Here's why a nearly new Airbus jet is more valuable as spare parts

The partially dismantled Spirit plane N950NK at Goodyear Airport. Its engines are worth more than the full jet. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images A video of a four-year-old Spirit jet being dismantled in the desert went viral over the weekend. The Airbus plane's Pratt & Whitney GTF engines are as valuable as a full aircraft right now. A manufacturing defect on the GTF engines has created a desperate need for spare parts. A nearly new Spirit Airlines jet was shredded by the claws of a heavy-duty ex...