In a surprising development in the aviation industry, nearly new Airbus A320neo family aircraft, including the A321neo model, are being prematurely scrapped to harvest their high-value jet engines.

“Each one of these jets, which are based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation airliner, costs just over $171 million, according to Navy budget documents. So repairing even a seriously damaged example ...

The process of retiring aircraft, including the F-16s, is formalized through the USAF’s annual budget proposals submitted to Congress as part of the Department of Defense’s fiscal year (FY) requests.