economy
Meet the pilots flying Spirit Airlines' yellow jets to the desert
Special pilots have been moving Spirit's fleet of yellow jets to the desert.
TL;DR
- Nomadic Aviation Group repossessed over 20 Spirit Airlines planes after the company's shutdown.
- The planes were ferried from airports nationwide to the Arizona desert for storage.
- The operation involved extensive planning for logistics, inspections, and crew management.
- Spirit's collapse is the biggest airline shutdown in the U.S. in decades.
- The value of aircraft parts, particularly engines, has increased due to supply chain issues.
- One pilot described finding the plane's galley carts full of snacks, which became his meal during the repossession flight.