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Old Mar 24, 2015, 3:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Mwenenzi
You can buy these aircraft new from the factory. They are not old.

Some on jets flying in north america are 25 years old ands older. But that does make them unsafe. They are maintained to the US government standards. You cannot say the same about all airlines in 3rd world countries
Horizon's oldest plane is 14 years old, and its newest plane is only a week and a half old. (Source). I've personally flown on their second oldest aircraft currently active, and have flown in their newer a/c as well with not an incident. Even in inclement weather.
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