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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 3:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Keyser
how long can they be used????
A320s can do pretty well, with a few niggles here and there, see the report above. However, when a certain number of cycles are done, the MRO people can't certify it to fly anymore, too many composite parts in there that can't be extended using cycle kits. Making it fly short hops like TRV-BLR is probably speeding up that process.
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