Sun Country cuts fleet size due to aircraft spares shortages

Sun Country retires 737 to save on spare parts; delays 737-900

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc. plans to mothball one of its 737 jets to help mitigate higher costs from a shortage of aircraft components in the aviation industry.

Sun Country cuts fleet size due to aircraft spares shortages

Sun Country Airlines, the Minneapolis-based US leisure carrier, has revealed that it is being forced to cut its operational fleet size over the coming months as the company faces ongoing challenges over sourcing spare parts for its exclusively Boeing fleet of 737 passenger jets. The carrier says it will retire one Boeing 737-800 earlier than planned, while a new Boeing 737-900 acquired by the airline will not enter service until the end of 2025,…