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Spirit Airlines, which filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 18, has been actively engaged in asset reduction to manage its financial challenges. As part of these efforts, the airline entered into several aircraft sale and sale-and-leaseback agreements.

On October 24, Spirit Airlines announced a transaction with GA Telesis involving the sale of 23 Airbus A320ceo and A321ceo aircraft. These planes were delivered by Airbus between 2014 and 2019. GA Telesis plans to "market these aircraft to its extensive global customer base for continued commercial airline operations." The deal is expected to improve Spirit's liquidity by approximately $225 million by the end of 2025.

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York provided documentation that included the manufacturer serial numbers (MSN) of these aircraft. This allowed for cross-referencing with registration data from ch-aviation.

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Ch-aviation and Flightradar24 data revealed that out of the 23 sold aircraft, 18 had been relocated to Phoenix-Goodyear Airport at the time of reporting. Five planes remained operational as of January 7.

In addition to these sales, Spirit Airlines has stored one A320neo at Phoenix-Goodyear Airport since January 2. This brings the total number of Airbus aircraft stored there to 43, accounting for about 20% of Spirit's fleet, which consists of 215 jets. Another five have been parked at various airports across the United States.

Issues with Pratt & Whitney's PW1100G engine have also affected operations. RTX disclosed problems with this engine model in July 2023 due to a rare condition in powder metal used in manufacturing, leading to accelerated inspections and removals.

As a result of these adjustments, Spirit Airlines began this year with a reduced fleet size compared to last year—down from an all-time high of 232 aircraft in early 2024—and has scheduled fewer weekly flights and seats than in previous years.

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