Feedstock Intelligence

USM distributors make their money on the buy. This ranks every aircraft-family × ATA-chapter cell by where teardown supply, field demand, and fleet agingconverge — the “what should I be bidding on” question, answered from public FAA/DOT data instead of gut feel.

865 cells scored across 19 fleet families · updated hourly · class-level typical signals, not per-part picks

Top buy signals

Supply — what's coming to market Demand — field consumption intensity Fleet — aging tails still flying
#1737ATA 53
Fuselage
76

419 retired in window, avg 21.5yr · high field demand · 1,093 aging tails

23 in teardown
Supply
Demand
Fleet
24,513 catalog parts
#2A320 familyATA 25
Equipment / Furnishings
72

265 retired in window, avg 18.1yr · high field demand · 90% scrap-class · 727 aging tails

↑ supply building1 in teardown
Supply
Demand
Fleet
13,772 catalog parts
#3737ATA 21
Air Conditioning
59

419 retired in window, avg 21.5yr · steady field demand · 97% scrap-class · 1,093 aging tails

23 in teardown
Supply
Demand
Fleet
6,602 catalog parts
#4A320 familyATA 21
Air Conditioning
59

265 retired in window, avg 18.1yr · 97% scrap-class · 727 aging tails

↑ supply building1 in teardown
Supply
Demand
Fleet
6,710 catalog parts
#5A320 familyATA 33
Lights
57

265 retired in window, avg 18.1yr · high field demand · 96% scrap-class · 727 aging tails

↑ supply building1 in teardown
Supply
Demand
Fleet
1,097 catalog parts
#6757ATA 53
Fuselage
56

55 retired in window, avg 28.9yr · high field demand · 407 aging tails

↓ wave passing1 in teardown
Supply
Demand
Fleet
9,806 catalog parts

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Engine lane

Engines are ~49% of MRO spend and where USM traders live. The 14 commercial programs ranked by where dereg/teardown supply meets a large aging installed base. Young programs (LEAP, GTF) score low — no teardown supply yet; watch the retirement curve.

#1CFM56
CFM International
93

256 retired since ’23 · 2,382 active tails · med. build 2008 · powers 737, A320 family

Supply
Base
Age
supply flowing
#2CF34
GE Aerospace
87

131 retired since ’23 · 2,293 active tails · med. build 2010 · powers CRJ, E-Jet

Supply
Base
Age
supply flowing
#3CF6
GE Aerospace
75

76 retired since ’23 · 668 active tails · med. build 1998 · powers 767, 747, MD-11

Supply
Base
Age
supply flowing
#4V2500
International Aero Engines
67

68 retired since ’23 · 710 active tails · med. build 2012 · powers A320 family

Supply
Base
Age
supply flowing
#5PW4000
Pratt & Whitney
56

44 retired since ’23 · 294 active tails · med. build 1997 · powers 767, A300, 777

Supply
Base
Age
supply flowing
#6RB211
Rolls-Royce
47

16 retired since ’23 · 252 active tails · med. build 1998 · powers 757, 767

Supply
Base
Age
supply flowing
#7PW2000
Pratt & Whitney
44

34 retired since ’23 · 205 active tails · med. build 1997 · powers 757

Supply
Base
Age
supply flowing
#8JT8D
Pratt & Whitney
28

43 retired since ’23 · 152 active tails · med. build 1991 · powers MD-80, 727, 737

Supply
Base
Age
supply flowing
#9PW1100G-JM (GTF)
Pratt & Whitney
23

2 retired since ’23 · 435 active tails · med. build 2023 · powers A320 family

Supply
Base
Age
young — no supply yet
#10GEnx
GE Aerospace
22

1 retired since ’23 · 227 active tails · med. build 2017 · powers 787, 747

Supply
Base
Age
young — no supply yet
#11GE90
GE Aerospace
16

1 retired since ’23 · 165 active tails · med. build 2015 · powers 777

Supply
Base
Age
young — no supply yet
#12LEAP-1A
CFM International
0

0 retired since ’23 · 202 active tails · med. build 2019 · powers A320 family

Supply
Base
Age
young — no supply yet
#13LEAP-1B
CFM International
0

0 retired since ’23 · 831 active tails · med. build 2023 · powers 737

Supply
Base
Age
young — no supply yet
#14PW1500G (GTF)
Pratt & Whitney
0

0 retired since ’23 · 198 active tails · med. build 2024 · powers A220

Supply
Base
Age
young — no supply yet

Supply momentum — waves forming

Fleets whose US retirement rate is accelerating vs their prior 5-year baseline — the teardown feedstock building now. Source ahead of the flood. Deregistration is a teardown proxy; recent-year figures lag, so we compare complete years only.

Fleet familyRecent retire/yrvs baselineTrend
A320 family87 / yr2.6×↑ 1 in teardown
CRJ50 / yr2.6×↑ accelerating
DC-1026 / yr6.1×↑ accelerating
Dash 826 / yr1.5×↑ accelerating
E-Jet23 / yr1.4×↑ 2 in teardown
77714 / yr2.5×↑ accelerating
ATR11 / yr1.7×↑ accelerating
A33010 / yr3.4×↑ accelerating

Waves largely passed (retirements slowing — mostly parted out already): ERJ 135/145, 757, MD-80.

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How to read this — and what it is not

  • Deregistration is a teardown proxy, not confirmed scrap; exported airframes are excluded from US supply where the data allows.
  • SDR events are a field-intensity signal, not market size — no share-of-market is claimed.
  • Scores are family×ATA grain only. We deliberately make no per-part-number buy recommendations — that would be fabricated precision.
  • Retirement/teardown figures are distressed-market indicators; verify specific lots against OEM and regulatory data before bidding.