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United accelerates retirement of its B-747 planes

Chicago, Usa - Scott Kirby announced the decision in a letter to employees on Wednesday

United Airlines' President Scott Kirby announced in a letter to employees on Wednesday the decision to accelerate the retirement of the B-747 planes still in service within the fourth quarter of 2017. In March 2016 the airline already announced that the B-747s fleet was to be retired but planned to make that by end of 2018 (for details see AVIONEWS). Scott Kirby wrote that this is a bitter transition...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1201382
Rome, Italy, 01/12/2017 20:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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