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Air Canada is getting mixed results experimenting with stripping paint from parts of two of its 45-plane fleet of Boeing 767s. The airline figures that, in theory, it could save $24,000 a year in fuel bills for each plane shedding paint because that would reduce the weight of an aircraft by 163 kilograms. This week, Air Canada rolled out one "sparkling silver skin" plane, known as FIN 613, that had paint stripped from its fuselage but a standard tail design. The carrier opted to keep the paint on another plane, called FIN 618, after unsatisfactory results from testing a small section. "They do not all buff up to a nice finish," Air Canada maintenance vice-president Jon Turner said in a memo. The bulk of Air Canada's 300-plane fleet will remain painted, and only some of the Boeing 767s are candidates for the polished aluminum look, he said. ACE.B (TSX) fell 19 cents to $35.39.