Originally Posted by
PresRDC
Chronological age is not an accurate way to determine the condition of an aircraft or engine.
Perhaps.
However based on the problem ELAL had with the passenger 742's (which are now operating as cargo) any event such as this do not surprise me.
When they insisted on flying the old bird on the TLV-LHR route way past its sell by date, they had non stop problems and delays as a result.