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Setna iO, a company specializing in spare parts for commercial aircraft and based in Chicago, has acquired an ex-Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380. The aircraft will be dismantled for its valuable spare parts, which are in high demand. This particular A380 is currently stored at Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport in France and will be scrapped at TARMAC Aerosave’s facilities.
The French company TARMAC Aerosave became well-known during the pandemic for handling many Airbus A380s across its sites in France and Spain. On June 4, Setna iO announced the purchase of this A380, which includes three out of four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
According to ch-aviation records, all six of Malaysia Airlines’ former A380 aircraft are stored at Tarbes–Lourdes. These aircraft are now owned by Airbus Financial Services after being returned as part of an order for 20 new A330-900 aircraft by Malaysia Airlines Group (MAG). MAG had agreed to purchase ten A330-900s from Airbus and another ten from the Ireland-based lessor, Avolon.
