Boeing 777-200ERs Have Been Scrapped

ECT Aviation Group’s latest teardown, with the Boeing 777-200 at its heart, has been completed, and the aircraft is now expected to enter the spare parts market.

Showing how important the aircraft recycling business is, these aircraft are not the end, even from a flying standpoint, with the teardown of two aircraft expected to help shift the value of these older twinjets toward resale and support inventory.

But What Does ECT Do?

ECT Aviation Support operates effectively as a fleet support and spare parts business; it regularly undertakes crucial teardown projects to feed a sizeable inventory to airlines and MRO customers as required.

This role is important across the industry, with many parties engaging in different ways to support it. This stems from necessity, as not all aircraft will immediately head for the scrap yard; some serve a purpose in the after-market.

Airlines only really choose to cut their losses on a specific aircraft when, for them, the cost of operating the jet is no longer feasible, whether this is due to rising fuel burn or maintenance costs, or because the market value is better realised by selling the jet off for parts.

Aircraft can typically be sustained in the industry for much longer, and, as a result, for a company like ECT, the opportunity presents itself to extend the commercial life of aircraft by becoming a source of certified parts to help keep them powered.

The Boeing 777s In The Fleet

ECT’s current inventory, based on the latest fleet data, includes three Boeing 777-200 jets, with the first C5-ECI parked at Fujariah since March 2025.

C5-ECQ has been parked in Sharjah since March 2024, and C5-LTH has been parked in Furjariah since May 2024. All three aircraft are in their mid- to late-20s, approaching 30 years of age, and therefore place them firmly in the window for scrapping.

These teardowns, especially for aircraft of this age, are positioned as a highly valuable asset that can be parted out to help support the currently active fleet,eet ensuring a second life can be achieved.

What Happens Now?

With these aircraft having been torn down, and as is standard in many other cases, valuable components are shipped to parties willing to purchase them.

These key pillars can range from engines and landing gear to the auxiliary power unit, avionics, and other cabin components, but include far more than just these, as their resale value can be determined.

The remaining parts of the structure will then be separated by material type and recycled where possible. Other areas will be disposed of in accordance with key environmental regulations to dispose of the aircraft in the best way possible, whether for the environment or for the greater good of the supply chain.