What Happens To The 120 Abandoned Spirit Airplanes?

What Happens To The 120 Abandoned Spirit Airplanes? One hundred and twenty bright yellow jets. Thirteen billion dollars in assets. Seventeen thousand people out of work — all in a single night. Most people saw the headlines. Almost nobody stopped to ask what happened next. Where did those planes actually go? Who took them? Who flew them out — and why? There is a hidden system inside aviation that most passengers never see — built around laws, leasing companies, and desert airfields that exist specifically for moments like this. This is the full story — from the bankruptcy court to the boneyards of Arizona — of what really happens when an airline disappears. Let us get into it.