Why Airlines Retire Aircraft Early
Modern jets are built to last decades, but airlines often remove them from service long before reaching their design limits.
Modern jets are built to last decades, but airlines often remove them from service long before reaching their design limits.
The carrier will phase out its Boeing 767s ahead of schedule.
Silva, who worked as a flight attendant at United before becoming a pilot, has not announced whether he plans to appeal the decision.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing 767 model aircraft to address corrosion damage.
Facing what CEO Ed Bastian calls “broad economic uncertainty,” Delta plans to retire some aircraft earlier than planned.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating an engine fire incident involving a FedEx Boeing 767-300F. T
Last year, the carrier confirmed plans to use the 767s in its passenger fleet again. The fleet type exited revenue service in 2020.
A final report by the National Transportation Safety Board has found that a United first officer was responsible for a “hard landing” nearly two years ago.
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to inspect landing gear components on some Boeing 767 aircraft.
Starting next summer, the Atlanta-based carrier is slated to swap even more 767-300ERs for Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.