The sands of times have now largely consigned this aircraft to the history books.

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.

From the 1970s through the 1990s, tri-jets were a common sight in our skies. Aircraft with three jet engines were capable of transoceanic flights and more fuel-efficient than four-engine aircraft like ...