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United 777-200 fleet faces an uncertain future after Dulles engine failure

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98 points makaimc | 2 comments | 15 Dec 25 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.382s | source
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schmuckonwheels ◴[15 Dec 25 19:36 UTC] No.46279316[source]▶
Clickbait.

The B777 is probably the safest, most meticulously engineered commercial wide-body aircraft ever built.

They're also getting old, and airlines retire old aircraft.

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1. bengoodger ◴[16 Dec 25 01:03 UTC] No.46283380[source]▶
United seems to like to hang onto extremely old airplanes even as the number of these disruptions mount. We can argue how statistically they're safer etc but these events are extremely unsettling and disruptive for passengers and frankly it's lucky no one's been killed yet. One of these planes dropped a wheel on a parked car at SFO last year.

It's not hard to notice there are other major airlines that generally maintain newer widebody fleets.

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2. QuiEgo ◴[16 Dec 25 03:45 UTC] No.46284527[source]▶
Isn’t Delta’s whole strategy getting old airplanes for cheap and refurbishing them?