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Jun 30, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

Old airliners scraped due to economics, not age

Full story: WSVN-TV Miami Beach

The Airbus 310 that crashed Tuesday was 19 years old, yet experts say older planes can keep going strong for years as long as companies are willing to invest what it takes to keep them sky-worthy. "Aircraft are usually retired due to economics rather than due to wearing out," said Bill Voss, president of the Flight Safety Foundation in Alexandria, ...

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