines could command more in monthly lease revenue than the aircraft carrying them, how the used aircraft-parts market works, and what actually happens when a modern airliner is dismantled. Chapters 00:00 Why Nearly New Airplanes Are Dismantled 01:41 Why a Four-Year-Old A320neo Stopped Flying 04:59 When Two Engines Are Worth More Than the Airplane 07:59 Why the Rest of the Aircraft Is Valuable 09:48 How a Modern Airliner Is Taken Apart 11:47 What This Reveals About Modern Aviation #Aviation #AirbusA320neo #AircraftDismantling #JetEngines #HowItWorks
Tags
aircraft dismantlingairplane dismantlingaircraft recyclingairplane recyclingAirbus A320neoA320neoAirbus A320Pratt and WhitneyPW1100Ggeared turbofanGTF engineaircraft enginesjet enginesaircraft partsairplane partsused aircraft partsused serviceable materialUSM aviationaircraft teardownaircraft maintenanceaviation maintenanceaviation industrycommercial aviationcommercial aircrafthow aircraft are recycled

Statistics from the YouTube Data API, tracked by FameX. Views per hour, revenue and comparisons are FameX estimates.