<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NWseaflyer:
No surprise here. As much as I like DC-10's, there too old and they gotta go.</font>
Unlike the airplane itself, the engines are regularly replaced. They have to be changed ever certain number of flight hours. The plane may be old, but the engine is relatively young.
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