Originally Posted by
EWR764
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As it relates to N641UA, yes it is an "old" airframe in person-years, but at present utilization levels it has no fewer than 6-7 years of "life" left before reaching its certificated design limit... which is well short of its actual (tested) structural life limit.
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Yes, it's not about the age so much, but about the cycles.
Doing mostly longhaul, I am sure it has plenty of cycles left (or it would have not been repaired to address the financial side
). And add me to the "I'll fly in this bird" crowd
